The wall and side buildings.
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Ezekiel 41:5-11
The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:5-11
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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 41:1-26Ezekiel 41:1-26 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAfter the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries…The Vision of the Temple. (b. c. 574.)Ezekiel 41:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE VISION OF THE TEMPLE. (B. C. 574.) We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1-26Ezekiel 41:1-26 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The present chapter continues the description of "the house," and falls into four subdivisions.The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:5Ezekiel 41:5 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe measuring commenced with the wall of the house, i.e. with the outer wall, which, beginning at the pillars (Ezekiel 41:1), enclosed the temple on its south, west, and north sides. Its great thickness, six cubits, cor…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 41:1-26After the prophet had observed the courts, he was brought to the temple. If we attend to instructions in the plainer parts of religion, and profit by them, we shall be led further into an acquaintance with the mysteries…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Vision of the Temple. (b. c. 574.)THE VISION OF THE TEMPLE. (B. C. 574.) We are still attending a prophet that is under the guidance of an angel, and therefore attend with reverence, though we are often at a loss to know both what this is and what it is…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:1-26EXPOSITION The present chapter continues the description of "the house," and falls into four subdivisions.Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:5The measuring commenced with the wall of the house, i.e. with the outer wall, which, beginning at the pillars (Ezekiel 41:1), enclosed the temple on its south, west, and north sides. Its great thickness, six cubits, cor…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:6The side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; literally, side chamber over side chamber, three and thirty times; which means that they were ranged in three stories of thirty each; in this, again,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:7In the side chambers an enlarging took place as they went up, i.e. the floorage of the second story exceeded that of the first, and the floorage of the third that of the second; though how this was effected can only be…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:8explains that "the house" did not stand upon the level ground, but, like many temple buildings in antiquity (see Schurer, in Riehm's 'Handworterbuch,' art. "Tern. pel Salerno"), upon a height—or, raised basement (Revise…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 41:9The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chambers on the outside, is next mentioned as having been five cubits, i.e. the same as the breadth of the wall of the porch (Ezekiel 40:48), but one cubit thinner than…Joseph S. Exell and contributors