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{Ezekiel 45:1} Moreover, when ye shall divide y5307 z8687 by lot x5307 x853 the land 776 for inheritance, 5159 ye shall offer 7311 z8686 an oblation 8641 unto the LORD, 3068 an holy portion 6944 of x4480 the land: 776 the length 753 [shall be] the length 753 of five 2568 and twenty 6242 thousand 505 [reeds], and the breadth 7341 [shall be] ten 6235 thousand. 505 This x1931 [shall be] holy 6944 in all x3605 the borders 1366 thereof round about. 5439
shall divide by lot:
Heb. cause the land to fall by lot, "So shall ye divideª°¹ this¹ landª unto you according to the tribesª of Israel.ª" {Ezk 47:21} + "This¹ [is] the landª which¹ ye shall divide²° by lot¹ unto the tribesª of Israelª for inheritance,ª¹ and these¹ [are] their portions,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 48:29} + "And Mosesª commandedª°¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª° This¹ [is] the landª which¹ ye shall inheritª° by lot,ª which¹ the LORDª commandedª° to giveª° unto the nineª tribes,ª and to the halfª tribe:ª" {Num 34:13} + "All¹ the inhabitantsª° of the hill countryª from¹ Lebanonª unto¹ Misrephothmaim,ª [and] all¹ the Sidonians,ª them will I¹ drive outª° from beforeª¹ the childrenª of Israel:ª only¹ divide thou it by lotª° unto the Israelitesª for an inheritance,ª as¹ I have commandedª° thee." {Jsh 13:6} + "By lotª [was] their inheritance,ª as¹ the LORDª commandedª° by the handª of Moses,ª for the nineª tribes,ª and [for] the halfª tribe.ª" {Jsh 14:2} + "The LORDª [is] the portion²¹ of mine inheritanceª and of my cup:ª thou¹ maintainestª° my lot.ª ... The linesª are fallenª° unto me in pleasantª [places]; yea,¹ I have¹ a goodlyª° heritage.ª" {Psa 16:5-6}
ye shall offer:
"Of this¹¹ there shall be¹ for¹ the sanctuaryª fiveª hundredª [in length], with fiveª hundredª [in breadth], squareª° round about;ª and fiftyª cubitsª round aboutª for the suburbsª thereof. ... And a [portion shall be] for the princeª on the one side¹¹ and on the other side¹¹ of the oblationª of the holyª [portion], and of the possessionª of the city,ª beforeª¹ the oblationª of the holyª [portion], and beforeª¹ the possessionª of the city,ª from the westª sideª¹ westward,ª and from the eastª sideª¹ eastward:ª and the lengthª [shall be] over againstª oneª of the portions,ª from the westª borderª¹ unto¹ the eastª border.ª" {Ezk 45:2-7} + "And by¹ the borderª of Judah,ª from the eastª sideª¹ unto¹ the westª side,ª shall be¹ the offeringª which¹ ye shall offerª° of fiveª and twentyª thousandª [reeds in] breadth,ª and [in] lengthª as oneª of the [other] parts,ª from the eastª sideª¹ unto¹ the westª side:ª and the sanctuaryª shall be¹ in the midstª of it. ... As for the restª of the tribes,ª from the eastª sideª¹ unto¹ the westª side,ª Benjaminª [shall have] aª [portion]." {Ezk 48:8-23} + "The landª shall not¹ be soldª° for ever:ª for¹ the landª [is] mine; for¹ ye¹ [are] strangersª and sojournersª with¹ me." {Lev 25:23} + "Honourª°¹ the LORDª with thy substance,ª¹ and with the firstfruitsª¹ of all¹ thine increase:ª" {Prv 3:9}
an holy portion:
Heb. holiness, "In that¹ dayª shall there be¹ upon¹ the bellsª of the horses,ª HOLINESSª UNTO THE LORD;ª and the potsª in the LORD'Sª houseª shall be¹ like the bowlsª beforeª the altar.ª ... Yea, every¹ potª in Jerusalemª and in Judahª shall be¹ holinessª unto the LORDª of hosts:ª and all¹ they that sacrificeª° shall comeª° and takeª° of¹ them, and seetheª° therein: and in that¹ dayª there shall be¹ no¹ more¹ the Canaaniteª in the houseª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zch 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 "Of this¹¹ there shall be¹ for¹ the sanctuaryª fiveª hundredª [in length], with fiveª hundredª [in breadth], squareª° round about;ª and fiftyª cubitsª round aboutª for the suburbsª thereof." {Ezk 45:2} with "He measuredª° the eastª sideª with the measuringª reed,ª fiveª°² hundredª reeds,ª with the measuringª reedª round about.ª ... He turned aboutª° to¹ the westª side,ª [and] measuredª° fiveª hundredª reedsª with the measuringª reed.ª" {Ezk 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 ("Moreover, when ye shall divide²° by lot¹¹ the landª for inheritance,ª ye shall offerª° an oblationª unto the LORD,ª an holy portionª of¹ the land:ª the lengthª [shall be] the lengthª of fiveª and twentyª thousandª [reeds], and the breadthª [shall be] tenª thousand.ª This¹ [shall be] holyª in all¹ the bordersª thereof round about.ª ... Of this¹¹ there shall be¹ for¹ the sanctuaryª fiveª hundredª [in length], with fiveª hundredª [in breadth], squareª° round about;ª and fiftyª cubitsª round aboutª for the suburbsª thereof." {Ezk 45:1-2}). Next to this, on the south, was the Levites' portion, of the same dimensions as that of the priests' ("And the fiveª and twentyª thousandª of length,ª and the tenª thousandª of breadth,ª shall also the Levites,ª the ministersª° of the house,ª have¹ for themselves, for a possessionª for twentyª chambers.ª" {Ezk 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 ("And ye shall appointª° the possessionª of the cityª fiveª thousandª broad,ª and fiveª and twentyª thousandª long,ª over againstª the oblationª of the holyª [portion]: it shall be¹ for the whole¹ houseª of Israel.ª" {Ezk 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.

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