INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 42 In this chapter are a description of some chambers in the northern part of the outward court, Ezekiel 42:1, an account of the use made of them by the priests, Ezekiel 42:13, the measuring of the area, or whole compass of ground, on which the whole building before measured... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN HE BROUGHT ME FORTH INTO THE UTTER COURT, THE WAY TOWARD THE NORTH,.... After the dimensions of the gates and courts of this building had been shown, and that of itself, the holy and most holy place, with the ornaments thereof; the prophet is brought by his guide into the outward court, which e... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE THE LENGTH OF AN HUNDRED CUBITS WAS THE NORTH DOOR,.... That is, the north door of the house opened to a space that lay between that and the chambers, which was a hundred cubits long: AND THE BREADTH WAS FIFTY CUBITS; or the sense is, that the prophet was brought, as Noldius renders the word... [ Continue Reading ]
OVER AGAINST THE TWENTY CUBITS WHICH WERE FOR THE INNER COURT,.... Starckius thinks that the breadth of the chambers being fifty cubits, is here parted, and disposed of, and accounted for. The chambers were in two rows over against each other; that row which looked to the south, and so to the temple... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BEFORE THE CHAMBERS WAS A WALK OF TEN CUBITS' BREADTH INWARD,.... That is, within side, or between the two rows of chambers, there was a walk of this breadth, for those that lodged in the chambers to walk in for their pleasure and profit, and to converse with one another. Such who by these "cham... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THE UPPER CHAMBERS WERE SHORTER,.... The chambers were in three stories, as in the following verse, one above another; the middlemost were shorter than the lowermost, and the upper shorter than either; just the reverse of the chambers in Ezekiel 41:7, they were not so high from the floor to the... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THEY WERE IN THREE STORIES,.... Not only the galleries or posts, but the chambers; they were one over another; there were the lowermost, middlemost, and uppermost; which, as before, may denote the difference in churches, and the different states, conditions, and characters of those that are in t... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE WALL THAT WAS WITHOUT OVER AGAINST THE CHAMBERS,.... This wall separated and distinguished the chambers from the outward court, as well as was a protection of them; and signifies the grace and power of God, which separates his true churches from the world, and is the security of them; Ezekie... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE LENGTH OF THE CHAMBERS THAT WERE IN THE UTTER COURT WAS FIFTY CUBITS,.... Which was the reason why the wall was of the same length, that it might be answerable to them; here length is put for breadth; see Ezekiel 42:2, this measure was from the north to south, as Lipman x observes: AND LO,... [ Continue Reading ]
AND FROM UNDER THESE CHAMBERS,.... Or, "from the lower part of these chambers" z; or, "from the lowest" of them there was a space, as may be supplied, and as is by Cocceius and Starchius; and as there was a wall to the west of them, so there was a void space to the east; and as follows: THE ENTRY O... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHAMBERS WERE IN THE THICKNESS OF THE WALL OF THE COURT TOWARD THE EAST,.... As there were chambers in the northern part of the outward court, some which looked to the north, and others to the south, so likewise some to the east; and these were built on the breadth, as it may be rendered, of the... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THE WAY BEFORE THEM WAS LIKE THE APPEARANCE OF THE CHAMBERS WHICH WERE TOWARD THE NORTH,.... The way before these eastern chambers was exactly like to that of the northern chambers; which was either the way of one cubit into them, or the walk of ten cubits before them, or both; signifying that t... [ Continue Reading ]
AND ACCORDING TO THE DOORS OF THE CHAMBERS THAT WERE TOWARD THE SOUTH,.... That is, the doors of these eastern chambers were exactly like to the doors of the southern chambers, as well as to the northern ones: WAS A DOOR IN THE HEAD OF THE WAY; or beginning of the way; the door opened into the way... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN SAID HE UNTO ME,.... The divine Person that measured and described these chambers, and brought the prophet to take a view of them, said to him, as follows: THE NORTH CHAMBERS, AND THE SOUTH CHAMBERS, WHICH ARE BEFORE THE SEPARATE PLACE, THEY BE HOLY CHAMBERS; these are the two rows of chambers... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THE PRIESTS ENTER THEREIN,.... Into the holy place, these holy chambers, and approach unto God, and eat of the most holy things, and minister therein to the Lord: THEN SHALL THEY NOT GO OUT OF THE HOLY PLACE INTO THE UTTER COURT; denoting, not that the ministers of the word should not concern... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW WHEN HE HAD MADE AN END OF MEASURING THE INNER HOUSE,.... The holy place, and the holy of holies, with all the courts and chambers belonging to them; even the whole building within the compass of the outermost wall, and all that pertained unto it; the chambers last mentioned, as well as the rest... [ Continue Reading ]
HE MEASURED THE EAST SIDE,.... He began with that, being at the east gate: the building was foursquare, and so was the wall about it, and had each four equilateral sides, which were separately measured; here the east side, from the two angles of it, the north and south points: WITH THE MEASURING RE... [ Continue Reading ]
HE MEASURED THE NORTH SIDE, FIVE HUNDRED REEDS,.... From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it was of the same dimension as the east side, just five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven hundred and fifty yards: WITH A MEASURING REED ROUND ABOUT; he measured with the same reed, from poi... [ Continue Reading ]
HE MEASURED THE SOUTH SIDE, FIVE HUNDRED REEDS,.... From the two angles of that side, east and west; and it amounted to just the same number of reeds, even five hundred reeds, or one thousand seven hundred and fifty yards: WITH THE MEASURING REED; the same as before; here, and in the next verse, th... [ Continue Reading ]
HE TURNED ABOUT TO THE WEST SIDE,.... And took the dimensions of that, from angle to angle, the south and north points of it: AND MEASURED FIVE HUNDRED REEDS, WITH THE MEASURING REED; and it was exactly of the same measure with the other three sides.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE MEASURED IT BY THE FOUR SIDES,.... Which were equilateral, parallel to each other, each measuring five hundred reeds; which in all made up two thousand reeds, or seven thousand yards: this shows that no material building can be designed; never was an edifice of such dimensions; this seems rather... [ Continue Reading ]