TSK - EZEKIEL 40

  1  The time, manner, and end of the vision of the city and
    temple.
 6  The description of the east gate of the outer court;
20  of the north gate;
24  of the south gate;
27  of the south gate of the inner court;
32  of the east gate;
35  and of the north gate.
39  Eight tables.
44  The chambers.
48  The porch of the house.


VERSE 1
- In the five.
  On Tuesday, April 20.

   * Eze 1:2; 8:1; 29:17; 32:1,17
- after.
   * Eze 33:21 2Ki 25:1-30 Jer 39:1-18; 52:1-34
- selfsame.
   * Ex 12:41
- hand.
   * Eze 1:3; 3:14,22; 11:24; 37:1 Re 1:10


VERSE 2 
 - the visions.
  There can be little doubt, that the grand outlines of the
  description of the temple, in the following extraordinary
  vision, were taken from that of Solomon's, with all the
  additions made to it in after ages; and we may suppose that
  Zerubbabel and the other Jews had respect to it, as far as
  circumstances would permit, in rebuilding the temple after
  the captivity.  There are, however, many circumstances which
  conclusively shew, that something infinitely superior to
  either the first or second temple was intended; and that the
  external description must be considered as a figure and
  emblem of spiritual blessings.  Probably the more immediate
  accomplishment of the prophecy will be subsequent to the
  conversion and restoration of the Jews, the destruction of
  Gog and Magog, and the pouring out of the Spirit, mentioned
  at the close of the last chapter; but whether there will be
  any external forms analogous to these cannot be determined,
  though in some respects it seems improbable.

   * Eze 1:1; 8:3 Da 7:1,7 Ac 2:17; 16:9 2Co 12:1-7
- a very.
   * Eze 17:22,23 Isa 2:2,3 Da 2:34,35 Mic 4:1 Re 21:10
- by.  or, upon.  as the.
   * Eze 48:30-35 Ga 4:26 Re 21:10-23
- frame.
   * 1Ch 28:12,19
- on the south.
   * Isa 48:2; 14:13


VERSE 3 
 - whose.
   * Eze 1:7,27 Da 10:5,6 Re 1:15
- with.
   * Eze 47:3 Isa 8:20; 28:17 Zec 2:1,2 Re 11:1; 21:15


VERSE 4 
 - behold.
   * Eze 2:7,8; 3:17; 43:10; 44:5 Mt 10:27; 13:9,51,52
- declare.
   * Isa 21:10 Jer 26:2 Ac 20:27 1Co 11:23


VERSE 5 
 - a wall.
   * Eze 42:20 Ps 125:2 Isa 26:1; 60:18 Zec 2:5 Re 21:12
- by.
   * De 3:11
- so he.
   * Eze 42:20


VERSE 6 
 - unto.
   * :20; 8:16; 11:1; 43:1; 44:1; 46:1,12 1Ch 9:18,24 Ne 3:29 Jer 19:2
- which looketh.  Heb. whose face was the way.  stairs.
   * :26 1Ki 6:8
- threshold.
   * Eze 10:18; 43:8; 46:2; 47:1 Ps 84:10 *marg:
- one reed.
   * :5,7

VERSE 7
    * Eze 42:5 1Ki 6:5-10 1Ch 9:26; 23:28 2Ch 3:9; 31:11 Ezr 8:29
   * Jer 35:4

VERSE 8


VERSE 9 
 - the posts.
   * Eze 45:19


VERSE 10 
 - the little.
   * :7
- they three.
  The entrance into the outer court seems to have been through
  a porch with doors at both ends; and on each side of this
  porch were three small chambers, or rooms, for the use of the
  porters, a reed square in size, with a passage of five cubits
  between them.  The common cubit, termed the "cubit of a man,"
  (De 3:11,) was about 18 inches; but the cubit used by the
  angel was, as we learn from ch. 13 43:13, "a cubit and a hand
  breadth," or about three inches more than the common cubit,
  that is 21 inches.  Hence the measuring reed, which was "six
  cubits long, by the cubit and the hand breadth," (ver. 5,)
  must have been about 10« feet

VERSE 11


VERSE 12 
 - space.  Heb. limit, or bound.
   * :12


VERSE 13 
 - the gate.
  The whole arch of the east gate, measured from the southern
  extremity of one room to the northern extremity of the
  opposite room, was 25 cubits; including the dimensions of the
  two rooms, or twelve cubits, (ver. 7;) the spaces before the
  rooms, or two cubits, (ver. 12;) and the breadth of the
  entrance, ten cubits, (ver. 11;) making all 24 cubits,
  leaving one cubit for the thickness of the walls.

   * :13


VERSE 14 
 - the court.
   * Eze 8:7; 42:1 Ex 27:9; 35:17 Le 6:16 1Ch 28:6 Ps 100:4 Isa 62:9


VERSE 15 
 - the face of the gate.
  This was the whole length of the porch, from the outward
  front, (ch. 21 41:21, 25,) to the inner side which looks into
  the first court, (ver. 17,) including the thickness of the
  walls, (ver. 6,) chambers, (ver. 7,) and spaces between them.

   * :15


VERSE 16 
 - narrow.  Heb. closed.
   * Eze 41:16 1Ki 6:4 1Co 13:12
- the little.
   * :7,12
- arches.  or, galleries, or porches.
   * :21,22,25,30; 41:15; 42:3 Joh 5:2
- inward.  or, within.  palm trees.
   * 1Ki 6:29,32,35 2Ch 3:5 Ps 92:12 Re 7:9


VERSE 17 
 - the outward.
   * Eze 10:5; 42:1; 46:21 Re 11:2
- there were.
   * 1Ki 6:5 1Ch 9:26; 23:28 2Ch 31:11
- thirty.
   * Eze 42:4; 45:5

VERSE 18


VERSE 19 
 - unto the.
   * :23,27; 46:1,2
- without.  or, from without.


VERSE 20 
 - the gate.
   * :6
- that looked.  Heb. whose face was.


VERSE 21 
 - the little.
   * :7,10-16,29,30,36,37
- arches.  or, galleries, or porches.
   * :16,26,30,34
- after.
   * :8,10,13,15,25,29


VERSE 22 
 - palm trees.
   * :16,31,37 1Ki 6:29,32,35; 7:36 2Ch 3:5 Re 7:9
- and they.
   * :6,26,31,34,37,49 Heb 6:1
- before them.
  Or, "suitable to them," that is, to the arches of the east
  gate.  The north gate into the outward court, and every thing
  belonging to it, were exactly the same as the east gate.


VERSE 23 
 - the gate of.
  That is, the gate of the inner court was opposite, and
  exactly answered to the gate of the outward court, both on
  the north and east side; and between the gates of the outward
  and inner court was a space of an hundred cubits.

   * :19,27,28,44
- and he.
   * Ex 27:9-18; 38:9-12


VERSE 24 
 - and behold.
   * :6,20,35; 46:9
- and he.
   * :21,28,29,33,35,36
- according.
  That is, according to the measures of the eastern and
  northern gates.  There does not appear to have been any gates
  on the west, though the courts seem to have extended to the
  western wall


VERSE 25 
 - windows.
   * :16,22,29 Joh 12:46 1Co 13:12 2Pe 1:19
- the length.
   * :21,33


VERSE 26 
 - seven.
   * :6,22,29 2Pe 3:18
- palm trees.
   * :16,22 Ps 92:12,13 So 7:7,8


VERSE 27 
 - in the.
   * :23,32
- and he.
   * :19,23,47


VERSE 28 
 - he brought.
  As the outward court inclosed the inner, the prophet was led
  from the south gate of the outward court to the south gate of
  the inner, which was opposite it, and so into the inner court
  itself.

- according.
   * :32,35


VERSE 29 
 - the little.
  The entrance into the inner court seems to have been through
  a portico, exactly like that at each gate of the outward
  court; but the ascent was by eight steps, instead of seven.

   * :7,10,12 1Ch 28:11,12 2Ch 31:11 Ne 13:5,9 Jer 35:2-4; 36:10
- and there.
   * :16,22,25


VERSE 30 
 - the arches.
  These are supposed to have been built over the spaces which
  separated the little chambers, or porters' lodges.

- five and.
   * :21,25,29,33,36
- five cubits.
  Instead of five cubits, it seems evident, from the parallel
  places, that we should read twenty-five:  the word {ˆsrim}
  appears to have been lost out of the text.

- broad.  Heb. breadth.


VERSE 31 
 - and palm.
   * :26,34
- eight.
   * :22,26,34,37


VERSE 32 
 - into the.
   * :28-31,35


VERSE 33 
 - it was.
   * :21,25,36


VERSE 34 
 - palm trees.
  That is, probably, the capital of each pillar was ornamented
  with sculpture, representing leaves or branches of the palm
  tree.

- eight steps.
   * :6,22,26,31,34,37,49


VERSE 35 
 - to the.
   * :27,32; 44:4; 47:2
- measured.
  The north gate, as well as the east, was built in the same
  manner, and of the same dimensions, as the south gate.  See
  the parallel passages.


VERSE 36 
 - little.
   * :21,29,36


VERSE 37 
 - the posts.
   * :31,34
- the utter court.
  That is, "the outer court," as the word utter primarily
  denotes.


VERSE 38 
 - the chambers.
   * :12; 41:10,11 1Ki 6:8
- where.
  This place, where the legs and entrails of the sacrifices,
  especially of the burnt offerings, were washed, was just
  within the portico of the north entrance to the inner court,
  or court of the priests.  An allusion to this is most
  probably made by the inspired apostle when writing his
  Epistle to the Hebrews, at the 10th chapter and 22nd verse.
  "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of
  faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience,
  and our bodies washed with pure water."

   * Le 1:9; 8:21 Heb 10:22


VERSE 39 
 - tables on that.
   * Eze 41:22; 44:16 Mal 1:7,12 Lu 22:30 1Co 10:16-21
- the burnt.
   * Le 1:3-17
- the sin.
   * Le 4:2,3,13-35 Isa 53:5,10 2Co 5:21
- the trespass.
   * Le 5:6-13; 6:6; 7:1,2


VERSE 40 
 - at the side.
  Two tables were on each side, as you come into the porch of
  the gate; and two on each side of the inner part of the gate
  that looked towards the altar; in all eight tables, on which
  they slew and cut up the victims.  It does not appear that
  any such tables were used either in the tabernacle or temple;
  and this seems to intimate the introduction of a new and more
  spiritual dispensation:  See the referemces.

- as one goeth up.  or, at the step.
   * :35

VERSE 41


VERSE 42 
 - of hewn stone.
   * Ex 20:25 La 3:9 Am 5:11
- instruments.
   * Ex 38:3


VERSE 43 
 - within.
  These were probably for hanging up the victims in order to
  flay them.

- hooks.  or, end-irons, or, the two hearth-stones.  upon.
   * Le 1:6,8; 8:20


VERSE 44 
 - the inner.
   * :23,27
- chambers.
   * :7,10,29 1Ch 6:31,32; 16:41-43; 25:1-31 Eph 5:19 Col 3:16


VERSE 45 
 - chamber.
  The word chamber probably here denotes a row of chambers, of
  which there seems to have been three:  one for the singers;
  one for the priests who in their courses took charge of the
  sacred vessels and treasures; and one for the priests who
  attended on the altar and sacrifices.

- whose.
   * Eze 8:5
- the keepers.
   * Le 8:35 Nu 3:27,28,32,38; 18:5 1Ch 6:49; 9:23 2Ch 13:11
   * Ps 134:1 Mal 2:4-7 1Ti 6:20 Re 1:6
- charge.  or, ward, or, ordinance, and so ver.
   * :46


VERSE 46 
 - the keepers.
   * Eze 44:15 Le 6:12,13 Nu 18:5
- these.
   * Eze 43:19; 44:15; 48:11 1Ki 2:35
- which come.
   * Le 10:3 Nu 16:5,40 Eph 2:13


VERSE 47 
 - court.
  This was the inner court, or court of the priests, which was
  of the same dimensions with each division of the outer court;
  and the altar stood directly before the porch of the temple.

- an hundred cubits long.
   * :19,23,27


VERSE 48 
 - the porch.
  The length of the porch was twenty cubits, the same as the
  breadth of the temple, and the breadth eleven cubits, that
  is, one cubit more than in Solomon's temple.  Two bivalve, or
  folding doors, each leaf of them being three cubits wide,
  seem to have formed the entrance; which, with five cubits,
  perhaps of brick or stone work, one each side, called "the
  post of the porch," amount to sixteen cubits; and the other
  four cubits may be supposed to have been the distance from
  these posts to the outside walls of the temple.

   * 1Ki 6:3 2Ch 3:4


VERSE 49 
 - The steps.
  This was a flight of steps which led from the inner court
  into the temple.

   * :31,34,37
- pillars.
   * 1Ki 7:15-21 2Ch 3:17 Jer 52:17-23 Re 3:12



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