Bible Commentary

And a [portion shall be] for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy [portion], and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:7”

And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy [portion]: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 6. The city possesses a strip of land 5000 cubits broad and 25,000 long, running parallel to the portion of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:6”

And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. 5. Read: and five , and ten shall the Levites have. (The Keri is unnecessary). for twenty chambers ] Probably with LXX.: for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:5”

The holy [portion] of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and a holy place for the sanctuary. 4. Read: An holy portion of the land is it, it shall be for, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:4”

And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary [and] the most holy [place]. 3. The portion of the sacred land assigned to the priests shall consist of a tract 25,000 long by 10,000 broad. sanctuary and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:3”

Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred [in length], with five hundred [in breadth], square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. 2. In this sacred territory, more particularly, in the half of it assigned to the priests ( Eze 45:3-4), shall the sanctuary be situated, a square … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:2”

Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, a holy portion of the land: the length [shall be] the length of five and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth [shall be] ten thousand. This [shall be] holy in all the borders thereof round about. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 45:1”

The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. 31. On this prohibition Exo 22:31; Lev 22:8. Cf. Lev 17:15. The injunctions in Eze 44:30 are very general. The prophet presupposes former customs familiar to the people, which he desires to continue. Everywhere … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:31”

And the first of all the firstfruits of all [things], and every oblation of all, of every [sort] of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 30. And the first ] Or, the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:30”

They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 29. Cf. Lev 2:3; Lev 7:9-11, for the meat-offering; Lev 6:18; Lev 7:6-7; Num 18:9-10, for the sin- and trespass-offerings; and for that put to the ban or “devoted” to Jehovah, Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:29”