Ezekiel Chapter 48 Vs. 8-9

The Division of the Land

And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. Eze. 48:8-9

by the border... Between the south border of Judah and the north border of Benjamin the holy oblation will be set apart or sanctified to God. This square of about 50 by 50 miles will run past Jordan on the east, and from Jerusalem north to about the sea of Galilee. This seems out of proportion compared to the allotment of land to the other tribes, but it must be recognized that from Hamath on the north to Kadesh on the south is only a part of the land of promise, which runs east to the Euphrates and the Persian Gulf, and south to the Red Sea and Egypt, taking in all the Arabian peninsula. The borders given here are perhaps the temporary borders of the tribes when they will be small, at the beginning of the Millennium; or it could be they mark off representative portions, meaning that all members of the tribes will not be limited to these small sections but rather be permitted to settle elsewhere in all the great promised land. The main sanctified section will be the holy oblation—the center of the government of all the tribes, where the tribe of Levi will carry on the ministerial work.

This is that area that was holy unto the Lord. This portion contained the sanctuary.

The central band of land was allotted to the prince (David, Eze. 48:21; cf. 34:24), the priests, and the Levites (see Eze. 45:1-8). That central portion will also include the city of Jerusalem and its suburbs. The city will be laid out as a square 7,875 feet (4,500 cubits) on each side and will cover approximately 2.2 square miles (Eze. 48:16). Jerusalem will be surrounded by a band of land 437½ feet (250 cubits) wide, which will serve as pastureland for flocks and herds belonging to people living in the city (Eze. 48:17). On either side of the city proper will be two portions of land 3.3 miles (10,000 cubits) long (Eze. 48:18) and 1.65 miles (5,000 cubits) wide (cf. Eze. 48:15). This farmland will be cultivated to supply food for the workers of the city.