1 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the Lord, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.

2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.

3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the Lord: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary.

5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers.

6 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel.

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 eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border.

8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes.

9 Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord God.

10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer.

12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.

13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:

14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:

15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord God.

16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel.

17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.

18 Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court.

20 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

21 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.

22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.

23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.

24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah.

25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.

Commentary

Verse 1

McArther Bible Commentary
a district for the Lord. This sacred land, set apart at the heart (center) of Palestine, is separate from allotments designated for various tribes, seven to the north and five to the south (cf. ch. 48). Though the whole earth is the Lord's (Psa 24:1), this area is meaningful to Him in a special sense, providing for special purposes which Eze 45:2-8 goes on to define. This holy rectangle (8.5 miles by 3.3 miles) corresponds to Eze 48:8-22, which describes this portion as between Judah to the north and Benjamin to the south, extending from the Mediterranean Sea east to the border. It is the area for the priestly homes (Eze 45:4) particularly, but is also for the benefit of all worshipers.
Bible Cross References
Numbers 34:13 Joshua 13:7 Joshua 14:3 Ezekiel 42:16 Ezekiel 45:2 Ezekiel 47:21 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:9 Ezekiel 48:29 Zechariah 14:20 Zechariah 14:21

Verse 2

John Wesley's Bible Commentary
Of this - Whole portion of twenty five thousand cubits long, or twelve miles and half, and ten thousand broad, or five miles and a little more. For the sanctuary - For a platform for the sanctuary, both house and court.
McArther Bible Commentary
a … plot for the sanctuary. At the heart of the special allotment is the temple area (Eze 48:10), which serves all Israelite tribes, and also is the worship center for those of the whole world, who visit (Isa 4:2-3; Zec 14:16-19). It is one mile square (cf. Eze 42:15-20). As a center for those in Palestine and for the world, the area is appropriately larger than past temples that served Israel.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 27:28 Ezekiel 42:20 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:3

Verse 3

John Wesley's Bible Commentary
And in it - In the center of this.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 45:2 Ezekiel 45:4 Ezekiel 48:8

Verse 4

Bible Cross References
Numbers 16:5 Ezekiel 40:45 Ezekiel 40:46 Ezekiel 43:19 Ezekiel 45:3 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:11

Verse 5

McArther Bible Commentary
to the Levites. Distinct from the land devoted to temple and priestly homes is another portion for Levites, who assist in temple service. This portion is also about 8.5 miles by 3.3 miles and lies north of the temple/priest allotment. Cf. Eze 48:13-14 for more details.
Bible Cross References
Leviticus 23:42 Ezekiel 48:13

Verse 6

John Wesley's Bible Commentary
The possession - Land to be a possession to the citizens of Jerusalem, and to be the content of the city. Broad - About two miles and half broad, and twelve miles and half long. Long - This must run along parallel in length with the holy portion, though but half its breadth. For the whole house - As the capital city, to which the tribe's resort, it must be large enough to entertain them.
McArther Bible Commentary
property of the city. On the south of the central sanctuary plot is the city of Jerusalem with an area of about 8.5 miles by 1.65 miles Cf. Eze 48:15-20 for more details.
Bible Cross References
Acts 2:36 Ezekiel 48:15 Ezekiel 48:30

Verse 7

John Wesley's Bible Commentary
The prince - The king. Our side - One half of the prince's portion lay on the west side of those three already set out. The other side - The other half lay on the east - side thereof, so the portion of the city, Levites and priests, lay in the middle. The holy portion - Of priests, and Levites, and sanctuary. Before - 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. Over against - What is called now over - against, or by the side, is called before three times together. So now you have an exact square of twenty - five thousand 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.
McArther Bible Commentary
The prince shall have a section. See note on Eze 44:3. This administrator of the kingdom under Christ will have his territory in two parts, one to the west and the other to the east of the temple, priest, and city portions in verses Eze 45:1-6. Cf. Eze 48:21-22 for more details.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 34:24 Ezekiel 37:24 Ezekiel 46:16 Ezekiel 48:21

Verse 8

McArther Bible Commentary
My princes shall no more oppress. God pledges a kingdom era free from civil leaders selfishly taking advantage of the people, i.e., seizing their land (cf. Eze 22:27; Num 36:7-9; 1 Kin. 21; Isa 5:8; Hos 5:10; Mic 2:1-2). The princes most likely are the leaders of each tribe. No one will be deprived of his possession under Messiah's rule.
Bible Cross References
Joshua 11:23 Isaiah 11:3 Jeremiah 23:5 Ezekiel 19:7 Ezekiel 22:27 Ezekiel 46:18

Verse 9

McArther Bible Commentary
The leaders of the land are urged to be thoroughly honest in their commercial dealings. This warning shows that there will be sin in the millennium. The believing Jews who entered the one-thousand-year reign of Christ on earth and inherited the promised kingdom will be fully human and, therefore, capable of such sins. There also will be children who do not necessarily believe, as the final rebellion against King Messiah and His temple proves (cf. Rev 20:7-9).
Bible Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1 Jeremiah 6:7 Jeremiah 22:3 Ezekiel 7:11 Ezekiel 7:23 Ezekiel 8:17 Ezekiel 44:6 Amos 5:24 Micah 6:10 Zechariah 7:9 Zechariah 8:16

Verse 10

McArther Bible Commentary
scales. Relates to selling by weight. ephah. Relates to selling by dry volume. bath. Relates to selling by liquid volume.
Bible Cross References
Leviticus 19:35 Leviticus 19:36 Deuteronomy 25:13 Deuteronomy 25:15 Proverbs 16:11 Isaiah 5:10 Amos 8:4 Micah 6:10 Micah 6:11

Verse 11

McArther Bible Commentary
ephah. About .75 bushel. bath. About 6 gallons. homer. In liquid volume, about 60 gallons and in dry volume, about 7.5 bushel.
Bible Cross References
Numbers 11:32 Isaiah 5:10

Verse 12

McArther Bible Commentary
shekel. By weight, about .4 ounce made up of 20 gerahs (.02 ounce/each). Sixty shekels (20 + 25 + 15) equal a mina or about 24 ounces (1.5 lbs.).
Bible Cross References
Genesis 23:15 Exodus 30:13 Leviticus 27:25 Numbers 3:47 Ezekiel 4:10 Ezekiel 45:13

Verse 13

McArther Bible Commentary
Here are the offerings for Israel's prince (Eze 45:16). Because of what the people will give him, he will provide for public sacrifices (Eze 45:17).
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 45:12 Ezekiel 45:14

Verse 14

McArther Bible Commentary
kor. See note on homer in Eze 45:11. They will give one percent of their oil.
Bible Cross References
Ezekiel 45:13 Ezekiel 45:15

Verse 15

McArther Bible Commentary
They will give one lamb for every two hundred in the flocks or one-half of one percent.
Bible Cross References
Leviticus 1:4 Leviticus 6:30 Ezekiel 45:14 Ezekiel 45:17 Ezekiel 45:20

Verse 16

McArther Bible Commentary
prince. See note on Eze 44:3.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 30:14 Exodus 30:15 Isaiah 16:1

Verse 17

McArther Bible Commentary
feasts … New Moons … Sabbaths … appointed seasons. These will be discussed in notes on Eze. 45:18-46:15.
Bible Cross References
Leviticus 23:1 1 Kings 8:63 1 Kings 8:64 1 Chronicles 16:2 2 Chronicles 31:3 Isaiah 66:23 Ezekiel 43:27 Ezekiel 45:15 Ezekiel 46:1 Ezekiel 46:4 Ezekiel 46:11 Ezekiel 46:12

Verse 18

McArther Bible Commentary
The annual feasts for the nations are outlined. The millennial feasts include three of the six Levitical feasts: (1) Passover; (2) Unleavened Bread; and (3) Tabernacles. Three Levitical feasts are not celebrated: (1) Pentecost; (2) Trumpets; and (3) Atonement. Most likely, they are excluded because what they had looked forward to prophetically have been fulfilled and now serve no significant remembrance purpose such as Passover and Tabernacle will continue to provide.
Bible Cross References
Hebrews 9:14 Exodus 12:2 Leviticus 16:16 Leviticus 16:33 Leviticus 22:20 Ezekiel 43:19 Ezekiel 43:22 Ezekiel 43:23 Ezekiel 43:26 Ezekiel 45:20 Ezekiel 46:1

Verse 19

Bible Cross References
Leviticus 16:18 Ezekiel 43:14 Ezekiel 43:17 Ezekiel 43:19 Ezekiel 43:20 Ezekiel 46:1 Ezekiel 46:2

Verse 20

Bible Cross References
Leviticus 4:27 Leviticus 16:20 Psalm 19:12 Ezekiel 45:15 Ezekiel 45:18

Verse 21

McArther Bible Commentary
. Passover and Unleavened Bread are combined as in the NT and focus on remembering God's deliverance of the nation from Egypt and Christ's death providing deliverance from sin. They continue on into the millennium as a week-long feast of remembrance, which will serve much the same purpose then as the bread and cup do now (cf. Ex. 12-15 for details). The three annual pilgrimage feasts with required attendance under Mosaic legislation were: (1) Unleavened Bread; (2) Pentecost; and (3) Tabernacles (cf. Exo 23:14-17; Num. 28:16-29:40; Deu 16:1-17). They have been modified with the three in Eze 45:18-25. Pentecost is replaced by the new feast of verses Eze 45:18-20. There are also portion differences from the Mosaic Law (cf. Num 28:19-21), plus the millennial offerings are richer and more abundant, in general.
Bible Cross References
Exodus 12:1 Leviticus 23:5 Numbers 28:16

Verse 22

McArther Bible Commentary
the prince. See note on Eze 44:3. Here, he sacrifices for his own sin.
Bible Cross References
Leviticus 4:14 Leviticus 16:5

Verse 23

Bible Cross References
Leviticus 23:8 Numbers 23:1 Numbers 23:2 Numbers 28:16 Job 42:8

Verse 24

McArther Bible Commentary
hin. About one gallon.
Bible Cross References
Numbers 28:12 Ezekiel 46:5

Verse 25

McArther Bible Commentary
The Feast of Tabernacles continues on into the millennium as confirmed by Zec 14:16-21. This would be a remembrance of God's sustaining provision in the wilderness. The seventh month, Tishri, would be in September/October and this feast will last for one week, as do the previous two. The prince ("he," Eze 45:25) once again offers sacrifice.
Bible Cross References
Leviticus 23:33 Numbers 29:12 2 Chronicles 5:3 2 Chronicles 7:8 2 Chronicles 7:10