Ezekiel 43:24

24 'You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw ¹salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD.

Ezekiel 43:24 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 43:24

And thou shalt offer them before the Lord
Upon the altar of burnt offering, which stood before the house or temple where Jehovah dwelt, ( Ezekiel 40:47 ) : and the priests shall cast salt upon them;
which was to be used in all sacrifices under the law, ( Leviticus 2:13 ) , this may denote the savoury doctrines and lives of the ministers of the Gospel, who thereby recommend the truths they deliver, concerning a crucified Christ, his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, to others; see ( Matthew 5:13 ) : and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the Lord;
throughout the whole seven days of the consecration and cleansing of the altar, as follows:

Ezekiel 43:24 In-Context

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.

26 'For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 2:13; Numbers 18:19; Mark 9:49, 50; Colossians 4:6