Eze 45:1 | TSK | e4.org | shall divide by lot Heb. cause the land to fall by lot, , ; ; , ; ye shall offer , ; ; an holy portion Heb. holiness, the length That our translators rightly added the word reeds, is evident from the length and breadth of the sanctuary being exactly the same as before (compare with ). Estimating the reed at 3+ yards, this holy oblation would constitute a square of nearly fifty miles on every side. From the north side a portion of nearly twenty miles in width, and nearly fifty in length, was appointed for the priests; and in the midst of this portion, the area of the sanctuary, about a mile square, to be enclosed by a wall ( ). Next to this, on the south, was the Levites' portion, of the same dimensions as that of the priests' ( ); and south of this was the portion for the city, of the same length as those of the priests and Levites, but only half the width ( ). These three formed the square of 25,000 reeds, or nearly fifty miles; and that set apart for the prince, the breadth of which is not mentioned, extended in length from north to south, along the east and west sides of the square. As Canaan would not admit of so large a portion for the sanctuary, etc., this was no doubt intended to intimate the large extent of the church in the glorious times predicted.

‏ Ezekiel 45:1

shall divide by lot Heb. cause the land to fall by lot, Ezek 47:21, Ezek 48:29; Num 34:13; Josh 13:6, Josh 14:2; Ps 16:5-6

ye shall offer Ezek 45:2-7, Ezek 48:8-23; Lev 25:23; Prov 3:9

an holy portion Heb. holiness, Zech 14:20-21

the length That our translators rightly added the word reeds, is evident from the length and breadth of the sanctuary being exactly the same as before (compare Ezek 45:2 with Ezek 42:16-19). Estimating the reed at 3+ yards, this holy oblation would constitute a square of nearly fifty miles on every side. From the north side a portion of nearly twenty miles in width, and nearly fifty in length, was appointed for the priests; and in the midst of this portion, the area of the sanctuary, about a mile square, to be enclosed by a wall (Ezek 45:1-2). Next to this, on the south, was the Levites' portion, of the same dimensions as that of the priests' (Ezek 45:5); and south of this was the portion for the city, of the same length as those of the priests and Levites, but only half the width (Ezek 45:6). These three formed the square of 25,000 reeds, or nearly fifty miles; and that set apart for the prince, the breadth of which is not mentioned, extended in length from north to south, along the east and west sides of the square. As Canaan would not admit of so large a portion for the sanctuary, etc., this was no doubt intended to intimate the large extent of the church in the glorious times predicted.