Ezekiel - 46:5



5 and the meal offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and the meal offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.

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Explanation and meaning of Ezekiel 46:5.

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And the sacrifice of an ephi for a ram: but for the lambs what sacrifice his hand shall allow: and a hin of oil for every ephi.
And the oblation shall be an ephah for a ram, and the oblation for the lambs as he shall be able to give; and oil, a hin for an ephah.
And the present is an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs a present, the gift of his hand, and of oil a hin for an ephah.
And the meal offering is to be an ephah for the sheep, and for the lambs whatever he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.
The sacrifice shall be one ephah for each ram. But for the lambs, the sacrifice shall be whatever his hand shall give. And there shall be one hin of oil for each ephah.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

As he shall be able to give - Rather, "as he shall be willing to give." So also in Ezekiel 46:7.

And the meat offering [shall be] an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs (a) as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
(a) That is, as much as he will.

And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram,.... See Gill on Ezekiel 45:24,
and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give; or, and "the gift of his hand" (k); it was fixed and stinted under the law, Numbers 28:9, but now should be free and voluntary, and according to the ability of the giver; that is, the preacher of the word, who officiates for the prince, and in his name, and sets before the people the meat, or rather bread offering, Christ the bread of life, freely, and according to the ability and measure of the gift of grace bestowed upon him:
and an hin of oil to an ephah; which was also a larger quantity than under the law, denoting the larger measure of the gifts and graces of the Spirit, signified by oil, given unto the ministers of the word, and the people also; See Gill on Ezekiel 45:24.
(k) "donum manus ejus", Cocceius, Starckius.

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