1-12 The chambers for the priests 13,14 The use thereof 15-20 The measures of the outward court

he brought Eze 40:2,3,24 41:1

the utter court Eze 40:20 Re 11:2

chamber This seems to denote a row of chambers in three stories; which appear to have been situated in the inner court, (here called the outer court in reference to the temple, ver 13:14) just before the separate place, at the entrance from the north. Eze 42:4 41:9,12-15

2 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.

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

3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.

Over One side of these buildings looked upon the void space about the temple of twenty cubits, and the other toward the pavement belonging to the outer court.

the twenty Eze 41:10

the pavement Eze 40:17,18 2Ch 7:3

gallery against Eze 41:15,16 So 1:17 7:5

4 And before the chambers was a walk to ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.

before These seems to have been two rows of these chambers, and a walk between of ten cubits in width with an entrance into it from the chambers, of one cubit in width.

a walk Eze 42:11

a way Mt 7:14 Lu 13:24

5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.

were higher than these. or, did eat of these.
than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. or, and the building consisted of the lower and the middlemost.

6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.

Eze 41:6 1Ki 6:8

7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.

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8 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.

before Passing from the north to the south side of the temple (ver. 11, 12) the prophet was shewn that the space of ground, which was before the temple on the east, measured 100 cubits.

9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.

from under. or, from the place of. Eze 46:19

the entry. or, he that brought me
as one goeth. or, as he came

10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.

the thickness Rather, `the breadth of the wall,' that is, the breadth of ground which it enclosed. Eze 41:12

over against These south chambers were exactly like those on the north. Eze 42:1,13 41:13-15

11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.

Eze 42:2-8

12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.

was a door Eze 42:9

13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.

they be holy Ex 29:31 Le 6:14-16,26 7:6 10:13,14,17 24:9 Nu 18:9

approach Eze 40:46 Le 10:3 Nu 16:5,40 18:7 De 21:5

the most holy Le 2:3,10 6:14,17,25,29 7:1,6 10:13,17 14:13 21:22 Nu 1:9,10 18:9 18:10 Ne 13:5

14 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.

they not go Eze 44:19 Ex 28:40-43 29:4-9 Le 8:7,13,33-35 Lu 9:62

and shall put Isa 61:10 Zec 3:4,5 Ro 3:22 13:14 Ga 3:27 1Pe 5:5

15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.

measuring Eze 41:2-5,15

gate Eze 40:6

16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

side [heb] wind
the measuring reed Estimating the reed at 10:5 feet, 500 reeds will be nearly equal to a mile; so that from this statement we find the temple with its outbuildings, was built on a square, nearly an English mile on each side, and four miles in circumference, This not only far exceeds the size of Solomon's temple, or that after the captivity, which was only 500 cubits, or a furlong, on each side, and exactly half a mile in circuit; but is nearly equal to the whole extent of Jerusalem itself, which, when greatest, was but 33 furlongs in circumference, somewhat less that 4:25 miles. This seems clearly to intimate, that the vision cannot be explained of any temple that has hitherto been built, or indeed of any literal temple, but figuratively and mystically of the spiritual temple, the church under the gospel, and its spiritual glory. Eze 40:3 Zec 2:1 Re 11:1,2

17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

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18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

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19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

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20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

it had Eze 40:5 So 2:9 Isa 25:1 26:1 60:18 Mic 7:11 Zec 2:5

five hundred Eze 45:2 48:20 Re 21:12-17

a separation Eze 22:26 44:23 48:15 Le 10:10 Lu 16:26 2Co 6:17 Re 21:10-27