• Download Video
• Download Audio
• Print
• Email
• Save As PDF

"My princes shall no more oppress My people"

Text: Ezekiel 45:8

THE RULERS OF THE LAND

The Lord would be the King in the new Israel. There would be a leasing “prince”. He was already mentioned in Ezekiel 44:3. He is mentioned again in this text. He would be assisted by others who would also be called “princes”.

“You shall appoint as the property of the city an area five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, adjacent to the district of the holy section; it shall belong to the whole house of Israel. The prince shall have a section on one side and the other of the holy district and the city’s property; and bordering on the holy district and the city’s property, extending westward on the west side and eastward on the east side, the length shall be side by side with one of the tribal portions, from the west border to the east border. The land shall be his possession in Israel; and My princes shall no more oppress My people, but they shall give the rest of the land to the house of Israel, according to their tribes.”
Ezekiel 45:6-8

1. The property of the city.

a) This is adjacent to the holy district.

b) It would “belong” to the whole house of Israel.

c) The responsibility of the city belongs to all in Israel.

2. The prince.

a) This is the “head prince”.

b) He is not called “king”.

c) The actual identity has not been revealed.

d) Just his rank and role in the capital city.

3. His property.

a) It would be next to the holy district.

b) It would also be adjacent to the capital city.

4. The princes.

a) They must not oppress the people at any time.

b) They will assist the leading prince in his duties to care for the nation.

c) All lands ultimately belong to the whole nation, rather than the personal possession of the princes.

5. The rest of the land.

a) They will be distributed to all the tribes of Israel.

b) The actual allotment was not disclosed.

c) The people would have to trust the Lord for their inheritance.