twenty cubits round about the houſe on every ſide. £ That on one ſide joined ro the Temple, and were publick Repoſi- to. ics for Offerings and Ti hes, &c and thoſe other Chambers, which were built on 'hz Wall of this inner Court, and were Lodgings for the Pricſts; there was a void Space or Pavement inthe open Air twenty Cults broad, and theſe round about on all ſides of che Court, and probably ſome Rails, or Balliſters, or low Wall round too before them encloſing this Space. | | 11 And the doors #- of the ſide-chambers were to-
ward the place that was left, one door x toward the north, and ancther door toward the ſouth, and the. breadth of the place that was left, was five Cubics round
avout 1 The Doors of the loweſt Row opened into this void paved ſpace.
SZEAKIEL
| : Chap. Xj Temple. » res, Sagas the North Point along by the Eſte; Front to the South Point, or Corner of the Buildings or V Vall The admeaſuring the Particulars I forbear ; but fince this fide runs equa] with the Jengrh of the whole from Eaſt ro V'Velt, we need not douy
"tis an hundred Cubirs. :
15 And he meaſured the length of the building » ove; againſt the ſeparate p place which was behind it 9, and thel'0, [| galleries r thereof on the one ſide, and on the other ſide, "*! * an hundred cubits, with the inner temples, and the porches : Wy
hy,
of the court.
o Poſſibly that of the 12h and 132h Yerſes, or the Buildings of thi, Court next to the Temple, or elſe the Weſt-Buildings behing the Oracle, or the Buildings of the outer Court, of which in chap. ,2, ; 3,7, 8. p Seewver. 12. let. a. q The Buildings that were behind oq the Weſt-lide of that ſuppoſed Range of Buildings, or elſe behind ths Temple. 7 Either Chambers or Porches, or Balconies, places ſupport. ed by Pilaſters, made for Beauty and Delight. s According to the Meaſures of the Temple, and its appendant Buildings,
16 The door-poſts 5, and the narrow windows », and the galleries x round about on their three ſtories y, over+ againſt the door z + cieled with wood round about, || ang is irm the ground @ up to the windows, and the Windows
were covered 6. | Whar are here recounted were all meaſured by the Ange), ang _ with the ſame Reed or Meaſure. t See chap. 40. 48, 49. *'Tis likely av he means the Door-poſts of every Gate, or Porch in every Court. 4 a u See chap. 40. 16. let. g, a See ver, 15. It. q. and wer. F, let. x. ”Y 3 Vid. wer. 6, 7, Or Parts, or Buildings, Temple, ſeparate place, and on the Court-walls. z The ſingular for the plura! Number, the Dur; which were cieled with Wood, were meaſured, this Cieling was with choiceſt Wood. @ The height of theſe VVindows were raken tog, b Had Lids or Curtains to cover them, and Lettices roo, ſay ſome. 17 To that above the door c, even unto the inner houſe and without, and by all the Wall round about within ang i Mut
'withou, by -f meaſure.
c Inthe 15:h Verſe the Prophet began his Catalogue, and continu. eth it through this Verſe, in which in the groſs he tells us all aboye the Doors, inevery Porch and Gate to the very inner Houſe, and all
lar;
x B-ſide the particular Doors to each Chamber, there were two, one on the North, where was a fair Stair-Caſewhich did lead up to every Story, and above theſe ro the top of the Temple, And fo another like this on the South, excepting that this Sourh Stair-Caſe led nor up to the top of ail, as that North Stair-Caiz Cid.
12 Now the building y that as before z the ſeparate place 2, at the end b toward the weſt, as ſeventy cubits c broad, and the wall of the building was five cubits d thick round about, and the kngth thereof ninety e cu-
bits. 7 This isa new Building not yet mention'd, bur now meaſured by
wirhout the Buildings about the V Valls were meaſured exaQly, tho we have neither the particular Account of what theſe were, either Things or Meaſures,
18 And it was made d with cherubims e and palm-treesf ſo that a palm-tree was between g a cherub and a cherub,
and every cherub had two faces :
Now we are acquainted with the Ornaments,the beautiful Carving, which in all parts mention'd were to be ſeen. d Beautified. e Gene- rally taken for the Pourtrai& of Angels, and framed to the Beauty of young Men with Wings. Yet is the Deſcription of them very diff rent 1n different places, as the Curious obſerve in Ezckie!'s Viſion,chap.1, Iſaiah's Vition, chap. 6. Jokn's Viſion, Rev. 4. and in Solomon's Temple,
Jrſclf. z Or over againft, # Either the 7-»ple with all he appen- dant Treaſury Chanibers ; or th= Orade, which was in the Welt-end of the Tem;yle, and ſeparate from the reſt o' the Temple : Or that 20 Cubirs ſpace which was cut off from the Chambers, -nd the 5 Cubirs ipac- before them by a Breaſt-Wal), as ſome think. 4+ OF either Temple, Oracle, or torcfaid ſpace toward the Weſt, c As Mea are not agreed about the Fabrick, and its Dimenſions here inten- ded ro be meafured ; ſo they are as little agreed how ro compure the Meaſures, every one however makes out his Account, whether the
f A very beautifu], upright Tree, from a ſtreight well grown Body, ſpreading its Head with large Boughs and Branches, which were uſed on Occaſions of Joy, and were Emblems of Vittory, Joh. 12. 13. and Rev. 7.9. g Theſe were ſo engraven, that each Palm-tree was be- *ween two Cherubs, and each Cherub between two Palm-trees, and this ariſeth from the different Aſpe&t, or numbring them. 4 Curiouſly wrought on the ſame Head, ſomewhat like a Fanw's Head ; what theſe Faces were, the next Verſe tells us.
I9 SO that the face of a man 7 was toward the palm-tr2
thiag he meaſures be the 11 ght or miſtaken. Firſt, ſuppoſe the Tem- Dleand the Weſt part of it from North to South, thus; 20 Cubits the Bon each Side-wall 6 Cubits, Breadth of Chambers on each ſide 4, the Thickneſs of the Out-walls of theſe Chambers on both ſides 5 Cu- birs each, a void Space of 5 Cubits compaſling the whole, and then the Jow or Breaſt-wall that encloſed this Space 5 Cubits-thick on eachſide, making up the third 10, produce the 70 Cubirs. But they that think ofa diſtin&t Building on th: Weſt-end of the Temple, do alſo in their Method make out the Account. 4 This ſeems to countenance their Opinions, who conceive a diſtin Building meant. tionsare eaſily laid together, which will makeupthetotal, and agree
with the Temple thus ; Temple and Oracle with their Walls 70