Ezekiel 40
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In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.
In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south.

the visions There can be little doubt, that the grand outlines of the description of the temple, in the following extraordinary vision, were taken from that of Solomon's with all the additions made to it in after ages; and we may suppose that Zerubbabel and the other Jews had respect to it, as far as circumstances which conclusively show, that something infinitely superior to either the first or second temple was intended; and that the external description must be considered as a figure and emblem of spiritual blessings. Probably the more immediate accomplishment of the prophecy will be subsequent to the conversion and restoration of the Jews, the destruction of Gog and Magog, and the pouring out of the Spirit, mentioned at the close of the last chapter; but whether there will be any external forms analogous to these cannot be determined, though in some respects it seems improbable.

Ezekiel 1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in …

Ezekiel 8:3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of my …

Daniel 7:1,7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream …

Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour …

Acts 16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of …

2 Corinthians 12:1-7 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions …

a very

Ezekiel 17:22,23 Thus said the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of …

Isaiah 2:2,3 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of …

Daniel 2:34,35 You saw till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote …

Micah 4:1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of …

Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, …

by. or, upon
as the

Ezekiel 48:30-35 And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four …

Galatians 4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Revelation 21:10-23 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, …

frame

1 Chronicles 28:12,19 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of …

on the south

Isaiah 48:2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on …

Isaiah 14:13 For you have said in your heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will …

And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.
And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.
Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad.
And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

the little

Ezekiel 40:7 And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and …

they three The entrance into the outer court seems to have been through a porch with doors at both ends; and on each side of this porch were three small chambers, or rooms, for the use of the porters, a reed square in size, with a passage of five cubits between them. The common cubit, termed the `cubit of a man,' (De

Ezekiel 3:11 And go, get you to them of the captivity, to the children of your …

Ezekiel 43:13 And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit …

Ezekiel 43:5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, …

And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

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The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side.

space. [heb] limit, or bound

He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door.
He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.
And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement.

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Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward.
And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

the gate of. That is, the gate of the inner court was opposite, and exactly answered to the gate of the outward court, both on the north and east side; and between the gates of the outward and inner court was a space of an hundred cubits.

Ezekiel 40:19,27,28,44 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate …

and he

Exodus 27:9-18 And you shall make the court of the tabernacle…

Exodus 38:9-12 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of …

After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

and behold

Ezekiel 40:6,20,35 Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up …

Ezekiel 46:9 But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the …

and he

Ezekiel 40:21,28,29,33,35,36 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three …

according. That is, according to the measures of the eastern and northern gates. There does not appear to have been any gates on the west, though the courts seem to have extended to the western wall

And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits.
And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

he brought As the outward court inclosed the inner, the prophet was led from the south gate of the outward court to the south gate of the inner, which was opposite it, and so into the inner court itself.

according

Ezekiel 40:32,35 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured …

And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

the arches These are supposed to have been built over the spaces which separated the little chambers, or porters' lodges.

five and

Ezekiel 40:21,25,29,33,36 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three …

five cubits
Instead of five cubits, it seems evident, from the parallel places, that we should read twenty-five; the word esrim appears to have been lost out of the text.

broad [heb] breadth

And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.
And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.
And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

palm trees. That is, probably, the capital of each pillar was ornamented with sculpture, representing leave of branches of the palm tree

eight steps

Ezekiel 40:6,22,26,31,34,37,49 Then came he to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up …

And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures;
The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

the posts

Ezekiel 40:31,34 And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees …

the utter court. That is, `the outer court,' as the word utter primarily denotes.

And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.

the chambers

Ezekiel 40:12 The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, …

Ezekiel 41:10,11 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round …

1 Kings 6:8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: …

where This place, where the legs and entrails of the sacrifices, especially of the burnt offerings, were washed, was just within the portico of the north entrance to the inner court, or court of the priests. An allusion to this is most probably made by the inspired apostle when writing his Epistle to the Hebrews, at the

And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.

at the side Two tables were on each side, as you come into the porch of the gate; and two on each side of the inner part of the gate that looked towards the altar; in all eight tables, on which they slew and cut up the victims. It does not appear that any such tables were used either in the tabernacle or temple; and this seems to intimate the introduction of a new and more spiritual dispensation

as one goeth up. or, at the step

Ezekiel 40:35 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to …

Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices.

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And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

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And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.

within These were probably for hanging up the victims in order to flay them.

hooks. or, end-irons, or, the two hearth-stones
upon

Leviticus 1:6,8 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces…

Leviticus 8:20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the …

And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house.
And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.

court This was the inner court, or court of the priests, which was of the same dimensions with each division of the outer court; and the altar stood directly before the porch of the temple

an hundred cubits long

Ezekiel 40:19,23,27 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate …

And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

the porch The length of the porch was twenty cubits, the same as the breadth of the temple, and the breadth eleven cubits, that is, one cubit more than in Solomon's temple. Two bivalve, or folding doors, each leaf of them being three cubits wide, seem to have formed the entrance; which, with five cubits, perhaps of brick or stone work, one each side, called `the post of the porch' amount to sixteen cubits; and the other four cubits may be supposed to have been the distance from these posts to the outside walls of the temple.

1 Kings 6:3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the …

2 Chronicles 3:4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it …

The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
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