Ezekiel 45:25

_ _ In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil. In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day ... shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days. So also, whereas the feast of tabernacles had its own offerings, which diminished as the days of the feast advanced, here the same are appointed as on the Passover. Thus it is implied that the letter of the law is to give place to its spirit, those outward rites of Judaism having no intrinsic efficacy, but symbolizing the spiritual truths of Messiah's kingdom; as, for instance, the perfect holiness which is to characterize it. Compare 1 Corinthians 5:7 as to our spiritual "Passover," wherein, at the Lord's Supper, we feed on Christ b

Verse Ezekiel 45:25. _IN THE SEVENTH_ MONth] He shall do at the feast of tabernacles the same things that he was desired to do on the _passover_. The prince should offer the same number of victims, of the same quality, and with the same ceremonies, as during the above _seven_ days. The offerings were, sin-offerings, burnt-offerings, and peace-offerings....

This order of certain solemn services does not follow exactly the order of Moses, of Solomon, or of Ezra. The deviation can scarcely have been accidental, and furnishes a fresh indication that the whole vision is symbolic, representative of the times when, after the oblation of the one Sacrifice, reconciliation and sanctification were effected for man through the presence of God dwelling in the midst of the people. Ezekiel 45:18 IN THE FIRST DAY - If this is only a special Passover for the dedication, the prolongation of the festival may be compared with that under Solomon 2 Chronicles 7:8. But it is more probably a general ordinance, and, in this case, we have an addition to the Mosaic ritual (compare...

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 section of the chapter (Ezekiel 45:1) the portions of land that should be allotted respectively to the sanctuary, _i.e._ for the temple buildings, and the priests' and Levites' houses (Ezekiel 45:1), to the city and its inhabitants, that they might be able to discharge their religious and civil obligations on the one hand to the temple, and on the other hand to the state (Ezekiel 45:6), and to the prince to e

IN THE SEVENTH MONTH, IN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE MONTH,.... The month Tisri, which answers to part of our September and October: SHALL HE DO THE LIKE IN THE FEAST OF THE SEVEN DAYS; the feast of tabernacles, which began the fifteenth of Tisri, and was kept seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, which is not here taken notice of: this feast was in commemoration of the Jews dwelling in tabernacles in the wilderness; and was typical of Christ's tabernacling in our nature, or of his incarnation; and which feast is to be kept in Gospel times, and particularly in the latter day, by believing in the incarnate Saviour, and in all the blessings flowing from his incarnation; and by attending the Gospel feast, his word and ordinances, which hold him forth as the only Saviour; Zechariah 14:16, now, the same things are to be done at this feast as at the feast

SEVENTH MONTH That is, October....

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 feast of tabernacles (Ezekiel 45:18)...

EZEKIEL 45:18 TO EZEKIEL 46:15. FESTIVALS AND OFFERINGS. Ezekiel 45:18. The Passover and Harvest Festivals. The mention of the prince's responsibility for providing the festival offerings is appropriately followed by a description of the festivals themselves. And first the two half-yearly festivals of the passover in the first month (_i.e._ in spring), and of the harvest or booths (it is here simply called the festival, Ezekiel 45:25) in the seventh. Each begins in the middle of the month and lasts for a week: while, to ensure the ceremonial purity of the sanctuary, which may have been endangered by error or ignoranc

Ezekiel 45:18 to Ezekiel 46:24. The offerings to be made at the feasts and other appointed seasons (1) Ezekiel 45:18-25. Offerings at the feasts. (2) Ezekiel 46:1-11. Offerings for the sabbaths and new moons. (3) Ezekiel 45:12. Voluntary offerings of the prince. (4) Ezekiel 45:13. The daily burnt-offering. (5) Ezekiel 45:16. Case

IN THE SEVENTH MONTH— _"_He shall do at the feast of tabernacles all the same things which have already been appointed for him to do on the passover." REFLECTIONS.—1st, The division of the land here directed is very different from that made by Moses and Joshua, and the extent of the country divided vastly exceeds that ancient inheritance of God's Israel, the land of Canaan: this, therefore, may properly be referred to the kingdom of Christ, and his church, enlarged by the vast accession of converts both of Jews and Gentiles. 1. The first portion is for God, his sanctuary in the midst, and around it the abode of the priests and Levites, with the land appropriated for their use; and this is considered as _an oblation unto the Lord;_ for what is done to them for his sake, he accepts as done unto himself. Their residence is near the sanctuary, for there must their constant attendance be. A...