EZEKIEL CHAPTER 46 Ordinances for the prince in his worship, EZEKIEL 46:1, and for the people, EZEKIEL 46:9. An order for the prince's inheritance, EZEKIEL 46:16. The courts for boiling and baking, EZEKIEL 46:19. It was the east gate of the court next to the temple, or which did lead into the inmost... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PRINCE must come in at the gate which is between the court of the Jews and the court of the priests, which is here called the GATE WITHOUT, or the _outer gate_ of that court, and so go up to the gate within, which leads into the inmost court, and rose by ten, or twelve, or fifteen stairs, say so... [ Continue Reading ]
LIKEWISE, Heb. _And_, i.e. as the prince had done, bringing, standing, worshipping at the threshold of the gate, and departing when the sacrifice was finished, so must the people when they brought their sacrifices; but one manner, one gate, one sacrifice; but one Saviour. BEFORE THE LORD; with due s... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BURNT-OFFERING; this is different from that EZEKIEL 42:13, as appears both from the kind of sacrifice and the occasion of it, or the time of each. IN THE SABBATH DAY; or weekly, sabbath by sabbath; this was three times as much as was required, NUMBERS 28:9. SIX LAMBS of the first year, and males... [ Continue Reading ]
AN EPHAH, three bushels of meal, for each ram. AS HE SHALL BE ABLE TO GIVE; rather, as he shall see good, as much as he thinks fit in decency or in bounty. AN HIN; one gallon and a pint, for an hin did contain twelve logs, and each log contained three quarters of a pint, or thereabouts. TO AN EPHAH;... [ Continue Reading ]
In these verses nothing new occurs but the appointing a bullock with its meat-offering for the new moon sacrifice, of which also on another occasion already, EZEKIEL 46:1. A YOUNG BULLOCK: see EZEKIEL 45:22. WITHOUT BLEMISH: see EZEKIEL 45:4. SIX LAMBS: see EZEKIEL 46:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
See EZEKIEL 46:5, and EZEKIEL 45:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL ENTER into the gate of the court next the temple to offer his sacrifice. GO IN BY THE WAY OF THE PORCH; go to the threshold, the inward threshold of the east gate, that opens into the court of the temple. GO FORTH BY THE WAY THEREOF; none of the people might do so, only the prince and the prie... [ Continue Reading ]
All except the prince, when they come to worship, must observe to go out at that door that is over against the door at which they came in. COME BEFORE THE LORD, present themselves and their sacrifices, in the solemn feasts, the three great annual feasts, the new moons, and the weekly sabbaths. HE TH... [ Continue Reading ]
The prince and people must meet together at the same time, and when it is the time for offering the morning or evening sacrifice, be ready to present their prayers to the Lord. And when they offer any particular oblations, on account whereof they go any whit nearer than at other times, both prince a... [ Continue Reading ]
See EZEKIEL 46:5,7.... [ Continue Reading ]
In EZEKIEL 46:2,EZEKIEL 46:4, orders were given about those offerings which were required, which the prince must offer; in this, direction is given about those that are free-will offerings, which in all points must be prepared as the other were on the sabbath day, which see in the forementioned vers... [ Continue Reading ]
Daily prepare: see EZEKIEL 46:2. A LAMB: see EZEKIEL 46:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
A MEAT-OFFERING: see EZEKIEL 46:7. THE SIXTH PART OF AN EPHAH; half a bushel of fine meal. THE THIRD PART OF AN HIN; an hin held nine pints. CONTINUALLY; morning by morning. A PERPETUAL ORDINANCE, to continue till the Messiah comes, who will set up a more spiritual worship.... [ Continue Reading ]
This verse is a ratifying of all prescribed in EZEKIEL 46:13,14. These three verses direct the daily sacrifice; and because they mention only the morning sacrifice and one lamb, some think that here less is required than in NUMBERS 28:3,4; but they forget that there is a parity of reason for the eve... [ Continue Reading ]
A GIFT, of houses or lands. THE INHERITANCE THEREOF, the right to those houses or lands, shall descend to children's children; the fee simple shall be to the posterity of that son to whom it was first given. They shall enjoy it, possess it, as heirs possess an inheritance.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF HIS INHERITANCE; of any part or parcel of the crown land, or the prince's inheritance. TO ONE OF HIS SERVANTS; whether such servant be, strictly taken, a servant or bondman or in more large sense any of his servants in the court, and in office about it. THE YEAR OF LIBERTY; the year of jubilee, a... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL NOT TAKE; seize and escheat as forfeited, (like as Ahab dealt with Naboth, or David with Mephibosheth,) to give to others, or keep for himself. BY OPPRESSION; whether fraudulent or violent oppression, whether under colour of justice or against all rules of law. TO THRUST THEM OUT, that he may... [ Continue Reading ]
We left the prophet, EZEKIEL 44:4, at the north gate, and on the inside of it; now we find him going through a private way by the side of that gate to the holy chambers appointed for the priests. THE HOLY CHAMBERS: see EZEKIEL 40:45,46 EZEKIEL 42:13,14. ON THE TWO SIDES WESTWARD; rather, on their si... [ Continue Reading ]
WHERE THE PRIESTS SHALL BOIL THE TRESPASS-OFFERING; those that were brought sacrifices for sin were in part for the sacrificing priest, and he was to eat thereof; but it was to be dressed in the verge of holy ground, and so kitchens, boilers, ovens, and other utensils were prepared to do it, and the... [ Continue Reading ]
THE UTTER COURT; either the court of the people, or more likely the court of the priests or Levites, called here utter court, because it was more outward than the court of the temple. TO PASS BY THE FOUR CORNERS, to go about the whole square of the court. IN EVERY CORNER, where the side walls did me... [ Continue Reading ]
They were then an oblong quadrangle, and all of equal capacity for length and breadth.... [ Continue Reading ]
A ROW OF BUILDING; a range of building on the inside of the walls of the lesser courts, or four ranges answerable to the four sides. ROUND ABOUT IN THEM; added, lest any should think the buildings were on the outside of the walls of these courts. FOUR; four courts in the four corners. BOILING PLACES... [ Continue Reading ]
THEM THAT BOIL; appointed to do the cook's work. THE MINISTERS; either Levites, or else degraded priests, of which see EZEKIEL 44:9. THE HOUSE; the temple of God. SHALL BOIL THE SACRIFICES which they bring, particularly their peace-offerings, of which the people were to have a portion, and to eat it... [ Continue Reading ]