COMMENTARY:
: 2 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 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 … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister to the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. (8334 “ministers” [sharath] means serve, to serve a deity by doing various … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 5 And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with your eyes, and hear with your ears all that I say to you concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof, and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. (4390 “filled” [male’] means be full, fullness, abundance, to consecrate, or be accomplished.)
DEVOTION: In Ezekiel 10 and 11 Ezekiel witnessed the glory of the LORD leaving Jerusalem. Now … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place. (6944 “most holy” [qodesh] means sanctuary, holiness, hallowed, sacredness, a consecrated place where the deity dwells and where sacred object are keep and worship takes place … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. (4759 “visions” [mar‘ah] means looking glass, mode of revelation, mirror, apparition, appearance, to see, or sight.)
DEVOTION: In the … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isle: and they shall know that I am the LORD. (983 “carelessly” [betach] means safely, securely, assurance, boldly, confidence, unsuspecting, or naïve.)
DEVOTION: In the book of Judges the tribe of Dan was looking for somewhere … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 And say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (1463 “Gog” [Gowg] means the prophetic prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, mountain, comes from the extreme north with great forces, or leader of a northern nation.)
DEVOTION: Hopefully … Read More
COMMENTARY:
: 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know. (6106 “bones” [‘etsem] means selfsame, body, life, strength, essence, substance, external body, self, or vigor.)
DEVOTION: The LORD is asking Ezekiel a question that he can’t answer. It is a question regarding … Read More