1-5 The portion of land for the sanctuary 6 for the city 7,8 and for the prince 9-25 Ordinances for the prince

shall divide by lot [heb] cause the land to fall by lot Eze 47:21 48:29 Nu 34:13 Jos 13:6 14:2 Ps 16:5,6

ye shall offer Eze 45:2-7 48:8-23 Le 25:23 Pr 3:9

an holy portion [heb] holiness Zec 14:20,21

the length That our translators rightly added the word {reeds}, is evident from the length and breadth of the sanctuary being exactly the same as before, (comp. ver 2 with ch 42:16-19) Estimating the reed at 3:5 yards, this holy oblation would constitute a square of nearly fifty miles on every side. From the north side a portion or nearly twenty miles in length, and nearly fifty in length, was appointed for the priests; and in the midst of this portion, the area of the sanctuary, about a mile square, to be enclosed by a wall, (ver 1,2) Next to this, on the south, was the Levites' portion, of the same dimensions as that of the priests' (ver 5) and south of this was portion for the city, of the same length as those of the priests and Levites, but only half the width (ver 6) These three formed the square of 25,000 reeds, or nearly fifty miles; and that set apart for the prince, the breadth of which is not mentioned, extended in length from north to south, along the east and west sides of the square. As Canaan would not admit of so large a portion for the sanctuary, etc. this was no doubt intended to the intimate the large extent of the church in the glorious times predicted.

2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.

five hundred in length Eze 42:16-20

suburbs. or, void places

3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

and in it Eze 48:10

4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

holy portion Eze 45:1 44:28 48:11

which Eze 40:45 43:19 44:13,14 Nu 16:5

5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

the five Eze 48:10,13,20

the ministers 1Co 9:13,14

for a possession Eze 40:17 1Ch 9:26-33 Ne 10:38,39

6 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

the city Eze 48:15-18,30-35

7 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

Eze 34:24 37:24 46:16-18 48:21 Ps 2:8,9 Isa 9:5,6 Lu 1:32,33

8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

and my princes, In the predicted period, not only shall the ministers and wor- shippers of God be liberally provided for, but the princes will be both able and willing to defray the expenses of government, without oppressing their subjects, and will rule over them with equity and clemency, as the viceregents of God; while the people will submit to them conscientiously, and live in peace, prosperity, and holiness. These things seem to be represented in language taken from the customs of the times in which the prophet wrote. Tithes are not mentioned in part of the vision, which shows that the ritual Mosaic law will not be in force. Eze 19:3,7 22:27 46:18 Pr 28:16 Isa 11:3-5 32:1,2 60:17,18 Jer 22:17 23:5 Mic 3:1-4 Zep 3:13 Jas 2:6 5:1-6 Re 19:11-16

according Jos 11:23

9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.

Let it Eze 44:6 1Pe 4:3

remove Ne 5:10 Ps 82:2-5 Isa 1:17 Jer 22:3 Zec 8:16 Lu 3:14

execute Eze 43:14-16

take away Ne 5:1-13 1Co 6:7,8

exactions [heb] expulsions Job 20:19 22:9 24:2-12 Mic 2:1,2,9

10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

Le 19:35,36 Pr 11:1 16:11 20:10 21:3 Am 8:4-6 Mic 6:10,11

11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

ephah. The ephah was a dry measure, and the bath a liquid measure, con- taining about seven gallons, four pints, or three pecks, three pints; and the homer about seventy-five gallons, five pints Isa 5:10

12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.

the shekel Ex 30:13 Le 27:25 Nu 3:47

twenty shekels. That is, 20 + 25 + 15 = 60 shekels, though as a coin it was only equal to fifty, weighing about 2lb 6oz.; and reckoning the shekel at 2s.6d being in value 6l.5s.

13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:

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14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:

the tenth Eze 45:11

15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.

lamb. or, kid
out of the fat Pr 3:9,10 Mal 1:8,14

peace offerings. or, thank offerings Eze 45:17

to make Le 1:4 6:30 Da 9:24 Ro 5:10 2Co 5:19-21 Eph 2:16 Col 1:21 Heb 2:17 9:22,23

16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.

the people Ex 30:14,15

shall give this [heb] shall be for.
for. or, with Isa 16:1

17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.

the prince's The prince is never mentioned in the ritual appointments of Moses, but here he is required to provide the oblations; and the variations in the Mosaic law, in the number of the several sacrifices, and the proportion of the meat offering to each being ten times as much as the law prescribed, with several other circumstances, seem more like enacting a new law, than enforcing that of Moses. These variations may intimate a change in the external constitution of the church; and it is probable that they are to be understood emblematically. Eze 46:4-12 2Sa 6:19 1Ki 8:63,64 1Ch 16:2,3 29:3-9 2Ch 5:6 7:4,5 8:12,13 30:24 31:3 35:7,8 Ezr 1:5 6:8,9 Ps 68:18 Joh 1:16 Ro 11:35,36 Eph 5:2

in the feasts Le 23:44 Nu 28:1-29:40 Isa 66:23

he shall prepare Ps 22:15-26,29 Joh 6:51-57 1Co 5:7,8 Heb 13:10 1Pe 2:24 3:18

peace offerings. or, thank offerings Eze 43:27 Col 3:17 Heb 13:15

18 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

In the first month This seems to enjoin, not a mere dedication, but an annual purification of the sanctuary; of which there is nothing said in the Mosaic law Ex 12:2 Nu 28:11-15 Mt 6:33

without blemish Le 22:20 Heb 7:26 9:14 1Pe 1:19

and cleanse Eze 43:22,26 Le 16:16,33 Heb 9:22-25 10:3,4,19-22

19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

and upon the four corners Eze 43:14,20 Le 16:18-20

20 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

every one Le 4:27 Ps 19:12 Ro 16:18,19 Heb 5:2

that is simple Who wants understanding to conduct himself properly.

so shall Eze 45:15,18 Le 16:20

21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

ye shall Ex 12:1-51 Le 23:5-8 Nu 9:2-14 28:16-25 De 16:1-8 1Co 5:7,8

22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.

the prince Mt 20:28 26:26-28

bullock Le 4:14 2Co 5:21

23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.

seven days Le 23:8

a burnt Nu 28:15-31 29:5,11-38

seven bullocks Nu 23:1,2 Job 42:8 Heb 10:8-12

24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.

Eze 46:5-7 Nu 28:12-15

25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.

In the seventh The prince shall do at the feast of tabernacles the same thing he was desired to do on the passover. Le 23:33-43 Nu 29:12-38 De 16:13-15 2Ch 5:3 7:8-10 Ne 8:14-18 Zec 14:16-19 Joh 7:2,37-39