And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
These eight tables show us what the gospel-temple will become: not one altar in the midst, but many tables for many spiritual sacrifices brought by many hands. The tables, the knives, the hooks, the washing, all this readiness speaks to us: come with clean hands and a washed heart, for you cannot draw near to God's altar in disorder.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 40:39-49
So he measured the court,.... The inward court, where the prophet and his guide now were; and the gates leading to which he had been measuring, with the chambers, arches, and tables belonging thereunto: an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; the floor, or area of this court, which was a hundred cubits in length and breadth; so that it was a...
the chambers of the singers--two in number, as proved by what follows: "and their prospect (that is, the prospect of one) was toward the south, (and) one toward the north." So the Septuagint.