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 ]
THE GLORY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL— The Lord appeared upon his chariot borne by the cherubim, in the same manner as we have seen described in the first, eighth, and ninth Chapter s. The glory of the Lord, when it forsook the temple, is described as departing from the eastern gate of it; afterwards it is... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN I CAME TO DESTROY, &C.— _When he came,_ &c. Houbigant, and Vulgate. The Chaldee paraphrases it, "When I prophesied concerning the destruction of the city.... [ Continue Reading ]
SON OF MAN, THE PLACE— _Son of man, thou seest the place._ Houbigant. The prophet here refers to the promise formerly made in relation to the tabernacle and temple; alluding to Christ, in whom all the prophesies of the Old Testament are to have their final accomplishment. Zechariah prophesies of the... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE WALL— _And but a wall._ Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHEW THE HOUSE, &C.— _Relate these things concerning the temple to the house,_ &c. See the next verse. Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WHOLE LIMIT—SHALL BE MOST HOLY— "From the beginning of its declivity to the very top, in all the circumference of the temple, there shall no more be erected any building; no burial shall be performed there, nor any garden or other thing made, which is applicable to the common use of men. It shal... [ Continue Reading ]
EVEN THE BOTTOM, &C.— _And the foundation shall be a cubit_ [_in height_], _and the breadth a cubit over; and the border thereof, by the edge thereof and about, a span; and this shall be the ridge_ [_or protuberant part_] _of the altar._ Houbigant.... [ Continue Reading ]
SO THE ALTAR, &C.— _And the fire-grate,_ or _hearth, shall be four cubits, and from the fire-place and upwards,_ &c. and so Ezekiel 43:16. Houbigant, instead of _altar,_ reads _the higher part,_ and instead of _settle,_ Ezekiel 43:14, &c. he reads _border._... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HIS STAIRS—_ And its ascent. Ezekiel 43:21. He shall burn it_] It shall be burnt. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The temple was great and glorious, but infinitely greater the glory of the divine Inhabitant, who condescended there to take up his abode. 1. The same bright vision which had before been seen by... [ Continue Reading ]