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The ephah was in use for dry measure, the bath for liquid. The homer
seems to have contained about 75 gallons (see Exodus 29:40, note;
Leviticus 19:36, note).
AFTER THE HOMER - i. e., according to th...
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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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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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The homer is assumed as the standard both for liquid and dry measures.
The ephah was a tenth of the homer, dry measure; and the bath a tenth
of the homer, liquid measure, Isaiah 5:10....
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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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_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._
No JFB comm...
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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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SHALL BE OF ONE MEASURE. — The Ephah is first mentioned in Exodus
16:36, and appears to be a word of Egyptian origin; it was used for
dry measure. The Bath is not met with before 1 Kings 7:26, and was...
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הָ אֵיפָ֣ה וְ הַ בַּ֗ת תֹּ֤כֶן אֶחָד֙
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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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_The ephi and the bate. These measures were of equal capacity; but the
bate served for liquids, and the ephi for dry things, (Challoner) ver.
13, 14. (Worthington) --- Ezechiel specifies the measures,...
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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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THE EPHAH AND THE BATH SHALL BE OF ONE MEASURE,.... The one held as
much of dry things as the other of liquor; which, according to Bishop
Cumberland, were seven wine gallons, four pints, and a little...
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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.
Ver. 11....
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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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The ephah and the hath shall be of one measure, of the same cubic
content, THAT THE BATH MAY CONTAIN THE TENTH PART OF AN HOMER AND THE
EPHAH THE TENTH PART OF AN HOMER, the homer thus being the large...
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THE PORTION OF THE PEOPLE...
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One shall contain as much as the other, the ephah shall contain as
many gallons of dry, as the bath doth contain of liquid things. AN
HOMER is commonly said to be thirty bushels, or near it. So that t...
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Ezekiel 45:11 ephah H374 bath H1324 same H259 measure H8506 bath H1324
contains H5375 (H8800) one-tenth H4643 homer
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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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Isaiah 5:10...