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He measured the gate from the roof of the one lodge to the roof of the other, a breadth of twenty-five cubits; door against door.

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Divine Order in Detail

Commentators explain this verse measures the total width of the gatehouse structure, from the outer roof of the north-side chambers to the outer roof of the south-side chambers. The precise measurement of 25 cubits (about 43 feet) highlights the perfect order and deliberate design of God's visionary temple.

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Ezekiel

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 40:6–16

18th Century

Theologian

The east gate-building. See Plan III.

(Ezekiel 40:6) Stairs: These were seven in number (Ezekiel 40:22). Each…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Ezekiel 40:6–16

19th Century

Bishop

Ezekiel 40:6–16 contain a description of the eastern gate, or rather, gate-building of the Temple, by which one entered from the precin…

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 40:13

17th Century

Pastor

He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another That is, the whole porch, from the e…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 40:1–49

17th Century

Minister

Here is a vision, beginning at Ezekiel 40 and continuing to the end of the book, Ezekiel 48, which is rightly regarded as one of the mos…