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THE SHEKEL - See the marginal reference.
The “maneh” shall be of true weight, but it would seem that in
Ezekiel’s time there were “manehs” of different value....
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CHAPTER 45
_ 1. The portions of the priests, the Levites, of the whole house of
Israel, and the prince (Ezekiel 45:1) _
2. Concerning the prince (Ezekiel 45:9)
3. The feast of Passover and the feas...
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THE PRINCE. (_His duties and rights._) The ominous allusion in Ezekiel
45:8 to the oppression of Israel by her kings in the past leads
Ezekiel to an earnest exhortation to have done with injustice and...
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AND THE SHEKEL, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 30:13; Leviticus
27:25.Numbers 3:47; Numbers 3:47). App-92.
SHEKEL. See App-5
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Cf. Exodus 30:13; Leviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47; Numbers 18:16. The
verse at present is without meaning. Read after LXX. (cod. Alex.): and
the shek
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The dues to be given the prince, and his obligations to provide the
materials for the ritual.
Ezekiel 45:9 _seq_. The former unjust and irregular exactions of the
princes shall cease. These exactions...
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_1. The rights and duties of the prince (45:9-17_)
TRANSLATION
(9) Thus says the Lord GOD: Let it suffice you, O prince of Israel:
remove violence and spoil, and execute justice and righteousness; ta...
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And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty
shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
The shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty
shekels, fifte...
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45:12 maneh. (a-19) i.e. the mina, the sixtieth part of a talent. *
It is the weight measure here, and equalled 60 shekels -- 20 + 25 +
15. As a gold coin it was valued at 50 shekels. see 1 Kings 10:...
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TWENTY SHEKELS.. MANEH] read with LXX, 'five (shekels) shall be five,
and ten shekels ten, and fifty shekels shall be your maneh'. A shekel
was 20 gerahs, and a maneh 50 shekels or 1,000 gerahs.
Volu...
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THE PRINCE'S DUES AND OBLIGATIONS
The oppressive exactions of the former rulers were to be unknown in
the restored Israel. Weights and measures were to be just and correct.
The prince was to receive...
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False measurements were a frequent *sin in *Israel (Micah 6:11). The
true standards come from God (Proverbs 16:11). He is angry when
traders cheat their customers. But these rules were not just for
tr...
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EZEKIEL’S LAST *VISION
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_COMMENTARY: KEITH SIMONS; TRANSLATION: IAN MACKERVOY._
CHAPTER 45
THE *LORD’S PART OF THE COUNTRY – EZEKIEL 45:1-8
V1 ‘You will divide the cou...
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THE SHEKEL. — The first part of this verse is merely a re-statement
of the old law (Exodus 30:13; Leviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47) that the
shekel should be of the value of twenty gerahs, or of the esti...
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PRINCE AND PEOPLE
Ezekiel 44:1; Ezekiel 45:1; Ezekiel 46:1, PASSIM
IT was remarked in a previous chapter that the "prince" of the closing
vision appears to occupy a less exalted position than the Mes...
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Seeing that the priests were to have no inheritance, the next section
of the prophecy dealt fittingly with the method of their support.
After the distribution of the land, a description of which follo...
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And the shekel [shall be] twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, (d) five and
twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
(d) That is, sixty shekels make a weight called Mina, for he joins
these th...
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_Sicles. It would be shorter to say, "sixty sicles make a mna."_...
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Here are, precepts adapted to those that minister in the departments
of justice, suited to Israel at all times, and upon all occasions. If
the Reader wishes to know the proportion to our standard, in...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 AND 46.
The portion of the priests in the land is assigned them-close to that
of the sanctuary. The portion of the Levites was to adjoin that of the
priest...
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AND THE SHEKEL SHALL BE TWENTY GERAHS,.... This is a rule for money or
coin; the shekel was a silver coin, and is generally reckoned about
the value of two shillings and six pence of our money, so a g...
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And the shekel [shall be] twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and
twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
Ver. 12. _And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs_] Exo 30:13 Lev 27:25
Numbers 3...
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_Let it suffice, O ye princes of Israel_ This is a reproof of the
oppressions of the former kings and their chief officers. The title of
_princes of Israel_ is to be understood of such princes as the...
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And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty
shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. "The threefold
enumeration of shekels, twenty, twenty-five, fifteen, probably refe...
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THE PORTION OF THE PEOPLE...
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Having laid down the standard for weight and measure in less valuable
things, and that are sold for money, now the standard is set down for
the current coin which passed among them, and the valuation...
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Ezekiel 45:12 shekel H8255 twenty H6242 gerahs H1626 twenty H6242
shekels H8255 twenty-five H6242 H2568 shekels H8255
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GOD'S WORD TO THE PRINCES OF ISRAEL (EZEKIEL 45:9).
The Need For The Prince To Ensure Justice and Fair Weights and
Measures.
‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Let it be enough for you, O princes
of Israel...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's portion of the land and the prince's portion.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, prince.
CONCLUSION: In the kingdom age Israel will honor Jehovah with portions
of land set apart for divin...
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Ezekiel 45:18. _Thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and
cleanse the sanctuary._ In the ancient tabernacle all the vessels were
touched with blood, to purify and consecrate them to sacred...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 45:9 The direction to the prince to be
content with the land he owns inspires a sharp criticism in v. Ezekiel
45:9, and a call to exercise justice and
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THE APPORTIONMENT OF TERRITORY AROUND THE TEMPLE (Chap. 45)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 45:1. “DIVIDE BY LOT”—not by
casting lots, but by allotment, the several portions being assigned
according to rul...
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EXPOSITION
From the sustenance of the priests (Ezekiel 44:29-26), the new Torah
naturally passes in the present chapter to the maintenance of the
temple service as a whole, setting forth in the first...
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CHAPTER 45.
THE SACRED ALLOTMENTS IN LAND AND GIFTS.
Ezekiel 45:1. _And when ye shall divide the land by lot, ye shall
offer an oblation to the Lord; an holy portion of the land, in length
five and...
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Now in chapter 45 he describes here the length and all of the city, of
the land itself. And it is described here as being,
in length twenty-five thousand reeds, and in breadth ten thousand
reeds. And...
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Exodus 30:13; Leviticus 27:25; Numbers 3:47...