Ezekiel 43:23

23 'When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a 1young bull without blemish and a 2ram 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 'You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.
22 'On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull.
23 'When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.
24 'You shall present them before the LORD , and the priests shall throw salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD .
25 'For seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Exodus 29:1, 10; Ezekiel 45:18
  • 2. Exodus 29:1
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