Its windows, its arches, and its palm trees were the same as the measure of the gate which faces toward the east. They went up to it by seven steps. Its arches were before them.
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Its windows, its arches, and its palm trees were the same as the measure of the gate which faces toward the east. They went up to it by seven steps. Its arches were before them.
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And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
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And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and it was ascended by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 40:22 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 40:31 Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts. The ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:37 Its posts were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps.
- Ezekiel 40:6 Then he came to the gate which looks toward the east, and went up its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate, one reed wide; and the other threshold, one reed wide.
- Ezekiel 40:16 There were closed windows to the lodges, and to their posts within the gate all around, and likewise to the arches. Windows were around inward. Palm trees were on each post.
- Ezekiel 40:49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; even by the steps by which they went up to it. There were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
- Ezekiel 40:26 There were seven steps to go up to it, and its arches were before them. It had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, on its posts.
- Ezekiel 40:34 Its arches were toward the outer court. Palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side. The ascent to it had eight steps.
- 1 Kings 6:29 He carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, inside and outside.
- 1 Kings 6:32 So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
- 1 Kings 6:35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted on the engraved work.
- 1 Kings 7:36 On the plates of its supports, and on its panels, he engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, each in its space, with wreaths all around.
- 2 Chronicles 3:5 He made the larger room with a ceiling of cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.
- Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
- Revelation 7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 40:22 And their windows, and their arches, and…
Eze 40:22 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, [were] after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof [were] before them.
Ver. 22. And their windows.] See Eze 40:16.
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And they went up unto it by seven steps.] Whereby was noted the saints’ progress in knowledge and holiness, {Luk 17:5 Rom 1:17 Rev 22:11} still climbing up toward the heavenly temple. {Psa 84:7}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain See Eze 40:16.
See Eze 40:16.
By seven steps: it is not said what number of stairs they went up to the east gate, but by this if appears they were seven steps in number, and it is said by some the form was semi-circular.
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The arches thereof, of this portico, the curious vaulted roof.
Before them; within, or more inward than the steps or gate.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the gate of the inward court was over…
And the gate of the inward court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east,.... Or, "and as to the east" (h); that is, the north gate of the inner court was directly opposite to the north gate of the outward court; just as the eastern gate of the inward court was in a straight line opposite to the eastern gate of the outward court:
and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits; from the north gate of the outward court to the north gate of the inward court; and it was exactly of the same distance from one another as on the left side; see Eze 40:19.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Before them - Within the steps or gate.
Before them - Within the steps or gate.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. The outer gate was elevated above the ground…
22. The outer gate was elevated above the ground outside, and reached by a flight of seven steps.
arches thereof were before them] Probably: and the porch thereof was to the inside, i.e. at the inner end of the gate, looking toward the interior of the whole temple-buildings, cf. Eze_40:31; Eze_40:34; Eze_40:37.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 22, 25, 29, 33. The windows of the…
Vers. 22, 25, 29, 33. The windows of the Church.
Allusion is made again and again to the windows which were to be provided in this sacred edifice. The Church of Christ must be well furnished with windows, and they must not be closed, but opera for it has to
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I ACQUAINT ITSELF WITH DIVINE TRUTH. Through the open window we look out and see the busy street and the ways of men; or we see the fields and the hills and the work of God. We acquaint ourselves with what is passing in the world. The Church of Christ must keep its windows open, and be actively engaged in learning all that it can acquire of the heart and ways of men, and also of the truth and the purposes of God. It, after its Lord, is to be "the light of the world". (Mat_5:14) It is to be the source of all sacred knowledge to the world; it is to enlighten men on the two supreme subjects of their own spiritual nature, with all its possibilities of good and evil, and of the Divine Being, with all his holiness and his grace, with all his power and his patience, with all his expectation from them and all his nearness to them and his abiding in them. And if it is to discharge this high and noble function, the Church must not only treasure what it has gained of heavenly wisdom, but it must be always learning of God, always admitting the light of heaven, always be recipient of his truth as that truth bears on the present life of men, as it affects the spiritual and social struggles they are now passing through. The Church that would not close its door must keep its windows open, must honestly and earnestly believe that
God has yet more light and truth To break forth from his Word.
II ADMIT HEAVENLY INFLUENCES. The open window means the admission, not only of the light, but also the air of heaven; and we need the cleansing air quite as much as the enlightening ray. Shut up to ourselves, our souls become defiled, deteriorated, enfeebled; open to the renewing and cleansing air of heaven, they are purified, ennobled, strengthened. It is a very great advantage to live or to worship in a building of good rather than of poor dimensions, because its air is purer and more healthful. It is a very great benefit to belong to a Church that is not cramped and bound within narrow limits, in which there is ample room for the circulation of all reverent and earnest thought; that is the most spiritually healthful condition. But however large and free be the community, we must have the incoming of the influences which are-outside, which are from above the quickening, illumining, kindling, cleansing, power of the Spirit of God. Without this we shall surely suffer deterioration and decline a decline that slopes towards death itself. We must keep the heart open, we must keep the Christian Church open, to the best and highest influences, if we would be and. do what Christ calls us to accomplish.
III ENGAGE IN HOLY ACTIVITIES. We cannot work in the dark; we pray thus
Lord, give me light to do thy work!
And we do well to pray thus. But we must take care that we do not shut out the light by our own bad building, by our own institutions, habits, organizations, prejudices. We must make our arrangements, lay our plans, form our habits, so that we receive all that we can gain with a special view to Christian work. The Church that is not learning of Christ in order to labor for him, is lacking in one most important characteristic; it is missing one main end of its existence. Let us take care that our institutions, our societies, our Churches, are so constructed that we shall be in the best possible position, be under the most favorable conditions, for earnest and efficient work. Otherwise we shall not be such a spiritual "temple" as our Lord will look upon with approval; and his measuring angel (see ver. 3) will have no satisfactory entry to make in his record and to repeat to his Lord. C.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Ezekiel continues to describe the vision of the temple and of the man who looked like bronze.
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Its windows
The word "Its" refers to the gate that was on the north side of the outer courtyard. AT: "The northern gate's windows"
chambers
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 40:7.
corresponded to the gate that faced east
"were like those of the eastern gate" or "were like those of the eastern gate of the outer courtyard"
inner courtyard
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 8:16.
in front of the gate facing north
"directly across from the northern gate" or "across the outer courtyard from the northern gate"
the gate facing north
"the gate on the northern side of the outer courtyard"
just as also there was a gate to the east
"just as there was a eastern gate to the inner courtyard" or "just as there was a gate to the inner courtyard in front of the eastern gate"
from one gate to the other gate
"from the outer gate on the north to the inner gate on the north"
cubits
See how you translated these "long" cubits in Ezekiel 40:05.
one hundred cubits
about 54 meters
translationWords
palm
gate
court
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 40:22 The steps that led up to each gate…
40:22 The steps that led up to each gate heightened the sense of their inaccessibility. The inner, more sacred areas of the Temple were significantly higher in elevation than the outer parts, which provided another dimension of separation.
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