The LORD is there
Ezekiel 48
35 verses≈ 7 minBSB
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Where we are
- 1–3Visions of gloryBy the Kebar, about 593 BC: the throne, the scroll, the watchman
- 4–7Signs of the siegeA brick, a ration, a razor: the end has come
- 8–11The glory departsAbout 592 BC: the temple’s abominations, the mark, the glory goes east
- 12–15False hopesExile acted out, false prophets, a useless vine
- 16–19Parables and lamentsAn unfaithful bride, two eagles, the one who sins
- 20–24The sword drawnRebellion retold; the siege begins, about 588 BC
- 25–32The nations judgedAmmon to Egypt: the LORD is Judge of all the earth
- 33–36A new heartThe city falls; the Good Shepherd; cleansed and made new
- 37–39Dry bones liveOne people raised up, and Gog of Magog defeated
- 40–48The LORD is thereAbout 573 BC: the new temple, the river, the landChapter 48
The Portions for the Tribes
Dan
“Now these are the names of the tribes:
At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side.
Asher
Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west.
Naphtali
Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west.
Manasseh
Manasseh will have one portion bordering the territory of Naphtali from east to west.
Ephraim
Ephraim will have one portion bordering the territory of Manasseh from east to west.
Reuben
Reuben will have one portion bordering the territory of Ephraim from east to west.
Judah
Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of Reuben from east to west.
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The Portions for the Priests and Levites
Bordering the territory of Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
The LORD’s portion
The holy portion
Set apart to the LORD
The special portion you set apart to the LORD shall be 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide.
For the priests
This will be the holy portion for the priests. It will be 25,000 cubits long on the north side, 10,000 cubits wide on the west side, 10,000 cubits wide on the east side, and 25,000 cubits long on the south side. In the center will be the sanctuary of the LORD. It will be for the consecrated priests, the descendants of Zadok, who kept My charge and did not go astray as the Levites did when the Israelites went astray. It will be a special portion for them set apart from the land, a most holy portion adjacent to the territory of the Levites.
For the Levites
Bordering the territory of the priests, the Levites shall have an area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide. The whole length will be 25,000 cubits, and the width 10,000 cubits. They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
The land in bands
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Seven tribes to the north, five to the south, and in the middle the LORD’s portion, with the prince’s land on either side.
The Common Portion
The remaining area, 5,000 cubits wide and 25,000 cubits long, will be for common use by the city, for houses, and for pastureland. The city will be in the center of it and will have these measurements: 4,500 cubits on the north side, 4,500 cubits on the south side, 4,500 cubits on the east side, and 4,500 cubits on the west side.
The pastureland of the city will extend 250 cubits to the north, 250 cubits to the south, 250 cubits to the east, and 250 cubits to the west.
The entire portion will be a square, 25,000 cubits by 25,000 cubits. You are to set apart the holy portion, along with the city property.
The Portion for the Prince
The remaining area on both sides of the holy portion and of the property of the city will belong to the prince. He will own the land adjacent to the tribal portions, extending eastward from the 25,000 cubits of the holy district toward the eastern border, and westward from the 25,000 cubits to the western border. And in the center of them will be the holy portion and the sanctuary of the temple.
So the Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of Judah and Benjamin.
Question
Quick question
Look back over the tribes from north to south.
Which tribe’s portion lies farthest north?
The Portions for the Remaining Tribes
Each tribe’s portion
The southern tribes
Benjamin
As for the rest of the tribes:
Benjamin will have one portion extending from the east side to the west side.
Simeon
Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
Issachar
Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
Zebulun
Zebulun will have one portion bordering the territory of Issachar from east to west.
Gad
And Gad will have one portion bordering the territory of Zebulun from east to west.
The southern border of Gad will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, then along the Brook of Egypt and out to the Great Sea. This is the land you are to allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these will be their portions,” declares the Lord GOD.
The City Gates and Dimensions
The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain
Pray
Pray
LORD, You left Your house for a time, and You came home. Wherever I am, be there. Bring me at last to the city whose name is THE LORD IS THERE. Amen.
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The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.
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