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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 473

"The rest shall belong to the prince"

Text: Ezekiel 48:21

THE LAND OF ISRAEL CAREFULLY ALLOTTED

The allotment of land in the Millennial Kingdom would be different from the days of Joshua. The major difference may be noted:

“‘The rest shall belong to the prince, on one side and on the other of the holy district and of the city’s property, next to the twenty-five thousand cubits of the holy district as far as the eastern border, and westward next to the twenty-five thousand as far as the western border, adjacent to the tribal portions; it shall belong to the prince. It shall be the holy district, and the sanctuary of the temple shall be in the centre. Moreover, apart from the possession of the Levites and the possession of the city which are in the midst of what belongs to the prince, the area between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall belong to the prince. As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side to the west, Benjamin shall have one section; by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section; by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section; by the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west, Zebulun shall have one section; by the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west, Gad shall have one section; by the border of Gad, on the south side, toward the South, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the land which you shall divide by lot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions,’ says the Lord God”
Ezekiel 48:21-29

1. The appointed prince

a) He will be allotted a portion of the land.

b) His main concern should be on the care of the Sanctuary.

c) He would not be like the past kings who used their positions to gain great wealth and power.

d) His focus would be on the holy district for he is to guard it from sinful distractions.

2. The Twelve tribes of Israel

a) All the 12 tribes would be allotted land.

b) The first seven tribes were mentioned earlier.

c) The last five tribes were described here.

d) God had faithfully fulfilled His promise to the patriarchs of Israel.