Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 45:7
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Ezekiel45:7
7 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion , and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east-side east-ward, and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.
Though not said how much, 'tis like 'twas near fourfold to that of the City, Sanctuary or the Priests and Levites.
The King or supream Ruler.
One half of the Princes portion lay on the west side of those three already set out.
The other half lay on the east-side thereof, so the portion of City, Levites and Priests lay in the middle of it,
Of Priests and Levites and Sanctuary.
It lay parallel, as broad as these three were broad, and so run on both sides in its breadth from North to South, and had its length as the other from East to West, as in this Diagramma.
What called now over-against, or parallel, or by the side all along is called before three times together. So now you have an exact square of 25000 cubits laid out for God, the Levites and City, which appears thus in the breadth. 10000 For the Priests. 10000 For the Levites. 5000 For the City. And the length of each 25000, that is some 12 miles and half square. And the Princes Portion embracing or bounding all at each end as a guard and defence both of Church and State, of Religion and the Civil Rights, which may fairly be intimated by this assigning him his Portion on each end of the other three.
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