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Ezekiel — Capítulo 47

VISION OF THE TEMPLE WATERS. BORDERS AND DIVISION OF THE LAND. (Eze. 47:1-23) waters--So Rev 22:1, represents "the water of life as proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." His throne was set up in the te…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Me hizo volver luego a la entrada de la casa; y he aquí aguas que salían de debajo del umbral de la casa hacia el oriente; porque la fachada de la casa estaba al oriente, y las aguas descendían de debajo, hacia el lado derecho de la casa, al sur del altar.

2Y me sacó por el camino de la puerta del norte, y me hizo dar la vuelta por el camino exterior, fuera de la puerta, al camino de la que mira al oriente; y vi que las aguas salían del lado derecho.

3Y salió el varón hacia el oriente, llevando un cordel en su mano; y midió mil codos, y me hizo pasar por las aguas hasta los tobillos.

4Midió otros mil, y me hizo pasar por las aguas hasta las rodillas. Midió luego otros mil, y me hizo pasar por las aguas hasta los lomos.

5Midió otros mil, y era ya un río que yo no podía pasar, porque las aguas habían crecido de manera que el río no se podía pasar sino a nado.

6Y me dijo: ¿Has visto, hijo de hombre? Después me llevó, y me hizo volver por la ribera del río.

7Y volviendo yo, vi que en la ribera del río había muchísimos árboles a uno y otro lado.

8Y me dijo: Estas aguas salen a la región del oriente, y descenderán al Arabá, y entrarán en el mar; y entradas en el mar, recibirán sanidad las aguas.

9Y toda alma viviente que nadare por dondequiera que entraren estos dos ríos, vivirá; y habrá muchísimos peces por haber entrado allá estas aguas, y recibirán sanidad; y vivirá todo lo que entrare en este río.

10Y junto a él estarán los pescadores, y desde En-gadi hasta En-eglaim será su tendedero de redes; y por sus especies serán los peces tan numerosos como los peces del Mar Grande.

11Sus pantanos y sus lagunas no se sanearán; quedarán para salinas.

12Y junto al río, en la ribera, a uno y otro lado, crecerá toda clase de árboles frutales; sus hojas nunca caerán, ni faltará su fruto. A su tiempo madurará, porque sus aguas salen del santuario; y su fruto será para comer, y su hoja para medicina.

13Así ha dicho Jehová el Señor: Estos son los límites en que repartiréis la tierra por heredad entre las doce tribus de Israel. José tendrá dos partes.

14Y la heredaréis así los unos como los otros; por ella alcé mi mano jurando que la había de dar a vuestros padres; por tanto, esta será la tierra de vuestra heredad.

15Y este será el límite de la tierra hacia el lado del norte; desde el Mar Grande, camino de Hetlón viniendo a Zedad,

16Hamat, Berota, Sibraim, que está entre el límite de Damasco y el límite de Hamat; Hazar-haticón, que es el límite de Haurán.

17Y será el límite del norte desde el mar hasta Hazar-enán en el límite de Damasco al norte, y al límite de Hamat al lado del norte.

18Del lado del oriente, en medio de Haurán y de Damasco, y de Galaad y de la tierra de Israel, al Jordán; esto mediréis de límite hasta el mar oriental.

19Del lado meridional, hacia el sur, desde Tamar hasta las aguas de las rencillas; desde Cades y el arroyo hasta el Mar Grande; y esto será el lado meridional, al sur.

20Del lado del occidente el Mar Grande será el límite hasta enfrente de la entrada de Hamat; este será el lado occidental.

21Repartiréis, pues, esta tierra entre vosotros según las tribus de Israel.

22Y echaréis sobre ella suertes por heredad para vosotros, y para los extranjeros que moran entre vosotros, que entre vosotros han engendrado hijos; y los tendréis como naturales entre los hijos de Israel; echarán suertes con vosotros para tener heredad entre las tribus de Israel.

23En la tribu en que morare el extranjero, allí le daréis su heredad, ha dicho Jehová el Señor.

JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY

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I. trees--not merely one tree of life as in Paradise (Gen 3:22), but many: to supply immortal food a…

trees--not merely one tree of life as in Paradise (Gen 3:22), but many: to supply immortal food and medicine to the people of God, who themselves also become "trees of righteousness" (Isa 61:3) planted by the waters and (Psa 1:3) bearing fruit unto holiness.

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II. the desert--or "plain," Hebrew, Arabah (Deu 3:17; Deu 4:49; Jos 3:16), which is the name still gi…

the desert--or "plain," Hebrew, Arabah (Deu 3:17; Deu 4:49; Jos 3:16), which is the name still given to the valley of the Jordan and the plain south of the Dead Sea, and extending to the Elanitic gulf of the Red Sea. the sea--the Dead Sea. "The sea" noted as covering with its waters the guilty cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah. In its bituminous waters no vegetable or animal life is said to be found. But now death is to give place to life in Judea, and throughout the world, as symbolized by the healing of these death-pervaded waters covering the doomed cities. Compare as to "the sea" in general, regarded as a symbol of the troubled powers of nature, disordered by the fall, henceforth to rage no more, Rev 21:1.

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III. rivers--in Hebrew, "two rivers." Hence Hebrew expositors think that the waters from the temple we…

rivers--in Hebrew, "two rivers." Hence Hebrew expositors think that the waters from the temple were divided into two branches, the one emptying itself into the eastern or Dead Sea, the other into the western or Mediterranean. So Zac 14:8. However, though this probably is covertly implied in the Hebrew dual, the flowing of the waters into the Dead Sea only is expressed. Compare Eze 47:8, "waters . . . healed," which can apply only to it, not to the Mediterranean: also Eze 47:10, "fish as the fish of the great sea"; the Dead Sea, when healed, containing fish, as the Mediterranean does.

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IV. En-gedi . . . En-eglaim--En-gedi (meaning "fountain of the kid"), anciently, Hazazon-Tamar, now A…

En-gedi . . . En-eglaim--En-gedi (meaning "fountain of the kid"), anciently, Hazazon-Tamar, now Ain-Jidy; west of the Dead Sea; David's place of refuge from Saul. En-eglaim means "fountain of two calves," on the confines of Moab, over against En-gedi, and near where Jordan enters the Dead Sea (Isa 15:8). These two limits are fixed on, to comprise between them the whole Dead Sea. fish . . . according to their kinds--JEROME quotes an ancient theory that "there are a hundred fifty-three kinds of fishes," all of which were taken by the apostles (Joh 21:11), and not one remained uncaptured; signifying that both the noble and baseborn, the rich and the poor, and every class, are being drawn out of the sea of the world to salvation. Compare Mat 13:47, the gospel net; the apostles being fishermen, at first literally, afterwards spiritually (Mat 4:19).

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V. marshes--marshy places. The region is known to have such pits and marshes. The Arabs take the sal…

marshes--marshy places. The region is known to have such pits and marshes. The Arabs take the salt collected by evaporation in these pits for their own use, and that of their flocks. not be healed--Those not reached by the healing waters of the Gospel, through their sloth and earthly-mindedness, are given over (Rev 22:11) to their own bitterness and barrenness (as "saltness" is often employed to express, Deu 29:23; Psa 107:34; Zep 2:9); and awful example to others in the punishment they suffer (Pe2 2:6).

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VI. Instead of the "vine of Sodom and grapes of Gomorrah" (Deu 32:32), nauseous and unwholesome, tree…

Instead of the "vine of Sodom and grapes of Gomorrah" (Deu 32:32), nauseous and unwholesome, trees of life-giving and life-restoring virtue shall bloom similar in properties to, and exceeding in number, the tree of life in Eden (Rev 2:7; Rev 22:2, Rev 22:14). leaf . . . not fade--expressing not only the unfailing character of the heavenly medicine of the tree of life, but also that the graces of the believer (as a tree of righteousness), which are the leaves, and his deeds, which are the fruits that flow from those graces, are immortal (Psa 1:3; Jer 17:8; Mat 10:42; Co1 15:58). new fruit--literally, "firstlings," or first fruit. They are still, each month afresh, as it were, yielding their first-fruit [FAIRBAIRN]. The first-born of a thing, in Hebrew idiom, means the chiefest. As Job 18:13, "the first-born of death," that is, the most fatal death.

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VII. The redivision of the land: the boundaries. The latter are substantially the same as those given …

The redivision of the land: the boundaries. The latter are substantially the same as those given by Moses in Num. 34:1-29; they here begin with the north, but in Numbers they begin with the south (Num 34:3). It is only Canaan proper, exclusive of the possession of the two and a half tribes beyond Jordan, that is here divided. Joseph . . . two portions--according to the original promise of Jacob (Gen 48:5, Gen 48:22). Joseph's sons were given the birthright forfeited by Reuben, the first-born (Ch1 5:1). Therefore the former is here put first. His two sons having distinct portions make up the whole number twelve portions, as he had just before specified "twelve tribes of Israel"; for Levi had no separate inheritance, so that he is not reckoned in the twelve.

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VIII. Zedad--on the north boundary of Canaan.

Zedad--on the north boundary of Canaan.

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IX. Hamath--As Israel was a separate people, so their land was a separate land. On no scene could the…

Hamath--As Israel was a separate people, so their land was a separate land. On no scene could the sacred history have been so well transacted as on it. On the east was the sandy desert. On the north and south, mountains. On the west, an inhospitable sea-shore. But it was not always to be a separate land. Between the parallel ranges of Lebanon is the long valley of El-Bekaa, leading to "the entering in of Hamath" on the Orontes, in the Syrian frontier. Roman roads, and the harbor made at CÃ&brvbrsarea, opened out doors through which the Gospel should go from it to all lands. So in the last days, when all shall flock to Jerusalem as the religious center of the world. Berothah--a city in Syria conquered by David (Sa2 8:8); meaning "wells." Hazar-hatticon--meaning "the middle village." Hauran--a tract in Syria, south of Damascus; Auranitis.

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X. Hazar-enan--a town in the north of Canaan, meaning "village of fountains."

Hazar-enan--a town in the north of Canaan, meaning "village of fountains."

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XI. east sea--the Dead Sea. The border is to go down straight to it by the valley of the Jordan. So N…

east sea--the Dead Sea. The border is to go down straight to it by the valley of the Jordan. So Num 34:11-12.

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XII. Tamar--not Tadmor in the desert, but Tamar, the last town of Judea, by the Dead Sea. Meaning "pal…

Tamar--not Tadmor in the desert, but Tamar, the last town of Judea, by the Dead Sea. Meaning "palm tree"; so called from palm trees abounding near it.

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XIII. to the strangers--It is altogether unprecedented under the old covenant, that "strangers" should …

to the strangers--It is altogether unprecedented under the old covenant, that "strangers" should have "inheritance" among the tribes. There would not be room locally within Canaan for more than the tribes. The literal sense must therefore be modified, as expressing that Gentiles are not to be excluded from settling among the covenant-people, and that spiritually their privileges are not to be less than those of Israel (Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Eph 3:6; Col 3:11; Rev 7:9-10). Still, "sojourneth," in Eze 47:23, implies that in Canaan, the covenant people are regarded as at home, the strangers as settlers. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 48

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