The disposition of the tribes in the land (1) Ezekiel 48:1. The tribes north of the sacred oblation of land. (2) Ezekiel 48:8. The oblation in its various divisions: for the priests, the Levites, the city and the prince. (3) Ezekiel 48:23. The tribes situated south of the oblation. (4) Ezekiel 4... [ Continue Reading ]
Dan on the furthest north. The verse as it stands has probably some confusion of text. It may read: "now these are the names of the tribes: on the furthest north, along side of the way to Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, as far as Hazar Enan on the border of Damascus, even on the north along side of... [ Continue Reading ]
The tribes to the north of the sacred oblation.... [ Continue Reading ]
_a_portion for _Asher_ ASHER ONE PORTION. And so in each of the following verses. Dan Asher Naphtali Manasseh Ephraim Reuben Judah Domain of Levites Prince's portion Priest's domain □ Sanctuary Prince's portion City land City City land Benjamin Simeon Issachar Zebulun Gad 8 22.... [ Continue Reading ]
After Dan in the furthest North bordering on the land of Hamath comes Asher (Ezekiel 48:2), Naphtali (Ezekiel 48:3), the whole reunited tribe of Manasseh (Ezekiel 48:4), Ephraim (Ezekiel 48:5), Reuben transferred from the other side of the Jordan (Ezekiel 48:6), and finally Judah (Ezekiel 48:7).... [ Continue Reading ]
_the offering_… reeds in _breadth_ The OBLATION (Ezekiel 45:1) … CUBITS IN BREADTH, i.e. N. to S. This is the breadth of the whole part subtracted from the territory of the country, and devoted to the priests, the Levites, the city and the prince. In length it goes from the Jordan to the sea, just ... [ Continue Reading ]
_ten thousand in breadth_ LXX. TWENTY thousand. This reading assumes that Ezekiel 48:9 refers to the portion assigned to priests and Levites together. So Ezekiel 48:13 end. The length E. to W. is 25,000, because the prince's domain lies between it and the Jordan on the one side, and between it and t... [ Continue Reading ]
The domain assigned to the priests. This is mentioned first, not because it actually borders on Judah the Levites border on Judah but because it is most important.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And for them … priests_ AND FOR THESE SHALL BE THE HOLY OBLATION, even FOR THE PRIESTS: ON THE NORTH … AND ON THE WEST … AND ON THE EAST … AND ON THE SOUTH.... [ Continue Reading ]
_that are sanctified of the sons_ Lit. the priests, the sanctified thing, from the sons. Possibly the words should be divided differently: _it shall be for the priests that are sanctified, the sons_of Zadok. On the erring of the Levites, cf. Ezekiel 44:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
Read: AND IT SHALL BE TO THEM AS AN OBLATION OUT OF THE OBLATION OF THE LAND, A THING MOST HOLY, BY, &c. Cf. Ezekiel 45:3 _seq_.... [ Continue Reading ]
The portion of the oblation of land assigned to the Levites. The portion of the Levites is of the same extent as that of the priests, 25,000 long (E. to W.) by 10,000 broad (N. to S.). It runs "over against," i.e. along side of the priests" domain, and lies to the north of it.... [ Continue Reading ]
Seems to apply to the united domain of priests and Levites. _the firstfruits_ Possibly: this _first-fruits_or, _best_the term being applied to the holy oblation in distinction from the rest of the land.... [ Continue Reading ]
The portion of the oblation assignable to the city. The remaining 5000 in breadth (N. to S.) shall belong to the city, with the same length as the portions of the priests and Levites, viz. 25,000, as it is said "over against (i.e. in length) the 25,000." On "suburbs," cf. Ezekiel 45:2 they are the f... [ Continue Reading ]
The city shall be a square of 4500 cubits.... [ Continue Reading ]
The "suburbs" or free space round the city shall be 250 cubits on all the four sides. Adding the 250 on the N. and on the S. of the city to the 4500 it appears that the whole _breadth_of the 5000 assigned to the city was occupied by it and its suburbs from N. to S.... [ Continue Reading ]
As the city with its suburbs was a square of 5000 cubits, there remained of the 25,000 in length assigned to it a portion 10,000 long on the E. and another equally long on the W. In their length these portions lay "over against," i.e. along, the holy portion of the priests. _that serve the city_ Th... [ Continue Reading ]
_that serve the city_ Those who render _inhabit_(Hitz.) consider that the verse states directly who the inhabitants of the city shall be: "and as for the inhabitants of the city, they shall inhabit it (reading _fem_.) out of all the tribes of Israel." On the other supposition: "and they that till th... [ Continue Reading ]
The verse means that the holy oblation when the possession of the city is included forms a square of 25,000 by 25,000.... [ Continue Reading ]
The domain of the prince. The domain of the Levites, priests and city formed a square of 25,000 cubits in the heart of the country. The portion of the prince shall be the land from the E. of this square to the Jordan, and from the W. of it to the sea. The "five and twenty thousand" here is the bread... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moreover from the possession_ AND from. The verse gives again the breadth of the prince's possession, by stating the two limits N. (the Levites) and S. (the city) of the central oblation. All the land lying between these limits, in other words between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, shall belong... [ Continue Reading ]
The tribes lying south of the oblation First, Benjamin, which changes places with Judah, and bounds the oblation on the south (Ezekiel 48:23). The two tribes that formed the ancient kingdom of Judah still have the prerogative of lying nearest the sanctuary. Then Simeon, formerly located in the sout... [ Continue Reading ]
The southern border is again given as stated in Ezekiel 47:19. and to the _river_ to THE BROOK (of Egypt), UNTO THE GREAT SEA. Cf. Ezekiel 47:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
The city with its twelve gates, named after the tribes. Cf. Revelation 21:12 _seq_ 30. _goings out of the city_ i.e. the extensions on all sides. _measures_ IN MEASURE, i.e. extent. The 4500 are naturally _cubits_. The city lies foursquare, each side being 4500. But on each side is a free place of... [ Continue Reading ]
The measurement proceeds from W. to E. The gate Reuben was thus the westmost on the north of the city; Judah in the centre and Levi towards the east.... [ Continue Reading ]
Of the three gates on the east side Benjamin's was in the centre, Joseph's to the north and Dan's to the south.... [ Continue Reading ]
Those on the south were Simeon, Issachar and Zebulun, tribes now all located in the south of the country. For "measures," IN MEASURE or extent.... [ Continue Reading ]
The gates on the west were those of Gad, Asher and Naphtali.... [ Continue Reading ]
The whole circumference of the city was 18,000 cubits, or some-what under six miles. Josephus (_Bell. Jud_. Ezekiel 48:4; Ezekiel 48:3) reckoned the bounds of Jerusalem in his day at 33 stadia, or about four miles. FOR measures, CUBITS. _The Lord_is _there_ Cf. Revelation 21:3, "And I heard a great... [ Continue Reading ]