Ezekiel 48:15-16

This is the same city as in 45:6, but we have many more details here. It was the new capital city, and *Israelites from all the *tribes could live there. Verses 30-35, which continue to describe the city, emphasise that fact.

The city was near to the *temple. So people who wanted to *worship often could live there. And the city was also near to the prince’s land. People who worked for him could live there too. Therefore, the city had two main purposes: religion and government. But these purposes did not oppose each other, because the prince loved God. So his loyal workers were also loyal servants of God. As they worked for the prince, they were serving God too.