PRELIMINARY REMARKS ON CHAPTER S 40-48.* * The reader is left to form his own judgment on the temple seen in vision by Ezekiel, from the various interpretations that I have given in the Preliminary Remarks, the Critical Notes, and the Reflections. "VITRINGA has proved, in two volumes in Dutch, and... [ Continue Reading ]
INTO THE UTTER COURT— That is, to the outer part of the court, which court was the inner, or court of the priests, as appears from what follows.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE THE LENGTH, &C.— This north door faced one of the cloisters, whose length was a hundred cubits, and its breadth fifty, which was the proportion of all the cloisters. See Lowth and Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BEFORE THE CHAMBERS— _Before the chambers was a walk ten cubits broad in the inner part, and one hundred cubits long; but the gates were to the north._ Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THEY WERE IN THREE STORIES— The two upper stories had balconies projecting from them, the breadth of which was taken out of the rooms themselves, which rendered them so much the narrower, because the weight of the balconies was not supported by pillars, as the rooms over the cloisters of the inn... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE LENGTH, &C.— _For the length of the chambers of the outer court was fifty cubits opposite to it; the whole was a hundred cubits._... [ Continue Reading ]
AND FROM UNDER THESE CHAMBERS— _Under these chambers was the entrance to the east, so that they might be entered from the outer court._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Ezekiel 42:10. Through the midst of the court, on the eastern side, over against the separate area, and over against the building of the chambers._ Houbigant. See commentary on Ezekiel 42:9... [ Continue Reading ]
THERE THEY SHALL LAY THEIR GARMENTS— "They shall not go into the court of the temple in their vestments, but shall lay them up in some of these chambers." The priestly garments were only to be used in the time of their ministration. See Exodus 39:41.Ezekiel 44:17; Ezekiel 44:31. Calmet and Lowth.... [ Continue Reading ]
REEDS— _Cubits,_ and so throughout the chapter. The LXX, Capellus, and others.... [ Continue Reading ]
BETWEEN THE SANCTUARY AND THE PROFANE PLACE— Between the place which was consecrated to the Lord, and where it was not permitted either to the heathens, strangers, or impure persons, to present themselves; and that which all the world might enter indiscriminately; men, women, pure, impure, Gentiles... [ Continue Reading ]