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Ezekiel 43:14-24

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14 from the base on the ground to the lower ledge, two cubits, with a breadth of one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, four cubits, with a breadth of one cubit;
15 and the altar hearth, four cubits; and from the altar hearth projecting upward, 1four horns.
16 The altar hearth shall be 2square, twelve cubits long by twelve broad.
17 The ledge also shall be square, fourteen cubits long by fourteen broad, with a rim around it half a cubit broad, and its base one cubit all around. 3The steps of the altar shall face east."
18 And he said to me, 4"Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD: These are the ordinances for the altar: On the day when it is erected for offering burnt offerings upon it and 5for throwing blood against it,
19 you shall give to 6the Levitical priests 7of the family of Zadok, who draw near to me to minister to me, declares the Lord GOD, 8a bull from the herd for a sin offering.
20 And 9you shall take some of its blood and put it on 10the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the ledge and upon 11the rim all around. 12Thus you shall purify the altar and make atonement for it.
21 You shall also take the bull of the sin offering, and 13it shall be burned in the appointed place belonging to the temple, outside the sacred area.
22 And on the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering; and the altar shall be purified, as it was purified with the bull.
23 When you have finished 14purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and 15a ram from the flock without blemish.
24 You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests 16shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD.
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Ezekiel 43:14-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 43

The temple or house of God being measured, the worship of God in it is pointed out and observed in this and the following chapter; and which, though evangelical, is expressed in the language of the Old Testament. An account is given of the glory of the Lord returning to the house, and the way he did, and his taking possession of it, which the prophet was favoured with a view of, Eze 43:1-5, a promise is made of his continuance there, provided his people behaved as they should, Eze 43:6-9, an order is given to the prophet, to show them the form and fashion, the laws, orders, and ordinances of the house to them, to be observed by them, Eze 43:10-12, then follows the measuring of the altar of burnt offerings; which, though measured before in chapter forty, the dimensions are here given, Eze 43:13-17, and the chapter is concluded with directions about the consecration of it, Eze 43:18-27.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 16

  • 1. See Exodus 27:2
  • 2. [Ezekiel 40:47; Exodus 27:1]
  • 3. [Exodus 20:26]
  • 4. See Ezekiel 2:1
  • 5. See Leviticus 1:5
  • 6. Ezekiel 44:15; Deuteronomy 17:9; Deuteronomy 18:1; Deuteronomy 24:8; Deuteronomy 27:9
  • 7. See Ezekiel 40:46
  • 8. Ezekiel 45:18; Exodus 29:1, 10
  • 9. Ezekiel 45:19; Exodus 29:12; Leviticus 8:15
  • 10. [See ver. 15 above]
  • 11. [ver. 13, 17]
  • 12. Exodus 29:36; [Ezekiel 45:18]
  • 13. Exodus 29:14
  • 14. [See ver. 20 above]
  • 15. [Exodus 29:1]
  • 16. Leviticus 2:13
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