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Ezekiel 40:22

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What does Ezekiel 40:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
Ezekiel 40:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, a hundred cubits, [both] on the east and on the north.
20And the gate of the outer court whose prospect is toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
21And the lodges thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
22And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate whose prospect is toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
23And there was a gate to the inner court over against the [other] gate, [both] on the north and on the east; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.
24And he led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.
25And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looked towards the east, &c.] (<264014>Ezekiel 40:14,16), signifying that the light of the churches, their privileges, and flourishing condition, will be alike everywhere, as in one part of the world, so in another; (see <235208>Isaiah 52:8 11:9 <271204>Daniel 12:4): and they went up unto it by seven steps; or stairs, (<264006>Ezekiel 40:6), the number of them is not there mentioned as here, but the same in both; (see Gill on “<264006>Ezekiel 40:6”): and the arches thereof were before them; the steps; or “within” them, as the Septuagint; the steps led to the arches of the gate, or to the porch…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The gates both of the outer and of the inner court. Compare Plan II. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Before them - Within the steps or gate. Ezekiel 40:23”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“40:22 The steps that led up to each gate heightened the sense of their inaccessibility. The inner, more sacred areas of the Temple were significantly higher in elevation than the outer parts, which provided another dimension of separation.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“palm trees: Eze 40:16, Eze 40:31, Eze 40:37; Kg1 6:29, Kg1 6:32, Kg1 6:35, Kg1 7:36; Ch2 3:5; Rev 7:9 and they: Eze 40:6, Eze 40:26, Eze 40:31, Eze 40:34, Eze 40:37, Eze 40:49; Heb 6:1 before them: Or, "suitable to them," that is, to the arches of the east gate. The north gate into the outward court, and every thing belonging to it, were exactly the same as the east gate. Ezekiel 40:23”
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