23 29<\/strong>. The tribes lying south of the oblation<\/p>\n First, Benjamin, which changes places with Judah, and bounds the oblation on the south ( Eze 48:23<\/em><\/span>). The two tribes that formed the ancient kingdom of Judah still have the prerogative of lying nearest the sanctuary. Then Simeon, formerly located in the south ( Eze 48:24<\/em><\/span>). Then successively Issachar ( Eze 48:25<\/em><\/span>), Zebulun ( Eze 48:26<\/em><\/span>), and finally Gad ( Eze 48:27<\/em><\/span>). The two former are brought down from the north, and Gad from beyond the Jordan.<\/p>\n In Eze 48:7<\/span> we left with the prophet the last assigned portion to Judah, on the north side of the holy portions; now the first on the south side of the possession of the city is Benjamin, whose portion, as all the rest, runs in length from east to west, and its breadth from north to south. <\/P> <\/p>\n As for the rest of the tribes<\/strong>,…. Not yet mentioned, which lay to the south of the sanctuary, and are as follow:<\/p>\n from the east side to the west side<\/strong>, Benjamin shall have a portion;<\/p>\n the sons of God’s right hand<\/strong>, who are as near and dear to him as a man’s right hand is to him. Judah and Benjamin are nearest to the holy oblation, sanctuary, city, and prince; the one to the north of them, the other to the south; these tribes being faithful to God, and with his saints, when others departed from him; the Lord takes great notice of his faithful ones, and honours them, Ho 11:12<\/span>.<\/p>\n 3. The five southern tribes (48:2329)<\/p>\n TRANSLATION<\/strong><\/p>\n (23) And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one portion. (24) And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one portion. (25) And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar, one portion. (26) And by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion. (27) And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad, one portion. (28) And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, unto the great sea. (29) This is the land which you shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, (oracle of the Lord GOD).<\/p>\n COMMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n To the south of the oblation lay the territories of (1) Benjamin, (2) Simeon, (3) Issachar, (4) Zebulun, and (5) Gad. Benjamin received the favored position near the oblation because that tribe had descended from Jacobs youngest son by Rachel, the beloved wife. Descendants of Gad, descendants of the son of the concubine Zilpah were farthest away from the holy portion. Except for Judah and Benjamin, Ezekiels tribal arrangement bears no resemblance to the original apportionment of the land in the days of Joshua (Eze. 48:23-29<\/span>).<\/p>\n (23) The rest of the tribes.<\/strong>In Eze. 48:23-29<\/span> the remaining five tribes have their portions assigned on the south of the oblation in precisely the same way as the seven on the north.<\/p>\n 23-29<\/strong>. <\/strong> South of the sacred square and the domain of the prince shall lie in parallel sections the lands belonging to Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad the southernmost border of the Holy Land running from Tamar to Meribath-kadesh, and then alongside the Wady-el-Arish to the Mediterranean. (See Eze 47:18-19<\/span>, and notes; also map facing page 232.)<\/p>\n ‘ “And for the remainder of the tribes, from the east side to the west side, Benjamin one portion, and by the order of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon one portion, and by the border of Simeon from the east side to the west side, Issachar one portion, and by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun one portion, and by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad one portion, and by the border of Gad at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the oasis of Meribath-kadesh, to the Wadi of Egypt, to the Great Sea. This is the land which you will divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions,” says the Lord Yahweh.’<\/p>\n To the south of the holy Gift-offering and the city are to be five tribes, the number of covenant relationship. Benjamin, who remained faithful to the Davidic house and to the Central Sanctuary in Jerusalem are adjacent to the city. On the outskirts is Gad who had previously had territory in Transjordan and who was the son of a concubine, not quite so important a tribe. The border described is as described earlier (Eze 47:19<\/span>).<\/p>\n The land is to be divided by lot to the tribes of Israel, as the promised land had been previously under Joshua. There it signified which portion each tribe should take. This again emphasises that these placements of the tribes described here in chapter 48 are not to be taken literally (they are so specific that no division by lot would be necessary). Rather Ezekiel is conveying ideas. He is connecting with the past and reaching out to the future. He is stressing that God will fulfil His promises, but in ways beyond what man could conceive.<\/p>\n Coming from someone who had no real conception of man living everlastingly in a heavenly realm beyond the grave this was as close as he could get. All was connected with the heavenly sanctuary that had come down from God on ‘a high mountain’. Directly around His sanctuary was the most holy portion, which contained those who had constantly been truly faithful to Him, ministered to Him, and had their concentration solely on Him. Then came the Levites who had not been quite so faithful, although with a record of past faithfulness. But they too now served him only and sought first His glory, avoiding the secular (they did not buy or sell). Then came the city in which lived those from all the tribes who chose to do so, electing to be a part of the holy portion. On either side are the territories of the prince in his specially favoured position before Yahweh, but not as favoured as that of the priests. (Once the Prince also became High Priest He was the most favoured of all. He combined the highest of the secular with the highest of the sacred). Connected with all are the territories of the twelve tribes, divided into seven and five, the numbers of divine perfection and covenant, with Judah closest to the most holy portion because of past faithfulness, but also having a record of unfaithfulness, as had they all. And God was all in all, surrounded by His forgiven and restored people.<\/p>\n This is the earthly equivalent of the scene in Relation 4 & 5, and of the heavenly scenes that follow, with the throne of God in the midst, surrounded by grades of worshipping beings. It is a picture of Heaven and of ‘the new earth’, the land of Israel absorbed into the heavenly temple..<\/p>\n Here the same observation meets us concerning the southern situation of the tribes, as in the former of the northern. Blessed is it to behold the Lord Jesus Christ the one portion of all!<\/p>\n Eze 48:23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin [shall have] a [portion].<\/p>\n Ver. 23. Benjamin shall have a portion.<\/strong> ] The division of the land, as it ended with Judah’s portion, in speaking of the seven former tribes, Eze 48:8 so here it beginneth with Benjamin, in speaking of the five following.<\/p>\n NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Eze 48:23-29<\/p>\n 23As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion. 24Beside the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion. 25Beside the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion. 26Beside the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion. 27Beside the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion. 28And beside the border of Gad, at the south side toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, to the brook of Egypt, to the Great Sea. 29This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for an inheritance, and these are their several portions, declares the Lord God.<\/p>\n Benjamin. Note the positions of these five tribes in the south. See the Structure (F2), p. 1175. <\/p>\n a = one. <\/p>\n Benjamin: Eze 48:1-7, Gen 35:16-19, Jos 18:21-28 <\/p>\n a portion: Heb. one portion, Eze 48:1 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Jos 13:7 – General<\/p>\n Eze 48:23. Special consideration is given to Benjamin in that this particular group of assignments begins with the mention of that tribe. There might have been some remembrance of the fact that Benjamin was one of the tribes of the kingdom of Judah, and hence a part of the people who went into Babylonian captivity.<\/p>\n Eze 48:23-28. As for the rest of the tribes, &c. The portion assigned for Judah being situate next to the holy portion on the north side, that assigned to Benjamin lay next to the ground allotted to the city on the south side. All these allotments ran from east to west in length, and from north to south in breadth. In the 24th and the next three verses, the four remaining tribes have their allotments assigned them, lying on the south side of the holy portion.<\/p>\n Tribal allotments in the south 48:23-29<\/span><\/p>\n The tribal allotments south of this special territory would fall to Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad. This was the total land to be divided by lot and the tribes’ individual portions.<\/p>\n The tribe of Benjamin received land next to the holy allotment, possibly because Benjamin was one of Rachel’s sons or because the Benjamites supported David (cf. 2Sa 19:16-17) and allied with Judah to form the Southern Kingdom.<\/p>\n As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin [shall have] a [portion]. 23 29. The tribes lying south of the oblation First, Benjamin, which changes places with Judah, and bounds the oblation on the south ( Eze 48:23). 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