31 Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.
31 And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.
31 Its vestibule faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its jambs, and its stairway had eight steps.
31 Each vestibule faced the outside courtyard. Palm trees were carved on its doorposts. Eight steps led up to it.
31 Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.
31 The entry room to the south gateway faced into the outer courtyard. It had palm tree decorations on its columns, and there were eight steps leading to its entrance.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 40:31
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.