{"id":21565,"date":"2022-09-24T09:04:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T14:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-ezekiel-422\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T09:04:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T14:04:33","slug":"exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-ezekiel-422","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-ezekiel-422\/","title":{"rendered":"Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 42:2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align='center'><b><i> Before the length of a hundred cubits [was] the north door, and the breadth [was] fifty cubits. <\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> <strong> 2<\/strong>. <span class='bible'><\/span><span class='bible'><em> Eze 42:2<\/em><\/span> states the precise place where the prophet was brought to it was in front of, or so as to face, the longer wing of chambers, or the walk of 100 cubits before them, i.e. he was slightly to the N. of this longer wing, and to the E. of the whole block. This seems more natural than to suppose the &ldquo;length of 100 cubits&rdquo; to be the separate place. Probably, Fig. 3, Q.<\/p>\n<p> was <em> the north door<\/em> ] As above: <strong> with the doors toward the north<\/strong> (<span class='bible'><em> Eze 42:4<\/em><\/span>). This is rather hard in construction, and for &ldquo;with the doors&rdquo; might be read: <em> on the side<\/em> toward the N. (peath for petha). So LXX. The breadth N. to S. of the whole block of chambers was 50 cubits (cf. <span class='bible'><em> Eze 42:4<\/em><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P STYLE=\"text-indent: 0.75em\">He brought me before a row of chambers 100 cubits long, east and west. The door of which lay on the north side of the chambers. The priests entered from the outer court (O); the breadth of this block of chambers was fifty cubits, north and south <span class='bible'>Eze 42:8<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Albert Barnes&#8217; Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P> The temple, of one hundred cubits long, and of fifty broad, was on the south prospect of these chambers; or, possibly, this north door did give entrance into buildings that were one hundred cubits long and fifty cubits broad. <\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P><B>2. Before the length of an hundredcubits<\/B>that is, before &#8220;the separate place,&#8221; whichwas that length (<span class='bible'>Eze 41:13<\/span>).He had before spoken of chambers for the officiating priests on thenorth and south gates of the inner court (<span class='bible'>Eze40:44-46<\/span>). He now returns to take a more exact view of them.<\/P><\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown&#8217;s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door<\/strong>,&#8230;. That is, the north door of the house opened to a space that lay between that and the chambers, which was a hundred cubits long:<\/p>\n<p><strong>and the breadth was fifty cubits<\/strong>; or the sense is, that the prophet was brought, as Noldius renders the words t,<\/p>\n<p><strong>to a place whose length was an hundred cubits towards the north door<\/strong>; so that they describe the length and breadth of these chambers, the whole of them; and to this agrees the Arabic version: this account of them makes them larger than Solomon&#8217;s temple, <span class='bible'>1Ki 6:2<\/span>, which may signify the largeness of these churches; the number of men in them; and the abundance of spiritual blessings and privileges, of light and knowledge, peace and joy, possessed by them: but the measure being oblong, and not foursquare, as the city of the New Jerusalem,<\/p>\n<p> <span class='bible'>Re 21:16<\/span>, shows they are not yet come to stability and perfection.<\/p>\n<p>t Concord. Ebr. Partic. p. 82.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Gill&#8217;s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>(2) <strong>Before the length.<\/strong>This verse is still a part of the same sentence, and means, he brought me before the long side of 100 cubits with the door toward the north, and the breadth 50 cubits. The entrance being on the north was necessarily in the outer court, and the whole description requires that the long way of the building should be east and west. The width therefore of 50 cubits projected into the court just as far as the gateways of the inner court. The measurements of this chamber are external, since the prophet did not enter it.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Ellicott&#8217;s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> &lsquo;Before the length of a hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p> This seems to mean that this building for the priests was a hundred cubits in length and fifty cubits in breadth, with &lsquo;the north door&rsquo; in its length, for access, probably looking northward towards the inner court. The &lsquo;back&rsquo; of the building being along the boundary of the temple yard.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><span class='bible'>Eze 42:2<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><strong><em>Before the length, <\/em><\/strong><strong>&amp;c.<\/strong> This north door faced one of the cloisters, whose length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty, which was the proportion of all the cloisters. See Lowth and Houbigant. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> When we consider how numerous those chambers were, may we not without violence, suppose they are intended to typify the many mansions in the Church above? At least they will serve to remind us of them, <span class='bible'>Joh 14:2<\/span> .<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Hawker&#8217;s Poor Man&#8217;s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> Eze 42:2 Before the length of an hundred cubits [was] the north door, and the breadth [was] fifty cubits.<\/p>\n<p> Ver. 2. <strong> Before the length of an hundred cubits.<\/strong> ] The measure mentioned in this chapter, and whatsoever followeth touching the division of the land, the seats of the tribes, the portions allotted to the prince, priests, and Levites, the manner of their sacrifices and oblations, are all new, <em> a<\/em> varying from that which is in Moses (though for their weakness by those outward things he shadoweth heavenly), to show both the abrogating of the legal ceremonies and the establishing of a spiritual Christian Church, the magnificence whereof is here set forth to the prophet by the Lord Christ, <em> qui mystagogus noster est,<\/em> who is our God, and will be &#8220;our guide even unto death.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em> a<\/em> &#8220;The Calling of the Jew,&#8221; by Finch.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Trapp&#8217;s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>cubits. See App-61. <\/p>\n<p>door = entrance, <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Before: Perhaps this means, that the north door was 100 cubits from the entrance into the court; and that the door-way, or portico, was 50 cubits in length; or, that it faced one of the cloisters, the length of which was 100 cubits, and its breadth 50, which was the proportion of all the cloisters. Eze 42:2 <\/p>\n<p>Reciprocal: Eze 42:11 &#8211; General<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>Eze 42:2. The dimensions stated here identify the place as the one described In chapter 41: 13 and the reader may see the comments at that place.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the length of a hundred cubits [was] the north door, and the breadth [was] fifty cubits. 2. 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