15 20<\/strong>. The portion of the oblation assignable to the city. The remaining 5000 in breadth (N. to S.) shall belong to the city, with the same length as the portions of the priests and Levites, viz. 25,000, as it is said “over against (i.e. in length) the 25,000.” On “suburbs,” cf. Eze 45:2<\/span> they are the free place round the city.<\/p>\n The five thousand … – <\/B>The remainder of the square of 25,000 reeds from north to south.<\/P> Profane – <\/B>For common use, as distinguished from that which is holy unto the Lord.<\/P> <\/p>\n Verse 15<\/span>. And the five thousand that are left<\/B><\/I>] The territory of the Levites was twenty-five thousand<\/I> square cubits, Eze 48:20<\/span>, But their city was only four thousand five hundred<\/I> square cubits, see Eze 48:13<\/span>; Eze 48:16<\/span>; there remained, therefore, ten thousand<\/I> cubits square to be divided, of which five thousand<\/I> cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand<\/I> in length, on the east and west sides, were reserved for a sort of second city<\/I>; or for suburbs where laymen might dwell who were employed by those priests and Levites who lodged in the temple and in the city, Eze 48:18<\/span>. And another space of one thousand<\/I> cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand<\/I> in length, which extended only from north to south, was for fields and gardens appointed for the support of those lay servants. On which we may remark, there was no cultivated land between the portion of the Levites and that of the prince, but only on the east and west sides. See Eze 45:6<\/span>, and the map FF. See Clarke on Eze 48:35<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n In the breadth over against; <\/B>or running along by the side. <\/P> The five and twenty thousand; <\/B>assigned to the Levites. <\/P> A profane place; <\/B>a common, not consecrated place, in which the city should be built, a place for all services, as men shall need. Now as that is counted holy which is set apart only for the service of God, so that common or profane that is for common uses. <\/P> For dwelling; <\/B>houses within the walls. <\/P> For suburbs; <\/B>streets and dwellings, or gardens without the walls. <\/P> The city; <\/B>Jerusalem. <\/P> In the midst thereof; <\/B>of this common place, which is called here profane; so that ten thousand are left at each end. <\/P> <\/p>\n 15-17.<\/B> The five thousand rods,apportioned to the city out of the twenty-five thousand square, areto be laid off in a square of four thousand five hundred, with thetwo hundred fifty all around for suburbs. <\/P> profane<\/B>that is, notstrictly sacred as the sacerdotal portions, but applied to secularuses.<\/P><\/p>\n And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand<\/strong>,…. Which belonged to the Levites, which was a square of twenty five thousand reeds by twenty five thousand; by the side of, or parallel to, the twenty five thousand in length, ran twenty five thousand in breadth, two ten thousands, as in the portion of the priests, Eze 48:10<\/span> so in theirs, Eze 48:13<\/span>, the residue whereof, five thousand,<\/p>\n shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs<\/strong>; to build a city upon for the Israelites to dwell in, and suburbs to be inhabited by those that were not of the city; or for fields and gardens, to supply the city with things necessary and convenient; though the Jewish commentators, Jarchi, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, say the suburbs were an open place, where were neither houses, nor fields, nor gardens: when this spot for the city and suburbs is said to be a “profane place”, it is to be understood comparatively, with respect to the portion for the priests and Levites; otherwise it was a part of the holy oblation; or rather, that it was common to all the people of Israel, who might all dwell in it; and therefore Symmachus and Theodotion render it . This “city” signifies the Gospel church, often compared to a city in Scripture, being compact together; consisting of Christians knit together in love, of the same sentiment, and joining in religious worship: a city seated on an eminence; well founded; built on the rock Christ Jesus; its buildings large and beautiful, and of lively stones; its inhabitants many, the fellow citizens of the saints; these inhabitants, of all nations, of every rank, age, and sex; and very healthful, none of them sick and diseased; healed of all maladies; living in a wholesome air, by a river, the streams whereof make glad this city, and the inhabitants of it; who have many privileges, being Christ’s freemen; governed by good laws, under proper officers appointed to explain them, and see them executed: a city well fortified with the bulwarks of salvation; the city of solemnities, and of the great King. The suburbs of it are for such who are not yet of it, but are waiting at Wisdom’s gates, and at the posts of her door, hoping for admittance ere long:<\/p>\n and the city shall be in the midst thereof<\/strong>; of the area of five thousand reeds.<\/p>\n (15) The five thousand that are left.<\/strong>The two strips of territory for the Levites and the priests, each 10,000 reeds wide, being deducted from the whole width of the oblation, leaves a strip of 5,000 wide and 25,000 long which is here apportioned to the city and its suburbs. It is called profane in contrast to the holy possession of the Levites (Eze. 48:14<\/span>), and the most holy of the priests (Eze. 48:12<\/span>), though it was still a part of the oblation.<\/p>\n 15-19<\/strong>. <\/strong> “The five thousand [cubits] that are left in the breadth, in front of the five and twenty thousand, shall be for common use.” In the midst of this reserve (see chart, page 235) is the city, which occupies a square of four thousand five hundred sacred cubits of seven handbreadths each (note Eze 40:5<\/span>), which, counting eighteen inches to the ordinary cubit, would make the circuit of the city about six miles, which is something more than double that of the city of Jerusalem to-day. The suburbs of the city reach out two hundred and fifty cubits further on each side (about one hundred and forty-five yards). “The rest of the length, alongside of the sacred reservation, ten thousand cubits on the east and ten thousand cubits on the west shall belong to the city, and its produce shall be the food of the inhabitants of the city; the inhabitants of the city shall come from all the tribes of Israel” (Eze 48:18-19<\/span>, Toy). According to the R.V., the produce from these outside strips of land is for them that “labor in the city,” and Eze 48:19<\/span> reads, “And they that labor in the city out of all the tribes of Israel shall till it.” In either case the verse does not refer to a lower caste or class of workmen, but merely to those engaged in ordinary employments as distinguished from the priests and Levites previously mentioned.<\/p>\n “And the five thousand that are left in the breadth, in front of the twenty five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for suburbs. And the city shall be in its midst. And these shall be its measurements. The north side four thousand five hundred, and the south side four thousand five hundred, and on the east side four thousand five hundred, and the west side four thousand five hundred. And the city shall have suburbs, towards the north two hundred and fifty, and towards the south two hundred and fifty, and towards the east two hundred and fifty, and towards the west two hundred and fifty.”<\/p>\n The city is to be built in the centre of the portion which is five thousand in breadth by twenty five thousand in length, the portion below and alongside the portion for the Levites. The city itself is to be foursquare, four thousand five hundred on each side. Thus there will be two hundred and fifty cubits of open space to the north and south of the city (to make up the five thousand). These, with the same measurements east and west are to be the suburbs. It will be an open space around the city.<\/p>\n So the city is foursquare, an indication of its perfection. But it is separated from the ‘holy’ Levites’ portion by the open space, and from the ‘most holy’ priests’ portion by the open space and the Levites’ portion, and from the heavenly sanctuary by the open space, the Levites’ holy portion and half the priests’ most holy portion. The city is for ‘common’ use, that is for the people to dwell in, and for arable land for the people to till, even though it is part of the holy Gift-offering (oblation). Ezekiel clearly wishes the city to be kept firmly in its place. Note that its portion is also only half the size of the others. It is of secondary importance<\/p>\n Eze 48:15<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>Over against, <\/em><\/strong>&c.<\/strong> Beside the five-and-twenty thousand shall be common <\/em>[ground<\/em>] for the city.<\/em> <\/p>\n Eze 48:15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane [place] for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.<\/p>\n Ver. 15. Shall be a profane place,<\/strong> ] i.e., <\/em> A common place; and so all Israel were profane in a sense – sc., <\/em> as compared to the priests and Levites, those consecrated persons. Symmachus and Theodotion render it . See Deu 20:6<\/span> . <\/p>\n <\/p>\n And the city shall be in the midst thereof.<\/strong> ] Ten miles at least distant from the temple, some say many more; to show, say they, what a long way he must go that would attain to eternal life. He must get above the world, howsoever, who would serve God acceptably.<\/p>\n NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Eze 48:15-20<\/p>\n 15The remainder, 5,000 cubits in width and 25,000 in length, shall be for common use for the city, for dwellings and for open spaces; and the city shall be in its midst. 16These shall be its measurements: the north side 4,500 cubits, the south side 4,500 cubits, the east side 4,500 cubits, and the west side 4,500 cubits. 17The city shall have open spaces: on the north 250 cubits, on the south 250 cubits, on the east 250 cubits, and on the west 250 cubits. 18The remainder of the length alongside the holy allotment shall be 10,000 cubits toward the east and 10,000 toward the west; and it shall be alongside the holy allotment. And its produce shall be food for the workers of the city. 19The workers of the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it. 20The whole allotment shall be 25,000 by 25,000 cubits; you shall set apart the holy allotment, a square, with the property of the city.<\/p>\n shall be = it [shall be]. <\/p>\n profane = common. <\/p>\n a profane: Eze 22:26, Eze 42:20, Eze 44:23, Eze 45:6 <\/p>\n for the city: The holy oblation of 25,000 square reeds, or near fifty square miles, was divided into three parts from north to south – see note on Eze 45:1, a portion on the north of 10,000 reeds in width, and 25,000 in length, for the priests, in the midst of which was the sanctuary or temple, surrounded by a wall 500 reeds square – Eze 48:9, Eze 48:10, see note on Eze 42:15, next to this another portion of the same dimensions for the Levites – Eze 48:13, Eze 48:14, and on the south another portion of the same length, but only 5,000 reeds in breadth, for the city – Eze 48:15. The city was situated in the midst of this portion, being 4,500 reeds, or about nine miles square – Eze 48:30, having a suburb of 250 reeds, or about half a mile, on each side – Eze 48:17, leaving 10,000 reeds or nearly ten miles, on the east side, and the same on the west side, for the profit of those who serve the city out of all the tribes – Eze 48:18, Eze 48:19. On the east and west sides of this square of 25,000 reeds, is the portion of the prince; each of which, estimating the breadth of the land at 150 miles, would form a square of fifty miles. Thus the whole plan of the division of the country, laying out of the city, temple, and all its appendages, is perfectly regular and uniform; and would therefore convey to the minds of the Jews the most complete idea they were capable of conceiving of the most perfect church, commonwealth, city, temple, and conveniences, on the largest and grandest scale for the Divine worship; and it doubtless ultimately points out the land of Immanuel, the city of the New Jerusalem, and his temple, the Christian church, the house of the living God. 1Ti 3:15 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Zec 2:2 – unto Rev 21:10 – that<\/p>\n Eze 48:15. Profane is not a word with any special moral meaning, but is the opposite of sacred or is temporal; the space was for the people in general.<\/p>\n Eze 48:15-17. And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against [or beside, see Eze 48:13] the five and twenty thousand This five thousand, added to the twenty-five thousand in length, and two ten thousands in breadth, mentioned Eze 48:10, makes up a square of twenty- five thousand every way: see Eze 48:20. Shall be a profane place for the city, &c. It is called a profane place comparatively, because it was not so holy as the temple and the sanctuary. And the city, shall be in the midst thereof A square piece of ground, of four thousand five hundred cubits on every side, shall be taken out of the middle of the twenty-five thousand cubits in length, for the area of the city. The north side four thousand five hundred, &c. It shall be an equilateral square, every side being exactly of the same measure, consisting in all of eighteen thousand measures, as is expressed Eze 48:35. According to Josephus, Bell. Jud., 5:43, Jerusalem was thirty-three stadia in circuit, which the square here described does not greatly exceed. And the suburbs shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty The city and suburbs together making a square of five thousand.<\/p>\n The remaining portion of this allotment, a section 25,000 cubits (about 8.3 miles) wide by 5,000 cubits (about 1.7 miles) north to south, would be for the holy city and the open spaces beside it. The city itself would occupy the central portion of this section. It would be for the common use of the Israelites, as would be its open spaces and home sites. The city itself would be 4,500 cubits (about 1.5 miles) square with a 250 cubit (416 feet 8 inches) open space border on each of its four sides, another green belt like the one around the temple complex (cf. Eze 45:2). The 10,000 cubit-wide (3.3 miles) areas on the east and west sides of the city would also be for the production of food for those who lived in the city. Those who lived in the city, from all the tribes of Israel, would cultivate those fields.<\/p>\n "Whereas cities have always been known as places of moral corruption and rebellion, this city will be a place of eternal [millennial] rest, refuge, and personal fellowship with others and God (Eze 48:8-20; Eze 48:30-35)." [Note: L. Cooper, p. 421.] <\/span><\/p>\n And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane [place] for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 15 20. The portion of the oblation assignable to the city. 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