Introduction
Overview
Ezekiel 41 . 1 , The measures , parts , chambers , and ornaments of the temple.
he brought . Ezekiel 40 . 2 , Ezekiel 40 . 3 , Ezekiel 40 . 17
to the temple . 1 Kings 6 . 2 , Zechariah 6 . 12 , Zechariah 6 . 13 , Ephesians 2 . 20-22 , 1 Peter 2 . 5 , Revelation 3 . 12 , Revelation 11 . 1 , Revelation 11 . 2 , Revelation 21 . 3 , Revelation 21 . 15
the posts . These were probably a sort of door-case on each side of the entrance; and the tabernacle perhaps was a kind of covering to the door , of the same dimensions.
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 11 . 1 . the spirit Ezekiel 42 . 1 . he brought
the door . or , the entrance , This was the door out of the porch into the sanctuary , which seems to have been wider than that from the court to the porch. Exodus 26 . 36 , Exodus 36 . 37 , 1 Kings 6 . 31-35 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 7 , 2 Chronicles 29 . 7 , John 10 . 7 , John 10 . 9
the length . 1 Kings 6 . 2 , 1 Kings 6 . 17 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 3
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 41 . 3 . two cubits Ezekiel 42 . 15 . measuring Ezekiel 47 . 1 . the door
two cubits . This was the thickness of the partition wall between the sanctuary . Ezekiel 41 . 2 and holy of holies . Ezekiel 41 . 4 , the breadth of the wall on each side of the gate being seven cubits , and the entrance into the holy place six cubits in width. Ezekiel 41 . 3
twenty cubits . 1 Kings 6 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 8 , Revelation 21 . 16
This . Exodus 26 . 33 , Exodus 26 . 34 , Hebrews 9 . 3-8
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 41 . 3 . two cubits
side chamber . Ezekiel 41 . 6 , Ezekiel 41 . 7 , Ezekiel 42 . 3-14 , 1 Kings 6 . 5 , 1 Kings 6 . 6
Reciprocal . Jeremiah 35 . 2 . into one Ezekiel 41 . 9 . was five
one over another . Heb. side chamber over side chamber , thirty in order. or , three and thirty times , or feet. We find by Josephus , that around Solomon's temple were chambers three stories high , each story consisting of thirty chambers; which are supposed to have been on the north , south , and east sides of the temple.
and they . 1 Kings 6 . 6 , 1 Kings 6 . 10
have hold . Heb. be holden , 1 Peter 1 . 5
but . That is , the beams or supporters , of the chambers were not let into the main wall of the temple; but rested on projections of the outer wall , which became a cubit narrower at every story , leaving a ledge of one cubit , to support the beams.
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 8 . went up 1 Chronicles 23 . 28 . for the service 1 Chronicles 28 . 11 . upper chambers Ezekiel 41 . 5 . side chamber Ezekiel 42 . 6 . General
there was . Heb. it was , made broader , and went round , 1 Kings 6 . 8 , Matthew 13 . 32 , Hebrews 6 . 1
an enlarging . In the same proportion in which the thickness of the wall decreased , the chambers increased , so that the middle story was one cubit larger , and the upper story two cubits larger , than the lower rooms; and a winding staircase , which widened in the same manner as the rooms , ascended from the bottom to the top.
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 41 . 5 . side chamber Ezekiel 42 . 5 . were higher than these
a full . Ezekiel 40 . 5 , Revelation 21 . 16
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 43 . 13 . The cubits
was five . Ezekiel 41 . 5
that which . This appears to have been a walk , or gallery of communication between the chambers , five cubits broad , into which the doors opened. Ezekiel 41 . 11 , Ezekiel 42 . 1 , Ezekiel 42 . 4
the chambers . As the word rendered chambers is different from that used before , it is supposed there was another row of buildings , parallel with the side chambers , with a passage of twenty cubits between. Ezekiel 41 . 10
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 40 . 38 . the chambers Ezekiel 42 . 3 . the twenty
and the breadth . Ezekiel 41 . 9 , Ezekiel 42 . 4
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 40 . 38 . the chambers
separate . Ezekiel 41 . 13-15 , Ezekiel 42 . 1 , Ezekiel 42 . 10 , Ezekiel 42 . 13 , Revelation 21 . 27 , Revelation 22 . 14 , Revelation 22 . 15
the wall . This appears to have been a building erected at the west end of the temple.
he measured . Ezekiel 41 . 13-15 , seem to intimate , that all the buildings of the temple occupied an area of 100 square cubits. Ezekiel 41 . 13
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 28 . 11 . the houses Ezra 6 . 3 . the height Ezekiel 41 . 12 . separate Ezekiel 42 . 10 . over against
galleries . or , several walks , or walks with pillars , Ezekiel 42 . 3 , Song of Solomon 1 . 17 , Song of Solomon 7 . 5 , Zechariah 3 . 7
with the . Ezekiel 41 . 17 , Ezekiel 42 . 15
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 3 . General Ezekiel 40 . 16 . arches
narrow . Ezekiel 41 . 26 , Ezekiel 40 . 16 , Ezekiel 40 . 25 , 1 Kings 6 . 4 , 1 Corinthians 13 . 12
ceiled with wood . Heb. ceiling of wood , 1 Kings 6 . 15 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 5 , Haggai 1 . 4
from the ground up to the windows . or , the ground unto the windows
covered . Probably either by jutting out of the main wall of the temple; or by lattice work , or curtains , or by both.
Reciprocal . Genesis 6 . 16 . with Song of Solomon 1 . 17 . rafters Ezekiel 41 . 25 . cherubims Ezekiel 42 . 3 . gallery against
To that . That is , the windows were placed above the height of the door , at the east end of the temple , and thus continued , at the same height , and at measured distances , along both sides of the holy place , to the wall of the inner sanctuary , in which there were no windows.
measure . Heb. measures , Ezekiel 42 . 15
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 41 . 15 . with the
with cherubims . 1 Kings 6 . 29-32 , 1 Kings 7 . 36 , 2 Chronicles 3 . 7
palm trees . Ezekiel 40 . 16 , Ezekiel 40 . 22 , Revelation 7 . 9
and every . Ezekiel 1 . 10 , Ezekiel 10 . 14 , Ezekiel 10 . 21 , Revelation 4 . 7-9
Reciprocal . Exodus 25 . 18 . two cherubims of gold 1 Kings 7 . 29 . lions
Reciprocal . Exodus 25 . 18 . two cherubims of gold 1 Kings 7 . 29 . lions Ezekiel 10 . 21 . had four
posts . Heb. post , Ezekiel 40 . 14 , 1 Kings 6 . 33 , *marg.
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 40 . 15 . the face of the gate
altar . This must signify the altar of incense; which , both in the tabernacle and Solomon's temple , was covered with plates of gold. It is very remarkable , that in this temple described by Ezekiel , there is not the least mention of gold or silver , though there was such a profusion of these metals in the former; which may probably imply , that a glory of a more spiritual nature was intended under these emblems. Exodus 30 . 1-3 , 1 Kings 6 . 20 , 1 Kings 6 . 22 , 1 Kings 7 . 48 , 2 Chronicles 4 . 19 , Revelation 8 . 3
This is . Ezekiel 23 . 41 , Ezekiel 44 . 16 , Exodus 25 . 28-30 , Leviticus 24 . 6 , Proverbs 9 . 2 , Song of Solomon 1 . 12 , Malachi 1 . 7 , Malachi 1 . 12 , 1 Corinthians 10 . 21 , Revelation 3 . 20
before . Exodus 30 . 8
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 40 . 39 . tables on that
1 Kings 6 . 31-35 , 2 Chronicles 4 . 22
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 34 . the two leaves Ezekiel 10 . 7 . and went Ezekiel 47 . 1 . the door
cherubims . Ezekiel 41 . 16-20
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 7 . 36 . graved cherubims Ezekiel 40 . 15 . the face of the gate
Ezekiel 41 . 16 , Ezekiel 40 . 16
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 6 . 2 . the house 1 Kings 6 . 4 . windows of narrow lights 1 Kings 7 . 4 . windows 1 Kings 7 . 36 . graved cherubims 1 Chronicles 23 . 28 . for the service