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.
The arrangements as to the land and the temple are, i... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
IN THE VISIONS OF GOD - divinely-sent visions.
AND SET ME UPON A VERY HIGH MOUNTAIN - Moriah, very high as compared
with the plains of Babylon, s... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
BEHOLD, THERE WAS A MAN. The Old Testament manifestations of heavenly
beings as men prepared men's minds fo... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._
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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.
BY THE CUBIT AND AN HAND-BREADTH. Measures were mostly taken from... [ Continue Reading ]
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 WENT UP THE STAIRS - seven in number ().
AND MEASURES THE THRESHOLD - t... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
AND EVERY LITTLE CHAMBER. These chambers were for the use of the
Levites who watched at the temple-gates;... [ Continue Reading ]
_HE MEASURED ALSO THE PORCH OF THE GATE WITHIN, ONE REED._
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Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts
thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
THE POSTS - projecting column-faced fronts of the sides of the
doorway, opposite to one another.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._
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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.
THE SPACE - rather, 'the boundary.'... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._
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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.
THERE WERE NARROW WINDOWS - latticed windows (Henderson). The
ancients had no glass, so they... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
PAVEMENT MADE FOR THE COURT - tesselated mosaic (, "a pavement of
red, and blue, and white, and black marble").
THIRTY CHAMBERS WERE UP... [ Continue Reading ]
And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of
the gates was the lower pavement.
THE PAVEMENT BY THE SIDE OF THE GATES, OVER AGAINST THE LENGTH OF THE
GATES, WAS THE LOWER PAVEMENT.
The higher pavement was level with the entrance of the gates, the
lower was on either side... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._
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And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he
measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof.
The different approaches corresponded in plan. In the case of these
two other gates, however, no mention is made of a building with 30
chambers, such as was found on the east s... [ Continue Reading ]
And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he
measured the south gate according to these measures;
AND HE MEASURED THE SOUTH GATE ACCORDING TO THESE MEASURES - namely,
the measures of the outer gate. The figure and proportions of the
inner answered to the outer.
Verse 30. AND T... [ Continue Reading ]
And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the
gates, where they washed the burnt offering.
THE CHAMBERS, AND THE ENTRIES - literally, a chamber and its door.
BY THE POSTS - i:e., at or close by the posts or columns.
WHERE THEY WASHED THE BURNT OFFERING. This does not appl... [ Continue Reading ]
_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._
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And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon
the tables was the flesh of the offering.
HOOKS - cooking apparatus for cooking the flesh of the sacrifices
that fell to the priests. The hooks were "fastened" in the walls
within the apartment, to hang the meat from, so as to... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
THE CHAMBERS OF THE SINGERS - two in number, as proved by what... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE SAID UNTO ME, THIS CHAMBER, WHOSE PROSPECT IS TOWARD THE
SOUTH, IS FOR THE PRIESTS, THE KEEPERS OF_ _ 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._
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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.
THE KEEPERS OF THE CHARGE OF THE ALTAR: THESE ARE THE SONS OF ZADOK -
lineally desc... [ Continue Reading ]
So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred
cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house.
THE COURT, AN HUNDRED CUBITS LONG, AND ... BROAD FOUR-SQUARE - not to
be confounded with the inner court, or court of Israel, which was open
to all who had sacrific... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
AND HE BROUGHT ME TO THE PORCH OF THE HOUSE, AND MEASURED EACH POST... [ Continue Reading ]