EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:1 The tour brings Ezekiel back into the inner court. The DOOR OF THE TEMPLE (v. Ezekiel 47:1) is that of the sanctuary itself. There begins one of the most striking scenarios in the entire vision. A trickle of water miraculously flows from the south side of the sanctuary’s... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:8 The ARABAH generally refers to the Jordan (Rift) Valley, usually the part south of the Dead Sea. Here it probably refers in a more limited sense to the plains of Jericho (compare 2 Kings 25:4), as the waters are heading to THE SEA, that is, the Dead Sea. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var image... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:10 ENGEDI and ENEGLAIM are both on the shores of the Dead Sea. Engedi is located about midway on its west side, but the location of Eneglaim remains uncertain. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:11 The saltiness of the Dead Sea will remain at certain points. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:13 The final element in Ezekiel’s vision is the allotment of land for the whole of Israel (Ezekiel 47:13) and for the 12 tribes (Ezekiel 48:1, Ezekiel 48:23), and the provision of access to the new city (Ezekiel 48:30). These are clearly figurative boundaries, with the str... [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:15 The borders of the land are described beginning on the north, which is the most difficult of the boundaries to describe. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 47:21 Resident aliens, or SOJOURNERS, are also given land as permanent settlers among the people of Israel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]