Ezekiel 45:13

Offerings and Holy Days

13 "You must offer a special gift. It must be 13 and a third cups out of every six bushels of grain.

Ezekiel 45:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 45:13

This is the oblation that ye shall offer
Not at the dedication of the temple, to be built in time to come, as Kimchi thinks; nor for the daily sacrifices, as others; but for the maintenance of the priests, that is, the ministers of the Gospel; for here begin the rules for the right ordering of ecclesiastical affairs of those times: the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the
sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:
this confirms that an "ephah" was for dry measure, of wheat and barley; and as it was the tenth part of an homer, a sixtieth part of an homer of wheat and barley was to be given for this service; that is, if a man had an homer of wheat or of barley, he was to give a sixtieth part of it for the use of the ministers of the Lord: the meaning is, that the people should give freely and liberally, according to their substance, for their support and maintenance,

Ezekiel 45:13 In-Context

11 Use the same standard to measure dry and liquid products. Use a 6-bushel measure for dry products. And use a 60-gallon measure for liquids.

12 Every amount of money must be weighed out in keeping with the standard weights.

13 "You must offer a special gift. It must be 13 and a third cups out of every six bushels of grain.

14 Give two and a half quarts out of every 60 gallons of olive oil.

15 Also give one sheep from every flock of 200 sheep. Get them from the grasslands of Israel that receive plenty of water. Use them for grain offerings, burnt offerings and friendship offerings. They will be used to pay for the sin of the people," announces the LORD and King.