The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
The western border? That's the Mediterranean Sea, stretching from the southern boundary all the way up to where it lines up with Hamath. That's your west side right there.
God's giving the exact GPS coordinates for his people's home, even the coastline matters to him.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet during the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BC, speaking to the exiled Jews about God's future plans for Israel. In Ezekiel 47, he describes a visionary temple and the boundaries of the restored land, with this verse specifically outlining the western border as the Mediterranean Sea extending to a point opposite Hamath, symbolizing God's promise of abundant restoration. This vision provided hope to the exiles by depicting a renewed and expansive territory for God's people.
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