Ezekiel 43:23

23 Then, when you have purified it, offer a bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.

Ezekiel 43:23 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 43:23

When thou hast made an end of cleansing it
The altar, by the sacrifices of the bullock and the kid, on the first and second days; then, on the third day, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the
flock without blemish;
all these sacrifices point at the one sacrifice of Christ; which was pure and perfect, and once offered up for the sins of many, and needs no reiteration; only the doctrine of it is to be frequently inculcated in the ministry of the word and ordinances.

Ezekiel 43:23 In-Context

21 Then take the bull for the sin offerings and burn it in the place set aside for this in the courtyard outside the Sanctuary.
22 "'On the second day, offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering. Purify the altar the same as you purified it for the bull.
23 Then, when you have purified it, offer a bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.
24 Present them before God. Sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to God.
25 "'For seven days, prepare a goat for a sin offering daily, and also a bull and a ram from the flock, animals without blemish.
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