Ezekiel 47:22

“And it shall come to pass, &c.] In the last days, under the Gospel dispensation: that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you; who were Israelites, both by natural descent, and by the Spirit and grace of God: the Gospel was first preached to Israel after the flesh, and made effectual to the conversion of many of them; and the first churches were made up of them, and they shared all the blessings and privileges thereof; as they also will in the latter day, when converted: and to the strangers that sojourn among them; not such as were strangers to spiritual and divine things; for this would contradict the rule in (<264409>Ezekiel 44:9), but converted Gentiles, so called because…”

“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”

“And to the strangers - Here is quite a new feature in the distribution of the land. Not only the Israelites by descent, but those who join themselves to Israel by allegiance to the true God, shall have a right of inheritance. Here are opened out the blessings which were to accrue to the Gentiles through the seed of Abraham. Compare Romans 9:24, following. The difference which existed under the old covenant between Jew and Gentile is now at last done away. But while pagandom thus unites itself with God’s people, Israel is still as ever the chosen people, the center of this union. No new Church is founded side by side with the old. Pagandom is absorbed in Israel - the standard which God has…”

“Children - Who from their birth should be invested with this right of inheriting. Ezekiel 47:23”

“ye shall divide: Eze 47:13, Eze 47:14 and to the strangers: Isa 56:6, Isa 56:7; Act 2:5-10, Act 11:18; Eph 2:12, Eph 2:13, Eph 2:19-22, Eph 3:6; Rev 7:9, Rev 7:10 they shall have: Act 15:9; Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28, Gal 3:29; Col 3:11 Next: Ezekiel Chapter 48”