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Hawker's Poor man's commentary

Ezekiel 45:7-8

There is a striking difference in what is said here, between the Prince, and princes. The Prince is evidently spoken of as one particular person. Princes in the plural, differ totally from this identical one. Dan_8:25; Dan_9:25-26.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 45:7. A PORTION SHALL BE _FOR THE PRINCE_] נשיא _nasi_, he who had the authority of _chief magistrate_; for there was neither _king_ nor _prince_ among the Jews after the Babylonish cap...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    On either side of the 25,000 reeds a strip of land, running westward to the sea, eastward to the Jordan, formed the possession of the prince (see Ezekiel 46:18 note). For the other tribes the limits f...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    BEFORE. in front of....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The domain of the prince. A portion of land shall fall to the prince equal in breadth (N. to S.) to the whole square assigned to the priests, Levites and city (viz. 25,000), and extending on both side...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THE LENGTH SHALL BE, &C.— _Shall be answerable to every one of these portions on the west border, and on the east border._...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _5. THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE SACRED PORTION OF THE LAND_ (_45:1-8_) TRANSLATION (1) Moreover, when you shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, a holy...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _ And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and befor...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE LANDS FOR THE PRIESTS, LEVITES, PRINCE, AND CITY The division of the whole country is described in ch. 48, which includes the substance of the present passage, and shows the position of these land...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    HIS HAND.. UNTO] RV 'he is able.' _(E) VARIOUS REGULATIONS FOR WORSHIP (EZEKIEL 46:9)_ No one was to leave the outer court by the gate by which he came in. If he entered by the N. gate he must go out...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    The prince (ruler of *Israel) had the land next to the *holy area. Rulers have special duties. And one of those duties is to lead the people to serve God in the right manner. So the prince’s land had...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FOR THE PRINCE. — The portion here assigned to the prince included all the land between the northern and southern bounding lines of the “oblation” continued to the Jordan on the east, and the Mediterr...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ לַ † נָּשִׂ֡יא מִ זֶּ֣ה וּ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Border. Two equal lots, one on the east and the other on the west, were assigned the prince, each 20,000 cubits broad, and 12,500 long, chap. xlviii. 21. (Calmet) --- He dwelt near the priests, for t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND A PORTION SHALL BE FOR THE PRINCE,.... Meaning not the civil magistrate; though he ought to be supported in his dignity and authority, and in such manner that he may be under no temptation to oppr...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And a [portion shall be] for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy [portion], and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy [portion], and b...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side_, &c. One-half of the prince's portion was to lie on the west side of the three portions laid out for the priests and sanctuary, the Levites and...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion and of the possession of the city before the oblation of the holy portion and before the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PORTION OF THE LAND...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    A PORTION; though not said how much, it is likely it was near fourfold to that of the city, sanctuary, or the priests and Levites. FOR THE PRINCE; the king, or supreme ruler. One half of the prince's...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 45:7 prince H5387 holy H6944 district H8641 citys H5892 property H272 bordering H6440 H6440 holy H6944 distri

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “And what is to belong to the prince will be on one side and on the other side of the holy gift and of the possession of the city, in front of the holy gift and the possession of the city on the west...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 45:1 This definition of a sacred space within the wider context of renewed Israel provides a summary that will be described in greater detail in Ezekiel 48:8. Ezekiel depicts t

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ezekiel 34:24; Ezekiel 37:24; Ezekiel 46:16; Ezekiel 48:21; Isaiah

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The prince — The king. Our side — One half of the prince's portion lay on the west side of those three already set out. The other side — The other half lay on the east — side thereof, so the portion o...

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