And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
They must not sell or exchange any part of this holy portion, nor convert the firstfruits to other uses; what is separated for religious service belongs to the Lord and must remain so. Church property and Christian liberty are not merchandise, and ministers ought never to traffic away the doctrines and ordinances of the Gospel.
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