Places for A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. EZEKIEL. a boiling the flesh. unto the LORD of a lamb of 19 After he brought me through b 14 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. 15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat-offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt-offering. 16 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." A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI 3 Anno Servii Tall, R. Roman., 5. ed toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward. e 20 Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespassoffering and the sin-offering, where they shall bake the meat-offering; that they bear thea not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people. 21 Then he brought me forth into the uter 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. 22 In the four corners of the court them were courts 'joined of forty cubits long as thirty broad: these four corners were of ot measure. k 23 And there was a row of building rout about in them, round about them four, and was made with boiling places under the rows round about. 24 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. corner of a court, and a court in a corner of a court. — made with chimneys. k Heb. cornered.- See ver.2 Lev. viii. 31. 1 Kings xix. 21. 2 Kings vi. 29. an important difference between this and the old kitchens appointed for that (see PP): but that only laws. See Exod. xxix. 31-46. Verse 17. To the year of liberty] That is, to the year of jubilee, called the year of liberty, because there was then a general release. All servants had their liberty, and all alienated estates returned to their former owners. which could not be eaten but in the outer court, atd by the priests which were sanctified; such were the parts of the offerings for sins of commission and ignorance, and the offerings of flour with which they were accompanied. Verse 20. The trespass-offering] Part of this, and of the sin-offering, and the flour-offering, was the portion of the priests. See Numb. xviii. 9, 10. Verse 19. He brought me through the entry] The prophet had entered by the north gate of the court of the priests, where he had seen, a little before, the Verse 23. It was made with boiling places] These glory of the Lord, and where he had received all were uncovered apartments, where they kept firs those directions from chap. xliv. 4, 5, to this chapter. for dressing those parts of the peace-offerings, wh From that gate (see plan, Q) he entered the vestibule were made in the temple by individuals through a by a gate which was by the side of the apartments principle of devotion. On these their families and of the priests, which were along this aisle (see S) their friends feasted; and portions were sent to the to the right of the vestibule towards the west. At poor, the widows, and the orphans. And thus the the extremity of a row of chambers, he remarked, spirit of devotion was the means of preserving the at the west, the place where they boiled the flesh of spirit of mercy, charity, and benevolence in the land. the sin-offerings. (see T.) They did not boil there How true is that word, "Godliness is profitable for the flesh of all sorts of victims, there were other all things!" Vision of CHAP. XLVII. CHAPTER XLVII. the typical waters. The vision of the holy waters issuing out of the temple, and their virtue; an emblem of the power of God's grace under the gospel, capable of healing all but the incorrigibly impenitent, represented by the marshy ground that cannot be healed, 1-12. Also a description of the several divisions of the Holy Land indiscriminately shared betwixt Jews and proselytes; to denote that in after times the privileges now enjoyed by the Jews should be also extended to the Gentiles, 13-23. AFTERWARD he brought without unto the utter gate by A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. me again unto the door of the way that looketh eastward; Anno Servii Tullii, the house; and, behold, wa- and, behold, there ran out R. Roman., 5. ters issued out from under the waters on the right side. threshold of the house eastward: for the fore front of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way Joel iii. 18. Zech. xiii. 1. xiv. 8. Rev. xxii. 1.lxxxiv. 10, in the margin. b Ps. A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a Ch. xl. 3.- d Heb. waters of the ancles. apostle describes; viz., the grace of the gospel, and its effects in the world. mayim מים מפכים Verse 2. There ran out waters] mephaccim, the waters seem to have been at first in small quantity; for the words imply that they oozed or dropped out. They were at first so small that they came guttatim, drop by drop; but they increased so, that they became a river in which one could swim. Verses 3-5. He measured a thousand cubits,-the waters were to the KNEES; a thousand more,--they became a RIVER that could not be forded. The waters were risen, and they were waters to swim in. I. This may be applied to the gradual discoveries of the plan of salvation,-1. In the patriarchal ages. 2. In the giving of the law. 3. In the ministry of John the Baptist. And, 4. In the full manifestation of Christ by the communication of the Holy Ghost. NOTES ON CHAP. XLVII. Verse 1. Behold, waters issued out from under the threshold] Ezekiel, after having made the whole compass of the court of the people, is brought back by the north gate into the courts of the priests; and, having reached the gate of the temple, he saw waters which had their spring under the threshold of that gate, that looked towards the east; and which, passing to the south of the altar of burnt-waters were to the ANCLES; a thousand more,—the offerings on the right of the temple, ran from the west to the east, that they might fall into the brook Kidron, and thence be carried into the Dead Sea. Literally, no such waters were ever in the temple; and because there were none, Solomon had what is called the brazen sea made, which held water for the use of the temple. It is true that the water which supplied this sea might have been brought by pipes to the place: but a fountain producing abundance of water was not there, and could not be there, on the top of such a hill; and consequently these waters, as well as those spoken of in Joel iii. 18, and in Zech. xiv. 8, are to be understood spiritually or typically; and indeed the whole complexion of the place here shows, that they are thus to be understood. Taken in this view, I shall proceed to apply the whole of this vision to the effusion of light and salvation by the out-pouring of the Spirit of God under the gospel dispensation, by which the knowledge of the true God was multiplied in the earth; and have only one previous remark to make, that the farther the waters flowed from the temple, the deeper they grew. With respect to the phraseology of this chapter, it may be said that St. John had it particularly in view while he wrote his celebrated description of the paradise of God, Rev. xxii. The prophet may therefore be referring to the same thing which the II. This vision may be applied also to the growth of a believer in the grace and knowledge of God. There is-1. The seed of the kingdom. 2. The blade from that seed. 3. The car out of that blade. And, 4. The full corn in that ear. III. It may be applied to the discoveries a penitent believer receives of the mercy of God in his salvation. He is-1. A little child, born of God, born from above, and begins to taste the bread of life, and live on the heavenly food. 2. He grows up and increases in stature and strength, and becomes a young man. 3. He becomes matured in the divine life, and has his spiritual senses exercised so as to become a father in Christ. In other words, the grace of God appears to come drop by drop; it is given as it can be used; it is a seed of light, and multiplies itself. The penitent at first can scarcely believe the infinite goodness of his Maker; he however ventures to follow on with the conducting angel, the minister of the gospel, in his descriptions of the plenitude of 、 Vision of A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. EZEKIEL. thousand, and brought 5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. a 6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the b bank of the river were very many c trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the a Heb. waters of swimming. b Heb. lip. - Ver. 12. Rev. xxii. 2. Or, plain. See Deut. iii. 17. iv. 49. Josh. iii. 16. e Heb. two rivers.- Numb. xxxiv. 6. Josh. that salvation, provided in that living Temple in which alone the well-spring of life is to be found. 4. In thus following on to know the Lord he finds a continual increase of light and life, till at last he is carried by the streams of grace to the ocean of eternal mercy; then "Plunged in the Godhead's deepest sea, IV. These waters may be considered as a type of the progress which Christianity shall make in the world. 1. There were only a few poor fishermen. 2. Afterwards many Jews. 3. Then the Gentiles of Asia Minor and Greece. 4. The continent and isles of Europe. And, 5. Now spreading through Africa, Asia, and America, at present these waters are no longer a river, but an immense sea; and the gospel fishers are daily bringing multitude of souls to Christ. Verse 9. Every thing-whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live] Life and salvation shall continually accompany the preaching of the gospel; the death of sin being removed, the life of righteousness shall be brought in. There shall be a very great multitude of fish] On the above plan this must refer to genuine converts to the Christian faith; true believers, who have got life and salvation by the streams of God's grace. The apostles were fishers of men; converts were the fish caught. See below. As the waters flow into the DEAD Sea, where no fish, it is said, can live, its waters must be healed, that is, made capable of preserving life; and so its nature be thus far most surprisingly altered. Verse 10. The fishers shall stand upon it] On the the typical waters. A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; 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. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. k 1 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued xxiii. 4. Ch. xlviii. 28. -- Or, and that which shall not be healed.- Ver. 7. i Heb. shall come up.- -Job vi 16. Ps. i. 3. Jer. xvii. 8.- Or, principal. above plan of interpretation these must mean—1. The apostles of our Lord Jesus. 2. The preachers of the everlasting gospel. See Matt. iv. 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. Verse 11. The miry places] "Point out," says Calmet, "the schismatics and heretics who do not live by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, but separate from: his church; and the evil Christians who dishonour that church, of which they are corrupt members. A description applicable to the Roman Cathole church, that is both schismatic and heretic from the church of Jesus Christ, which is built on the found tion of the prophets and apostles, Jesus himself being the chief corner stone; for the church of Rome. leaving this foundation, is now built on the foundati of councils and traditions, and lying miracles; the popes in their succession being its only corner stones. Verse 12. Shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade] A description that suits the righteous, who are still producing-1. The fruits of faith. 2 The fruits of the Spirit. 3. The fruits of love to God, obedience to his holy will, and love to all met Benevolence, mercy, charity, kindness, &c. The leaf thereof for medicine.] See Rev. XX. 1-5. Even the leaves, the holy profession of the 13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: 'Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another concerning the which I d lifted up. mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to " Zedad; 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. 17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. limits of the land. Hauran, and from Damascus, о A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. 19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in And Kadesh, the river to the great sea. this is the south side southward. r t ye 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. 22 And it shall come to pass, that shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: "and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye 18 And the east side ye shall measure "from give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD. Or, for bruises and sores. b Rev. xxii. 2. c Gen. xlviii. 5. 1 Chron. v. 1. Ch. xlviii. 4, 5. d Or, swore. *Gen. xii. 7. xiii. 15. xv. 7. xvii. 8. xxvi. 3. xxviii. 13. Ch. xx. 5, 6, 28, 42. f Ch. xlviii. 29.- -g Ch. xlviii. 1. Numb, xxxiv. 8. 1 Numb. xxxiv. 8. k 2 Sam. viii. 8. 10, the middle village.- - Numb. xxxiv. 9. Ch. xlviii. 1. righteous, is a spiritual medicine. Righteousness is thus encouraged in the world. The profession points out the salvation, as it shows the nature and sufficiency of that salvation; for a just creed contains all the articles of the Christian faith. Verse 13. Joseph shall have two portions.] That is, In Ephraim and Manasseh, his two sons, who each had a separate inheritance. Verse 15. The way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad.] Probably Hethlon is the same as Cuthlon, a city of Syria, between Antioch and Laodicea, according to Antoninus. Some of these places are not known; but see the same kind of division, Numb. xxxiv. 7-12. Verse 16. Hamath] Emesa or Amesa, in Syria.Calmet. - Numb. xx. 13. Deut. xxxii. 51. n Heb. from between. Ps. lxxxi. 7. Ch. xlviii. 28.- -P Or, Meribah. - 4 Or, r Or, toward Teman. s Numb. xiii. 21. xxxiv. valley. 8. Josh. xiii. 5.Rev.. vii. 9, 10. See Eph. iii. 6. u Rom. x. 12. Gal. iii. 28. Col. iii. 11. Auranitis, are in the north-east limit of the Holy Verse 17. The border from the sea] The north border eastward is ascertained ver. 15, 16; here it is shown how far it extends itself northward. Hazar-enan] The village of Enan, Numb. xxxiv. 9, placed to the north of Cæsarea Philippi. Ziphron, see Numb. xxxiv. 9, called Zaphion by the Syriac. Verse 18. The east sea] The same as the Dead Sea. Verse 19. Tamar] Called Hazazon Tamar, or En-gedi, 2 Chron. xx. 2. The river] Besor, which runs into the sea near Gaza. ver. 19. Verse 22. And to the strangers that sojourn] In former divisions of the land, no place was given to Berothah] Berytus, now Baruth or Beeroth, which viii. 8; but these things are very uncertain. Sibraim] Sabarim or Sepharvaim, according to the Syriac, between Hamath and Damascus. Hazar-hatticon] The middle Hazar; or middle village, as the margin. no other reference than to the gospel, for literally such a division never took place,) the strangers are to have an inheritance; intimating the calling of the Gentiles into the church of Christ, to an inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away. Glory be to God for his unspeakable gift! Hauran.] The city Aurana, and the district | Amen. Amen. The portions of EZEKIEL. the different tribes CHAPTER XLVIII. This chapter contains a description of the several portions of the land belonging to each tribe, together with the portion allotted to the sanctuary, city, suburb, and prince, 1-29; as also the measure and gates of the new city, 30-35. A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI.3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. NOW these are the names and twenty thousand in length, of the tribes. a From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher. 3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. 4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh. 5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. 6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. 7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah. с 8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five A. M. 3430. B. C. 574. Olymp. LI. 3. Anno Servii Tullii, R. Roman., 5. and toward the west ten thou- 11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my 'charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 12 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 h And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD. k 15 And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 16 And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and t›ward the south two hundred and fifty, and toh Exod. xxii. 29. Lev. xxvii. 10, D, J a Ch. xlvii. 15, &c.- b Heb. one portion.- e Ch. xlv. NOTES ON CHAP. XLVIII. Verse 9. The oblation] This was a portion of land twenty-five thousand cubits in length, by ten thousand broad; in the centre of which was the temple, which must be destined for the use of the priests, the Levites, and the prince. Verse 15. And the five thousand that are left] The territory of the Levites was twenty-five thousand i Ch. xlv. 6. * Ch. xlii. 20. square cubits, ver. 20. But their city was only fac thousand five hundred square cubits, see ver. 13 at 16; there remained, therefore, ten thousand cubits square to be divided, of which five thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, on the cast and west sides, were reserved for a sort of sero city; or for suburbs where laymen might dwell who were employed by those priests and Levites wi lodged in the temple and in the city, ver. 18. And another space of one thousand cubits in breadth, by twenty-five thousand in length, which extended only |