Ezechiele 46:4

4 Or l’olocausto, che il principe offerirà al Signore, nel giorno del sabato, sia di sei agnelli senza difetto, e d’un montone senza difetto.

Ezechiele 46:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 46:4

And the burnt offering the prince shall offer unto the Lord in
the sabbath day
In ( Ezekiel 45:17 ) , it is said to be the prince's part to give and prepare sacrifices in the feasts, new moons, sabbaths, and all solemnities; and there follows an account of them, for New Year's Day, and for the feasts of passover and tabernacles; and here an account is given of those for the sabbaths and new moons; which is very properly reserved for this place, to follow the account of the opening of the eastern gate at those seasons: and the burnt offering for the sabbath shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish;
according to the law of Moses, only two lambs were the burnt offering for this day, besides the continual one, ( Numbers 28:9 Numbers 28:10 ) , here Jarchi confesses his ignorance; and Kimchi says it is a new thing; and indeed it is, and is a proof of the ceremonial law being now abolished. These seven denote the perfect sacrifice of Christ, by which he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified; and being without blemish, the purity and holiness of it; and as the people of God on the six working days commit much sin, and contract much guilt, the sacrifice of Christ is signified by six lambs, which it is necessary they should hear of, and it should be set before them in the ministry of the word on Lord's days, which is meant by the offering of it; that they may by faith apply it to themselves, to the removal of sin from their consciences, and take the comfort of it; as the one ram may denote the one sacrifice of Christ, though typified by many; and who, like the ram, is the leader and guide of the flock: now, more creatures being offered for this burnt offering than under the law, denotes the clearer knowledge of the sacrifice of Christ under the Gospel, and the more extensive efficacy of it, to the removal of the guilt of sin from the Lord's people.

Ezechiele 46:4 In-Context

2 Ed entrivi il principe per la via del portale della porta di fuori, e fermisi allo stipite della porta, mentre i sacerdoti offeriranno il suo olocausto, e i suoi sacrificii da render grazie; e adori sopra la soglia della porta, poi escasene fuori; e non serrisi la porta infino alla sera.

3 E adori il popolo del paese davanti al Signore, all’entrata di quella porta, ne’ sabati, e nelle calendi.

4 Or l’olocausto, che il principe offerirà al Signore, nel giorno del sabato, sia di sei agnelli senza difetto, e d’un montone senza difetto.

5 E l’offerta di panatica sia d’un efa di fior di farina, per lo montone; e, per gli agnelli, quanto egli vorrà donare; e d’un hin d’olio per efa.

6 E nel giorno delle calendi sia il suo olocausto d’un giovenco senza difetto; e di sei agnelli, e d’un montone, senza difetto.