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.
God sets apart land for His sanctuary first, before the tribes receive their shares, because what is given to support worship and religion sanctifies the whole; it is the first-fruits that make the lump holy. The priests' portion is fixed and measured so the sanctuary cannot devour the rest of the land, teaching us that giving for God's work and the ministry's support is an act of piety that brings perpetual blessing.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 45:1-8
And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand,.... Not that the sense is, that of and according to the cubit measure last mentioned, this length and this breadth should be measured; but "after this measure", as Starckius renders it, and as the particle is rendered, Dan 11:23 and which Sanctius mentions; and Jerom...
And of this measure - See the plan, A, B, C, D, E.