Introduction
Overview
Ezekiel 47 . 1 , The vision of the holy waters; Ezekiel 47 . 6 , The virtue of them; Ezekiel 47 . 13 , The borders of the land; Ezekiel 47 . 22 , The division of it by lot.
the door . Ezekiel 41 . 2 , Ezekiel 41 . 23-26
waters issued . Solomon's temple and the second temple were doubtless well supplied with water , probably conveyed there by means of pipes; but these waters flowed from the temple , not as a common sewer , but as a fertilizing river. A fountain producing abundance of water was not in the temple , and could not be there on the top of such a hill; and consequently these waters , as well as those spoken of by Joel and Zechariah , must be understood figuratively and typically. These waters doubtless were an emblem of the "gospel preached with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven;" and their gradual rise beautifully represents it progress , from small beginnings to an immensely large increase; and the latter part of the representation may relate to the times when it shall fill the earth , and produce the most extensive and important effects on the state of making in every nation. Psalm 46 . 4 , Isaiah 30 . 25 , Isaiah 55 . 1 , Jeremiah 2 . 13 , Joel 3 . 18 , Zechariah 13 . 1 , Zechariah 14 . 8 , John 7 . 37-39 , Revelation 22 . 1 , Revelation 22 . 17
from under the threshold . Ezekiel 47 . 12 , Isaiah 2 . 3
Reciprocal . Joshua 2 . 5 . of shutting 2 Kings 5 . 12 . better 2 Kings 5 . 14 . went he down Psalm 110 . 2 . out Isaiah 35 . 6 . for Isaiah 41 . 18 . General Isaiah 51 . 5 . my salvation Ezekiel 40 . 6 . threshold Micah 5 . 7 . as a dew Zechariah 14 . 4 . half of the Matthew 13 . 32 . the least Luke 13 . 19 . and it John 4 . 10 . living John 7 . 38 . out Revelation 22 . 2 . the midst
northward . Ezekiel 44 . 2 , Ezekiel 44 . 4
Reciprocal . Joshua 2 . 5 . of shutting Ezekiel 40 . 35 . to the
the man . Ezekiel 40 . 3 , Zechariah 2 . 1 , Revelation 11 . 1 , Revelation 21 . 15
waters were to the ankles . Heb. waters of the ancles , Luke 24 . 49 , Acts 2 . 4 , Acts 2 . 33 , Acts 10 . 45 , Acts 10 . 46 , Acts 11 . 16-18
Reciprocal . Zechariah 1 . 16 . and
the waters were to the knees . Acts 19 . 10-20 , Romans 15 . 19 , Colossians 1 . 6
Reciprocal . Zechariah 2 . 1 . a man
waters to swim in . Heb. waters of swimming , Isaiah 11 . 9 , Daniel 2 . 34 , Daniel 2 . 35 , Habakkuk 2 . 14 , Matthew 13 . 31 , Matthew 13 . 32 , Revelation 7 . 9 , Revelation 11 . 15 , Revelation 20 . 2-4
hast thou . Ezekiel 8 . 17 , Ezekiel 40 . 4 , Ezekiel 44 . 5 , Jeremiah 1 . 11-13 , Zechariah 4 . 2 , Zechariah 5 . 2 , Matthew 13 . 51
Reciprocal . Psalm 107 . 35 . turneth
bank . Heb. lip , 1 Kings 9 . 26 , 2 Kings 2 . 13 , *marg.
many . Ezekiel 47 . 12 , Genesis 2 . 9 , Genesis 2 . 10 , Revelation 22 . 2
Reciprocal . Joel 2 . 20 . the east
and go down . Isaiah 35 . 1 , Isaiah 35 . 7 , Isaiah 41 . 17-19 , Isaiah 43 . 20 , Isaiah 44 . 3-5 , Isaiah 49 . 9 , Jeremiah 31 . 9
desert . or , plain , Deuteronomy 3 . 17 , Deuteronomy 4 . 49 , Joshua 3 . 16
the sea . This was the Dead sea , or sea of Sodom , east of Jerusalem , in which it is said no living creature is found; or , at least , from its extreme saltness , it does not abound with fish like other seas. The healing of these waters denotes the calling of the Gentiles.
the waters . 2 Kings 2 . 19-22 , Isaiah 11 . 6-9 , Malachi 1 . 11 , Matthew 13 . 15
Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 3 . salt sea eastward Joshua 15 . 2 . the salt sea 2 Kings 2 . 21 . I have healed Joel 2 . 20 . the east Matthew 12 . 43 . dry Luke 11 . 24 . dry John 5 . 4 . was made James 3 . 12 . so Revelation 22 . 2 . healing
every thing . John 3 . 16 , John 11 . 26
rivers . Heb. two rivers , Psalm 78 . 16
shall live . John 5 . 25 , John 6 . 63 , John 11 . 25 , John 14 . 6 , John 14 . 19 , Romans 8 . 2 , 1 Corinthians 15 . 45 , Ephesians 2 . 1-5
a very great . Isaiah 49 . 12 , Isaiah 60 . 3-10 , Zechariah 2 . 11 , Zechariah 8 . 21-23 , Acts 2 . 41 , Acts 2 . 47 , Acts 4 . 4 , Acts 5 . 14 , Acts 6 . 7 , Acts 21 . 20 , Greek
for they . Exodus 15 . 26 , Psalm 103 . 3 , Isaiah 30 . 26
Reciprocal . Matthew 4 . 19 . I will Luke 5 . 10 . from
fishers . Apostles and preachers of the gospel. Matthew 4 . 19 , Matthew 13 . 47-50 , Mark 1 . 17 , Luke 5 . 4-10 , John 21 . 3-11
Engedi . 2 Chronicles 20 . 2
the fish . Great quantities of all kinds of fish usually caught in the Mediterranean , genuine converts of all nations , kindreds , and people.
the great sea . Ezekiel 47 . 15 , Ezekiel 48 . 28 , Numbers 34 . 6 , Joshua 23 . 4 , Psalm 104 . 25
exceeding . Isaiah 49 . 12 , Isaiah 49 . 20
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 23 . 29 . General Isaiah 15 . 8 . Eglaim Isaiah 19 . 8 . General Ezekiel 26 . 5 . the spreading Luke 5 . 10 . from
the miry places . Those who reject , neglect , or pervert the gospel.
shall not be healed , they shall be . or , and that which shall not be
shall be . etc. Hebrews 6 . 4-8 , Hebrews 10 . 26-31 , 2 Peter 2 . 19-22 , Revelation 21 . 8 , Revelation 22 . 11
given . Deuteronomy 29 . 23 , Judges 9 . 45 , Psalm 107 . 34 , Jeremiah 17 . 6 , Mark 9 . 48 , Mark 9 . 49
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 2 . 20 . salt therein Job 39 . 6 . barren land Daniel 12 . 10 . but the wicked
by the river . Ezekiel 47 . 7 , Psalm 92 . 12 , Isaiah 60 . 21 , Isaiah 61 . 3
grow . Heb. come up
trees for meat . Probably , believers , "trees of righteousness ," who still bring forth , "fruit unto holiness ," and "whose end is eternal life."
whose . Job 8 . 16 , Psalm 1 . 3 , Jeremiah 17 . 8
new . or , principal
medicine . or , bruises and sores , Isaiah 1 . 6 , Jeremiah 8 . 22 , Revelation 22 . 2
Reciprocal . Genesis 2 . 9 . tree of life Exodus 15 . 27 . Elim Numbers 24 . 6 . as cedar Joshua 2 . 5 . of shutting Psalm 92 . 14 . flourishing Song of Solomon 2 . 3 . his fruit Isaiah 41 . 19 . plant Ezekiel 34 . 27 . the tree Ezekiel 47 . 1 . from under the threshold Malachi 4 . 2 . healing 1 Peter 1 . 4 . fadeth
This shall . Numbers 34 . 2-12
Joseph . Ezekiel 48 . 4-6 , Genesis 48 . 5 , Genesis 49 . 26 , 1 Chronicles 5 . 1 , Jeremiah 3 . 18 , Jeremiah 31 . 1
Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 22 . given Numbers 34 . 3 . south quarter Joshua 13 . 7 . General 1 Kings 18 . 31 . twelve stones Ezekiel 47 . 22 . ye shall divide Ezekiel 48 . 29 . General Obadiah 1 . 19 . the fields of Ephraim Revelation 7 . 4 . all
lifted up mine hand . or , swore , Ezekiel 20 . 5 , Ezekiel 20 . 6 , Ezekiel 20 . 28 , Ezekiel 20 . 42 , Genesis 12 . 7 , Genesis 13 . 15 , Genesis 15 . 7 , Genesis 17 . 8 , Genesis 26 . 3 , Genesis 28 . 13 , Numbers 14 . 16 , Numbers 14 . 30
fall . Ezekiel 48 . 29 , Proverbs 16 . 33
Reciprocal . Exodus 6 . 8 . swear Numbers 34 . 2 . is the land Jeremiah 30 . 3 . and I Ezekiel 47 . 22 . ye shall divide Revelation 10 . 5 . lifted
And this . Ezekiel 47 . 17-20
Hethlon . Ezekiel 48 . 1
Zedad . Numbers 34 . 8
Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 6 . General Ezekiel 47 . 10 . the great sea Ezekiel 48 . 28 . the great sea Amos 6 . 14 . from
Hamath . Numbers 13 . 21 , Numbers 34 . 8 , 1 Kings 8 . 65 , Amos 6 . 14 , Zechariah 9 . 2
Berothah . 2 Samuel 8 . 8 , Berothai
Damascus . Genesis 14 . 15 , 1 Chronicles 18 . 5 , Acts 9 . 2
Hazarhatticon . or , the middle village
Hauran . The district of Auranitis , now Haouran , sw of Damascus.
Reciprocal . Genesis 10 . 18 . Hamathite 2 Kings 14 . 25 . from the entering
the border from . The Holy Land , as here described , extended from about 31 degrees to 35 degrees n lat. and from 34 degrees to 37 degrees e long.; being bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Mediterranean to Hamath; on the east by Damascus , Hauran , Gilead , and the land of Israel east of Jordan , unto the south of the Dead sea; on the south by Tamar and Kadesh , unto the river of Rhinocorura; and on the west by the Mediterranean sea , from the same point northward "till a man came over against Hamath;" and its length from north to south would be about 280 miles , and its breadth about 150 miles. The ten tribes , as well as Judah and Benjamin , were to be admitted to a full share in this inheritance , which seems to imply , that the future restoration to the promised land is predicted; while the admission of strangers who sojourned in the land to a share in the inheritance , as if native Israelites , plainly intimates the calling of the Gentiles into the church , and their joint inheritance of its privileges , and of the heavenly felicity.
Hazarenan . Ezekiel 48 . 1 , Numbers 34 . 9
Reciprocal . Genesis 10 . 18 . Hamathite Ezekiel 47 . 15 . And this
from . Heb. from between
from Gilead . Genesis 31 . 23 , Genesis 31 . 47 , Galead , Numbers 32 . 1 , Judges 10 . 8
Jordan . Genesis 13 . 10 , Job 40 . 23
Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 3 . salt sea eastward Joshua 15 . 2 . the salt sea Ezekiel 39 . 11 . on the east Joel 2 . 20 . the east Zechariah 10 . 10 . into
Tamar . Ezekiel 48 . 28
strife . or , Meribah , Numbers 20 . 13 , Deuteronomy 32 . 51 , Deuteronomy 33 . 8 , Psalm 81 . 7
river . or , valley , Joshua 12 . 3
southward . or , toward Teman
Reciprocal . Numbers 20 . 22 . Kadesh Numbers 34 . 3 . south quarter Joshua 15 . 1 . even to the
Reciprocal . Numbers 34 . 6 . General Joshua 15 . 12 . the great sea Ezekiel 48 . 28 . the great sea
Reciprocal . Ezekiel 45 . 1 . shall divide by lot
ye shall divide . Ezekiel 47 . 13 , Ezekiel 47 . 14
and to the strangers . Isaiah 56 . 6 , Isaiah 56 . 7 , Acts 2 . 5-10 , Acts 11 . 18 , Ephesians 2 . 12 , Ephesians 2 . 13 , Ephesians 2 . 19-22 , Ephesians 3 . 6 , Revelation 7 . 9 , Revelation 7 . 10
they shall have . Acts 15 . 9 , Romans 10 . 12 , Galatians 3 . 28 , Galatians 3 . 29 , Colossians 3 . 11
Reciprocal . Exodus 12 . 48 . let all Numbers 26 . 53 . General Joshua 18 . 10 . cast lots