Ezekiel 46:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance. ”

• Ezekiel 46:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The prince was robe provided with possessions of his own, in order to prevent exactions from his subjects; further enactments are added to prevent the alienation of the prince’s land. Any gifts mad...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Crown Rights and Restrictions. The prince was at liberty to gift part of his estate inalienably to his sons: but what was deeded to a courtier reverted to the crown on the year of release ( i.e. t...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  sons. The Septuagint and Syriac read "son's

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance. If the prince give a gift unto a...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Offerings at the Sacred Seasons, etc (This whole passage should be compared with Numbers 28:29 .) (a) The Atonement for the Sanctuary ( Ezekiel 45:18-20 ) This was to take place twice y...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  If the prince give a gift. — Ezekiel 46:15-18 contain provisions in regard to the prince’s alienation of his domain. According to Ezekiel 45:7-8 , he was to have a portion of land on each side o...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  PRINCE AND PEOPLE Ezekiel 44:1-31 ; Ezekiel 45:1-25 ; Ezekiel 46:1-24 , PASSIM IT was remarked in a previous chapter that the "prince" of the closing vision appears to occupy a less exalted po...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This passage constitutes one paragraph dealing with the arrangements for the feasts, and appointed times and seasons. Twice a year the sacred ceremony of cleansing the sanctuary was to be performed,...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Mysterious as the subject is in many points, respecting these offerings, looking as this scripture evidently doth, to a period of the Church, when the daily offering was forever to cease; yet one poi...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Thus saith the Lord God ,.... Having finished the account of the sacrifices of the prince and people, the monthly, weekly, and daily ones; here his gifts are treated of, which are two fold; some giv...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it [shall be] their possession by inheritance. Ver. 16. If the prince give a gi...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  If the prince give a gift , &c. By these verses we learn, that even gifts, or legacies of lands, could only be granted till the year of jubilee, except to a person's own heirs; for at that perio...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Laws Concerning the Prince's Inheritance. B. C. 574.       16 Thus saith the Lord G OD ; If...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  A gift, of houses or lands. The inheritance thereof, the right to those houses or lands, shall descend to children's children; the fee simple shall be to the posterity of that son to whom it was...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “If the prince give a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance. It shall belong to his sons. It is their possession by inheritance.” The portion is God's gift to th...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE OF WORSHIP IN THE TEMPLE (Chap. 46) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 46:1 . “The gate of the inner court opened.” The inner east gate of the Temple, otherwise shut, shall be opene...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Ezekiel 46:21 . In every corner of the court there was a court. The LXX read aule micra, a little court, which relieves the idea, by defining the nature of the courts. These courts were open to...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION This chapter fails into three divisions. The first ( Ezekiel 46:1-26 ) gives supplementary directions for the prince and the people of the land when engaged in solemn acts of worship;...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Thus saith the Lord God, in making provisions for the future, lest conditions arise which would result in acts of violence on the part of the ruler, If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, t...

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• Ezekiel 46:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Chronicles 21:3 ; Galatians 4:7 ; Genesis 25:5 ; Genesis 25:6 ; John 8:35 ; John 8:36 ; Luke 10:42 ; Matthew 25:34 ; Psalms 37:18 ; Romans 8:15-17 ; Romans 8:29-32

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