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 twenty thousand reeds of land adjoining the holy portion, ten thousand east and ten thousand west of the city, shall produce food for those who serve the city: either civil magistrates protecting the church of Christ, or ministers of the word laboring in preaching and administering the ordinances. Both deserve suitable provision for their rank and office.
AI summary
The division begins in the north and proceeds southward through the tribes in order, with the sanctuary, priesthood, Levites, city, and prince's land fixed at the center, and the remaining five tribes distributed from that point to the southern boundary.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 48:1-29