Hesekiel 41:21

21 Und die Türpfosten im Tempel waren viereckig, und war alles artig aneinander gefügt. {~} {~}

Hesekiel 41:21 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 41:21

The posts of the temple were squared
Or, were "foursquare" ^F14; the two posts on each side the door, the lintel and the threshold, made a square; the posts themselves were not round, as pillars, but flat and square; and the upper part was not arched, as in some buildings, but square. Jarchi says he had heard that the posts of Solomon's temple were foursquare; but that is not certain; however, these were. The Vulgate Latin version renders it "four cornered"; as doors formerly were: this was the ancient way of building, as Philander

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 observes; almost everything in this wonderful building was foursquare; denoting the firmness, stability, and perfection of all things in it: and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the
appearance of the other;
that is, the front of the holy of holies was like that of the temple; they both had the same appearance, though one was larger than another. The posts of the one were squared, even as the posts of the other; showing that the same is the way of entrance into the Gospel church and into the New Jerusalem church state, and even into the heavenly glory, which is Christ; and, whether in the less or more perfect state of the church on earth, there are the same precious faith, and love, and communion, though different degrees. The Targum is,

``and the face of the house of the propitiatory; and its appearance as the appearance of its glory;''

which Jarchi interprets, as the appearance of the throne of glory, seen by the prophet at the river Chebar, ( Ezekiel 1:26-28 ) .
F14 (hebr) "quadratus", Montanus, Vatablus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.
F15 Not. in Vitruvium de Architect. l. 4. c. 6. p. 153.

Hesekiel 41:21 In-Context

19 Und ein jeder Cherub hatte zwei Angesichter: auf einer Seite wie ein Menschenkopf, auf der andern Seite wie ein Löwenkopf. {~} {~}

20 Vom Boden an bis hinauf über die Tür waren die Cherubim und die Palmen geschnitzt, desgleichen an der Wand des Tempels.

21 Und die Türpfosten im Tempel waren viereckig, und war alles artig aneinander gefügt. {~} {~}

22 Und der hölzerne Altar war drei Ellen hoch und zwei Ellen lang und breit, und seine Ecken und alle seine Seiten waren hölzern. und er sprach zu mir: Das ist der Tisch, der vor dem HERRN stehen soll.

23 Und die Türen am Tempel und am Allerheiligsten{~}