Ezekiel 47:10

And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. The fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim - "En-gedi" (meaning 'fountain of the kid'), anciently Hazazon-tamar, now Ain-Jidy: west of the Dead Sea; David's place of refuge from Saul. En-eglaim means 'fountain of two calves,' on the confines of Moab, over against En-gedi, and near where Jordan enters the Dead Sea (). These two limits are fixed on to comprise between them the whole Dead Sea. Their fish shall be according to the kinds. Jerome quotes an ancient theory that 'there are 153 kinds of fish,' all of which were taken by the apostles (), and not one remained uncaptured; si

Verse Ezekiel 47:10. _THE FISHERS SHALL STAND UPON IT_] On the above plan of interpretation these must mean - 1. The _apostles_ of our Lord Jesus. 2. The _preachers_ of the everlasting Gospel. See Matthew 4:19. _FROM EN-GEDI_] At the southern extremity of the Dead Sea. _UNTO EN-EGLAIM_] At the northern extremity of the same. _THEIR FISH SHALL BE ACCORDING TO THEIR KINDS_] Every kind of fish, and the fish all excellent of their kinds. All _nations_, and _kindreds_, and _people_ shall be called by the Gospel; it shall not be an excluding system like that of Judaism, for its Author tasted death for every man....

“En-gedi” (see 1 Samuel 23:29) was about the middle of the western shore of the Dead Sea. En-eglaim does not occur elsewhere. Its form indicates that it was one of the double cities of Moab (see Ezekiel 25:9 note). It has been identified with “Ain-el-Feshkah” to the north on the western bank of the Dead Sea. On this supposition, “from En-eglaim to En-gedi” would be the line of coast from the most northern fountain to the principal fountain southward....

EXPOSITION As the first part of Ezekiel's vision (Ezekiel 40-43.) dealt with the temple, or "house," and the second (Ezekiel 44-47.) with the ritual, or "worship," so the third, which beans with the present chapter (Ezekiel 47:1; Ezekiel 48:1.), treats of the land, or "inheritance" setting forth first its relation to the temple (verses 1-12) and to outlying countries (verses 13-21), and secondly its division among the tribes, inclusive of the priests, Levites, sanctuary, prince, and city (Ezekiel 48:1), with a statement of the dimensions and gates of the last (verses 24-35). The opening section of the present chapter (verses 1-12) is by Kliefoth and others connected with the second part as a conclusio

AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS,.... In Gospel times: what follows had a fulfilment in the first times of the Gospel, and will have a greater in the latter times of it: THAT THE FISHERS SHALL STAND UPON IT; upon the brink of the river, or the shore of the sea, whose waters will be healed by this river running into them. These "fishers" are the apostles of Christ, who, of fishermen, were made fishers of men by him; to whom he gave a call, and a commission, and gifts qualifying them to preach the Gospel; whereby they caught men, and brought them to Christ; and so were the instruments of saving them, even of great numbers, both in Judea, and in the Gentile world; of which some instances of their fishing, after their call to the ministry, were emblematical; Matthew 4:18, likewise all other ministers of the Gospel are here meant, especially those that will be in the latter day; compa

III. THE VISION CONCERNING THE LAND (47-48) CHAPTER 4 7 _ 1. The waters of healing from the temple (Ezekiel 47:1) _ 2. Borders of the land (Ezekiel 47:13) 3. Concerning the stranger in the land (Ezekiel 47:22)...

EZEKIEL 47, 48. THE HOLY LAND, ITS BEAUTY, BOUNDARIES, AND DIVISIONS. Now that the Temple and its worship, which are indispensable to the welfare of the land, have been described, Ezekiel directs his parting glance to the land itself, introducing his description with a beautiful and suggestive picture, particularly refreshing after the long stretch of minute ceremonial detail, of the life-giving stream that flowed from the heart of the sanctuary. The clearness and keenness with which the prophet's imagination is working, comes out in the frequent repetition of the word Behold. EZEKIEL 47:1. THE RIVER OF LIFE. From under the threshold of the Temple the prophet, led by his supernatural guide, is startled to see water trickling out and flowing past the altar eastwards, growing deeper and stronger as it flows, in the direction of the Dead Sea, into which it finally falls.

EN-GEDI. Now the well-known spring, _Ain Jidy,_ on the west shore. The original name was Hazazon-tamar (2 Chronicles 20:2). EN-EGLAIM. Not yet identified. Eusebius places it eight miles south of. _Ar_ of Moab. This would probably be. _Ain Hajla_, the ancient Beth Hogla. THE GREAT SEA. The Mediterranean....

The river issuing from the temple. The prophet saw a stream issuing from beneath the threshold of the house, which pursued its way eastward, passing the altar on the south side and emerging into the open on the right hand of the outer east gate. A thousand cubits from the gate the waters were ankle deep, but speedily they became a river so deep that it could be crossed only by swimming (Ezekiel 47:3). A luxuriant nature attended the course of the stream; trees grew on every side, ever green and with unfailing fruit, the leaves of which possessed a healing virtue (Ezekiel 47:7_; Ezekiel 47:12_). The desert place to the east became transformed, and the bitter waters of the Dead Sea into which the river flowed were made sweet,

III. THE FUTURE LAND 47:1-48:35 In his last vision Ezekiel observes the blessing which the people of God would enjoy in the new Temple age. In that blessed land the tribes of Israel would have eternal possession. Here he discusses (1) the transformation of the promised land (Ezekiel 47:1-12); (2) the boundaries of the promised land (Ezekiel 47:13-21); (3) the place of aliens in the land (Ezekiel 47:22-23); (4) the apportionment of the land among the tribes (Ezekiel 48:1-35). THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PROMISED LAND 47:1-12 TRANSLATION (1) And he brought me back unto