Ezekiel 47

Waters from under the Temple

¹Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

• EZK 47:1[PROPHECY]Living water flows out from under the temple threshold → STILL TO COMEMEDIUM
• EZK 47:1[ALLUDED TO]The New Testament refers to this → JN 7:38
• EZK 47:1[ALLUDED TO]The New Testament refers to this → REV 22:1
• EZK 47:1[NOTE]THE RIVER. Water flows from under the temple door and grows deeper as it goes. John saw a river like it flowing from God's throne, Revelation 22:1 to 2, and Jesus spoke of rivers of living water, John 7:38.

²Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side.

³As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off 1,750 feet and led me through ankle-deep water.

⁴Then he measured off 1,750 feet and led me through knee-deep water.

Again he measured 1,750 feet and led me through waist-deep water.

⁵Once again he measured off 1,750 feet, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough for swimming—a river that could not be crossed on foot.

⁶“Son of man, do you see this?” he asked. Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

⁷When I arrived, I saw a great number of trees along both banks of the river. ⁸And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. ⁹Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish.

• EZK 47:8[NOTE]THE DEAD SEA HEALED. The salty sea becomes fresh and full of fish, 47:10. Only the marshes stay salty, 47:11.
• EZK 47:9[NOTABLE]Life flows out from where God is. Wherever His presence goes, dead places come alive.

¹⁰Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

¹¹But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.

¹²Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”

• EZK 47:12[PROPHECY]Trees by the river bear fruit every month and their leaves bring healing → STILL TO COMEMEDIUM
• EZK 47:12[ALLUDED TO]The New Testament refers to this → REV 22:2

The Borders of the Land

¹³This is what the Lord Yahweh says: “These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel; Joseph shall receive two portions. ¹⁴You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with an uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will fall to you as an inheritance.

¹⁵This shall be the boundary of the land:

On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, ¹⁶Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran. ¹⁷So the border will run from the Sea to Hazar-enan, along the northern border of Damascus, with the territory of Hamath to the north. This will be the northern boundary.

¹⁸On the east side the border will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel, to the Eastern Sea and as far as Tamar. This will be the eastern boundary.

¹⁹On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath-kadesh, and along the Brook of Egypt to the Great Sea. This will be the southern boundary.

²⁰And on the west side, the Great Sea will be the boundary up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western boundary.

²¹You are to divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. ²²You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. ²³In whatever tribe a foreigner dwells, you are to assign his inheritance there,” declares the Lord Yahweh.

• EZK 47:22[NOTE]FOREIGNERS TOO. Outsiders who live among Israel get land like the native born. God's family was always meant to be open, Isaiah 56:6 to 7.