King James Version
Ezekiel 46
24 verses with commentary
The Prince and Worship
Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
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KJV Study Commentary
The east gate remained shut six working days but opened on Sabbath and new moon. This regulation emphasized Sabbath sacredness and special worship times. Regular rhythm of work and worship teaches that life alternates between ordinary and sacred times. Weekly/monthly worship structures sustained spiritual life and community identity.
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
**XLVI.**
The first fifteen verses of this chapter belong to Ezekiel 45. The prince was required to provide and bring the sacrifices for himself and for the people (Ezekiel 45:17); therefore, as soon as the yearly festivals have been described, directions are given (Ezekiel 46:1-3) for the conduct of the prince at these sacrifices. He was required to be always present, while attendance on the part...
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**48. Sodom--**(Mt 11:24). Judah's guilt was not positively, but relatively, greater than Sodom's; because it was in the midst of such higher privileges, and such solemn warnings; a fortiori, the guilt of unbelievers in the midst of the highest of all lights, namely, the Gospel, is the greatest.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
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The prince would worship 'at the threshold of the gate' but not enter—he wasn't a priest. Even rulers worshiped with limitations, acknowledging distinctions in sacred roles. This teaches that leadership doesn't eliminate accountability or boundaries. Everyone, regardless of status, approaches God according to His prescribed order.
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(2) **Stand by the post of the gate.—**The prince shall enter the sanctuary by the east gate of the outer court, pass through that court to the inner gate, and “worship at the threshold of the gate” immediately adjoining the inner court, while the priests make ready his sacrifices. But he is not to enter the inner court, or to assume any priestly functions. Afterwards he is to go forth by the same...
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**49. pride--**inherited by Moab, her offspring (Is 16:6; Jr 48:26), and by Ammon (Jr 49:4). God, the heart-searcher, here specifies as Sodom's sin, not merely her notorious lusts, but the secret spring of them, "pride" flowing from "fullness of bread," caused by the fertility of the soil (Ge 13:10), and producing "idleness."
**abundance of idleness--**literally, "the secure carelessness of ease...
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Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons.
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The worship regulation—'the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons'—prescribes regular corporate worship. The Hebrew עַם הָאָרֶץ (am ha'aretz, 'people of the land') indicates general population, not just priests. The sabbaths (weekly) and new moons (monthly) created rhythm of regular worship. The 'door of this gate' provided d...
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(3) **Worship at the door.—**The people, in so far as they might be present on the Sabbaths and new moons, are not to worship in the same place with the prince; but in the outer court, at the entrance of the east gate to the inner court.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**50. haughty--**puffed up with prosperity.
**abomination before me--**"sinners before the Lord" (Ge 13:13); said of those whose sin is so heinous as to cry out to God for immediate judgments; presumptuous sins, daring God to the face (Ge 18:20; 19:5).
**I took them away--**(Ge 19:24).
**as I saw good--**rather, "according to what I saw"; referring to Ge 18:21, where God says, "I will go dow...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
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<strong>The burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish</strong>—The Sabbath <em>olah</em> (עֹלָה, "burnt offering," wholly consumed on the altar) requires seven animals: six <em>kevasim</em> (כְּבָשִׂים, "lambs") plus one <em>ayil</em> (אַיִל, "ram"), all <em>temimim</em> (תְּמִימִם, "without blemish/per...
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(4) **Six lambs . . . and a ram.—**The burnt offering for the Sabbath, according to the Mosaic law (Numbers 28:9), was two lambs. This is greatly increased here, and the “meat offering” for the ram is also made larger, while that for the lambs (Ezekiel 46:5) is left to the prince’s generosity.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**51. Samaria--**the kingdom of the ten tribes of Israel less guilty than Judah; for Judah betrayed greater ingratitude, having greater privileges, namely, the temple, the priesthood, and the regular order of kings.
**justified thy sisters--**made them appear almost innocent by comparison with thy guilt (Jr 3:11; Mt 12:41, 42).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. as he: Heb. the gift of his hand
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<strong>And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give</strong>—The <em>minchah</em> (מִנְחָה, "grain offering") accompanying the ram is fixed (one ephah, ~22 liters of fine flour), but the grain for the six lambs is discretionary: <strong>as he shall be able to give</strong> (<em>mattat yado</em>, מַתַּת יָדוֹ, literally "gift of...
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**52. Thou ... which hast judged ... bear thine own--**(Mt 7:1, 2; Ro 2:1, 17-23). Judah had judged Sodom (representing "the heathen nations") and Samaria (Israel), saying they were justly punished, as if she herself was innocent (Lu 13:2).
**thy shame--**ignominious punishment.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.
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<strong>In the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish.</strong> The Hebrew <em>rosh chodesh</em> (רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, 'head of the month') designated monthly new moon festivals requiring heightened sacrifice. The specifications intensify from Sabbath offerings (46:4-5)—now a young <em>par</em> (פַּר, bull) joins the six la...
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(6) **A young bullock . . . and six lambs, and a ram.**—The law required for the new moons, for a burnt offering, two bullocks, seven lambs, and a ram (Numbers 28:11), so that this sacrifice is here diminished; it also required a he-goat for a sin offering, of which no mention is here made.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
53. Here follows a promise of restoration. Even the sore chastisements coming on Judah would fail to reform its people; God's returning goodness alone would effect this, to show how entirely of grace was to be their restoration. The restoration of her erring sisters is mentioned before hers, even as their punishment preceded her punishment; so all self-boasting is excluded [Fairbairn]. "Ye shall, ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>He shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto.</strong> The Hebrew <em>minchah</em> (מִנְחָה, 'grain offering') accompanies animal sacrifices—fine flour representing the fruit of human labor dedicated to God. An <em>ephah</em> (אֵיפָה, roughly 22 liters) of grain per large animal shows generous pr...
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**54. bear thine own shame--**by being put on a level with those whom thou hast so much despised.
**thou art a comfort unto them--**since they see thee as miserable as themselves. It is a kind of melancholy "comfort" to those chastised to see others as sorely punished as themselves (Eze 14:22, 23).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
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<strong>When the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.</strong> The <em>nasi</em> (נָשִׂיא, 'prince')—whether Davidic heir or Christ himself in millennial reign—must use the eastern gate's porch (<em>ulam</em>, אוּלָם). The deliberate path demonstrates that even exalted leaders approach God through prescribed means, not p...
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55. (See on Eze 16:53).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.
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The worship flow regulation—'he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in'—prevents congestion and maintains order. This seemingly minor detail teaches that worship requires organizatio...
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(9) **In the solemn feasts.—**Different arrangements were required for the great or “solemn” feasts, because at these all the males of Israel were commanded to be present, and therefore the numbers were very large. This affects both the people and (Ezekiel 46:10) the prince. The first provision is one for securing order in the vast concourse of people: by whichever (outer) gate any one enters (the...
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**56. Sodom was not mentioned--**literally, "was not for a report." Thou didst not deign to mention her name as if her case could possibly apply as a warning to thee, but it did apply (2Pe 2:6).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.
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The worship participation rule—'the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth'—integrates leadership with people. The Hebrew תָּוֶךְ (tavek, 'midst') indicates the prince participates alongside, not separate from, the people. This prevents elitist spirituality where leaders claim exemption from common worship. The synchronized movement ('when...
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(10) **The prince in the midst of them.**—On occasion of these yearly feasts, it was no longer necessary that the prince should represent the people, they being themselves present. He, therefore, now worships in their midst, entering with them at the north or south gate, and going out by the opposite one.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**57. Before thy wickedness was discovered--**manifested to all, namely, by the punishment inflicted on thee.
**thy reproach of ... Syria and ... Philistines--**the indignity and injuries done thee by Syria and the Philistines (2Ki 16:5; 2Ch 28:18; Is 9:11, 12).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>In the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram.</strong> The Hebrew <em>chaggim u'mo'adim</em> (חַגִּים וּמוֹעֲדִים, 'festivals and appointed times') encompasses annual feasts like Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. The standardized ephah per large animal during these celebrations ensures abundant provision, while <strong>to ...
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(11) **And in the solemnities.—**The new rules for the proportion of the meat offering, as laid down in Ezekiel 46:5; Ezekiel 46:7, Ezekiel 45:24, are here repeated for the feast days; and it is added that the same is to hold for all established seasons, a different proportion being prescribed only for the daily sacrifice (Ezekiel 46:14).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**58. borne thy lewdness--**that is, the punishment of it (Eze 23:49). I do not treat thee with excessive rigor. Thy sin and punishment are exactly commensurate.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate.
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<strong>When the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east.</strong> The Hebrew <em>nedavah</em> (נְדָבָה, 'freewill offering') marks spontaneous worship beyond required sacrifices—the prince may bring <em>olah</em> (עֹלָה, burnt offering) or <em>shelamim</em> (שְׁלָמִים, peace offerin...
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(12) **A voluntary burnt offering.**—One case in which the prince might present a sacrifice is yet unprovided *for.* He might offer, like any of the people, a voluntary sacrifice at any time, either a burnt offering or a peace offering. In this case he is still to enter by the east gate; but the gate, instead of standing open until evening, as on the Sabbaths and new moons, is to be immediately sh...
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**59. the oath--**the covenant between God and Israel (De 29:12, 14). As thou hast despised it, so will I despise thee. No covenant is one-sided; where Israel broke faith, God's promise of favor ceased.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 46
The defeat of the Egyptians. (Jr 46:1-12) Their overthrow after the siege of Tyre. (Jr 46:13-26) A promise of comfort to the Jews. (Jr 46:27,28)
**Verses 1-12** The whole word of God is against those who obey not the gospel of Christ; but it is for those, even of the Gentiles, who turn to Him. The prophecy begins with Egypt. Let them strengthen themselves with all the art and inte...
Read full commentary →Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning. of the: Heb. a son of his year every: Heb. morning by morning
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning.</strong> The <em>tamid</em> (תָּמִיד, 'continual') offering anchors each day's worship—a <em>kebes</em> (כֶּבֶשׂ, yearling lamb) <em>tamim</em> (תָּמִים, perfect/unblemished) sacrificed <em>baboker baboker</em> (בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר, 'morning by morning')...
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(13) **Daily prepare a burnt offering.—**Ezekiel 46:13-15 contain regulations for the daily sacrifice. The victim is the same as under the Mosaic law; but instead of being offered every morning and evening (Numbers 28:3-5), it is here provided only for the morning. On the other hand, the accompanying meat offering is increased from the tenth to the sixth of an ephah of flour, and from a fourth to ...
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60. The promise here bursts forth unexpectedly like the sun from the dark clouds. With all her forgetfulness of God, God still remembers her; showing that her redemption is altogether of grace. Contrast "I will remember," with "thou hast not remembered" (Eze 16:22, 43); also "My covenant," with "Thy covenant" (Eze 16:61; Psa 106:45); then the effect produced on her is (Eze 16:63) "that thou mayest...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.
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<strong>Thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour.</strong> The daily <em>minchah</em> (מִנְחָה, grain offering) accompanies the morning lamb—approximately 3.7 liters of <em>solet</em> (סֹלֶת, fine flour) mixed with 1.2 liters of <em>shemen</em> (שֶׁמֶן, oil). The verb <strong>to temper</s...
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**61. thou shalt remember--**It is God who first remembers her before she remembers Him and her own ways before Him (Eze 16:60; Eze 20:43; 36:31).
**ashamed--**the fruit of repentance (2Co 7:10, 11). None please God unless those who displease themselves; a foretaste of the Gospel (Lu 18:9-14).
**I will give them unto thee for daughters--**(Is 54:1; 60:3, 4; Ga 4:26, &c.). All the heathen n...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.
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<strong>Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.</strong> This summary verse unifies 46:13-14's components—<em>kebes</em> (lamb), <em>minchah</em> (grain offering), and <em>shemen</em> (oil)—into a harmonious <em>olat tamid</em> (עֹלַת תָּמִיד, 'continual burnt offering'). The threefold elements create completeness: animal ...
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62. (Ho 2:19, 20).
**thou shalt know that I am the Lord--**not, as elsewhere, by the judgments falling on thee, but by My so marvellously restoring thee through grace.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
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Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.
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The inheritance law—'if the prince give a gift of his inheritance unto his sons, it shall be theirs by inheritance... But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince'—protects family patrimony while allowing temporary gifts. Sons receive permanent inheritance; servants receive temporary grants reverti...
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(16) **If the prince give a gift.—**Ezekiel 46:15-18 contain provisions in regard to the prince’s alienation of his domain. According to Ezekiel 45:7-8, he was to have a portion of land on each side of the “oblation,” which should be sufficiently ample to prevent any attempts on his part at violence and exaction. For the same purpose, it was necessary that this territory should remain inalienably ...
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**63. never open thy mouth--**in vindication, or even palliation, of thyself, or expostulation with God for His dealings (Ro 3:19), when thou seest thine own exceeding unworthiness, and My superabounding grace which has so wonderfully overcome with love thy sin (Ro 5:20). "If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged" (1Co 11:31).
**all that thou hast done--**enhancing the grace of God w...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them.
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<strong>But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince</strong>—Land given to עֶבֶד (ʿeved, 'servant/slave') reverts in שְׁנַת הַדְּרוֹר (shĕnat hadĕrôr, 'year of liberty/release')—the Jubilee year (Leviticus 25:10, Isaiah 61:1-2).<br><br><strong>But his inheritance shall be his sons' for them</stron...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.
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<strong>Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession</strong>—The נָשִׂיא (nāśîʾ, 'prince') must not הוֹנָה (hônāh, 'oppress/defraud') people's נַחֲלָה (naḥălāh, 'inheritance'), לְהוֹצִיאָם מֵאֲחֻזָּתָם (lĕhôṣîʾām mēʾăḥuzzātām, 'to thrust them from their possession').<br><br>This prohibits royal land-grabbing—like Ahab seizing...
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(18) **Shall not take of the people’s inheritance.**—Fresh warning is here given against oppression on the part of the prince, and he is reminded that the territory given inalienably to him and his heirs is to provide for his sons’ inheritance.
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward.
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<strong>After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward</strong>—Ezekiel is shown לִשְׁכֹּת הַקֹּדֶשׁ (lishkôt haqqōdesh, 'the holy chambers') for כֹּהֲנִים (kōhănîm, 'priests'), located פְּאַת־יָם (pĕʾat-yām, 'the west side').<br><br>These chambe...
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(19) **At the side of the gate.—**The concluding verses of the chapter are occupied with the arrangements for cooking the sacrificial food of the priests and the people. The latter could partake only of the peace offerings, but the priests, in addition to their portion of these, were required to consume the flesh of the sin and trespass offerings, and the greater part of the “meat offerings.” The ...
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CHAPTER 17 Eze 17:1-24. Parable of the Two Great Eagles, and the Cropping of the Cedar of Lebanon. Judah Is to Be Judged for Revolting from Babylon, Which Had Set Up Zedekiah instead of Jehoiachin, to Egypt; God Himself, as the Rival of the Babylonian King, Is to Plant the Gospel Cedar of Messiah.
The date of the prophecy is between the sixth month of Zedekiah's sixth year of reign and the fifth...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.
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<strong>Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people</strong>—This location for cooking אָשָׁם (ʾāshām, 'guilt offering'), חַטָּאת (ḥaṭṭāʾt, 'sin offering'), and baking מִנְחָה (minḥāh, 'grain offering') prevents carry...
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(20) **Shall boil . . . shall bake.—**The flesh of all sacrifices except the Passover was by the law required to be boiled, and the unbloody “meat offering,” when not already cooked, was to be baked.
**Bear them not out into the utter court**.—In one sense the priestly chambers and also these cooking rooms were themselves in the outer court; but as already remarked, these, with the walk that led t...
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**3. eagle--**the king of birds. The literal Hebrew is, "the great eagle." The symbol of the Assyrian supreme god, Nisroch; so applied to "the great king" of Babylon, his vicegerent on earth (Jr 48:40; 49:22). His "wings" are his great forces. Such symbols were familiar to the Jews, who saw them portrayed on the great buildings of Babylon; such as are now seen in the Assyrian remains.
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court. in every: Heb. a court in a corner of a court, and a court in a corner of a court
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<strong>Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court</strong>—The outer court (הֶחָצֵר הַחִיצוֹנָה, heḥāṣēr haḥîṣônāh) has מִקְצוֹעַ (miqṣôaʿ, 'corner') courts in all אַרְבַּעַת (arbaʿat, 'four') corners—חָצֵר בְּמִקְצֹעַ חָצֵר (ḥāṣēr bĕmiqṣōaʿ ḥāṣēr, 'a court in the corner of the ...
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(21) **The utter court.—**The prophet had just been in those chambers which, although they stood within the area of the outer court, were considered as belonging to the inner. He is now brought into the outer court, properly so called.
**In every corner of the court there was a court.**—In each of the angles of the outer court a place was set apart for the boiling of the flesh of the peace offerin...
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**4. land of traffic ... merchants--**Babylon (2Ki 24:15, 16), famous for its transport traffic on the Tigris and Euphrates. Also, by its connection with the Persian Gulf, it carried on much commerce with India.
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure. joined: or, made with chimneys corners were: Heb. cornered, etc
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<strong>In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure</strong>—The corner courts measured אַרְבָּעִים אֹרֶךְ (arbaʿîm ʾōrekh, '40 [cubits] length') and שְׁלֹשִׁים רֹחַב (shĕlōshîm rōḥab, '30 [cubits] width')—approximately 60 x 45 feet. קְטֻרוֹת (qĕṭurôt, 'joined/enclosed').<br><br>אַרְבַּעְתָּם מִדָּה אֶחָת (...
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**5. seed of the land--**not a foreign production, but one native in the region; a son of the soil, not a foreigner: Zedekiah, uncle of Jehoiachin, of David's family.
**in a fruitful field--**literally, a "field of seed"; that is, fit for propagating and continuing the seed of the royal family.
**as a willow--**derived from a Hebrew root, "to overflow," from its fondness for water (Is 44:4). J...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about.
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<strong>And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about</strong>—The corner courts had טוּר (ṭûr, 'a row') of structures סָבִיב (sābîb, 'round about') with מְבַשְּׁלוֹת (mĕbashshĕlôt, 'boiling places') built in.<br><br>These were kitchen facilities for preparing sacrificial meals. Practical infrastructure en...
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(23) **A row of building.**—Around the walls of these enclosures were fixed tables of masonry with boiling places underneath.
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**6. vine of low stature--**not now, as before, a stately "cedar"; the kingdom of Judah was to be prosperous, but not elevated.
**branches turned toward him--**expressing the fealty of Zedekiah as a vassal looking up to Nebuchadnezzar, to whom Judah owed its peace and very existence as a separate state. The "branches" mean his sons and the other princes and nobles.
**The roots ... under him--*...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
Read full commentary →Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
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<strong>Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people</strong>—These are בֵּית הַמְבַשְּׁלִים (bêt hammĕbashshĕlîm, 'house of the boilers') where מְשָׁרְתֵי הַבַּיִת (mĕshārĕtê habbayit, 'ministers of the house') prepare זֶבַח הָעָם (zevaḥ hāʿām, 'sacrifice of the people').<br><br>'Ministers of the house'—likel...
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(24) **Ministers of the house.—**Not priests, but Temple servants, who were usually Levites.
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**7. another ... eagle--**the king of Egypt (Eze 17:15). The "long-winged" of Eze 17:3 is omitted, as Egypt had not such a wide empire and large armies as Babylon.
**vine ... bend ... roots towards him--**literally, "thirsted after him with its roots"; expressing the longings after Egypt in the Jewish heart. Zedekiah sought the alliance of Egypt, as though by it he could throw off his dependence...
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**Verses 13-28** Those who encroached on others, shall now be themselves encroached on. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjection; but destruction comes out of the north: the Chaldeans shall come. Comfort and peace are spoken to the Israel of God, designed to encourage them when the judgments of God were abroad among the nations. He will be with them, and only ...
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