45 He said to me, "The room facing south is for the priests who guard the temple,
45 And he said to me, This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple,
45 The man told me, "The room facing south is for the priests who are in charge of the Temple.
45 Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
45 And the man said to me, "The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 40:45
Chapter Contents
The Vision of the Temple.
Here is a vision, beginning at ch. 40, and continued to the end of the book, ch. 48, which is justly looked upon to be one of the most difficult portions in all the book of God. When we despair to be satisfied as to any difficulty we meet with, let us bless God that our salvation does not depend upon it, but that things necessary are plain enough; and let us wait till God shall reveal even this unto us. This chapter describes two outward courts of the temple. Whether the personage here mentioned was the Son of God, or a created angel, is not clear. But Christ is both our Altar and our Sacrifice, to whom we must look with faith in all approaches to God; and he is Salvation in the midst of the earth, Psalm 74:12, to be looked unto from all quarters.