Ezekiel 47:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

Ye shall divide

Ezekiel 47:13

And to the strangers

They shall have

General references

Numbers 26:53

Bible References

Ye shall divide

This is what the Lord Jehovah says: These are the borders of the land that is to be divided among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph gets two parts.

And to the strangers

Foreigners have become allied with Jehovah, to serve Jehovah, to love the name of Jehovah, and to worship him. They keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and hold fast to my covenant.

Devout Jews from every nation under heaven were dwelling at Jerusalem.

When they heard this they objected no more and praised God, saying: God has granted the people of the nations repentance to life.

You were separate from Christ at that time, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel. You were strangers from the covenants of the promise. You had no hope and were without God in the world.

The Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and fellow-members of the body, and fellow-partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the good news.

After this I saw a great crowd that no man could number. It was from all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues. It stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes. They had palm branches in their hands.

They shall have

He made no distinction between them and us and purified their hearts by faith.

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek. The same Lord (God) of all is abounding in riches for all who call on him.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one (united) in Christ Jesus. (John 17:21) (Ephesians 4:4-6)

There is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all and in all.

General references

Use the list of names from the census to divide the land these people will possess.