Ezekiel 43:3-7

3 The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when he[a] came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the Kebar River, and I fell facedown.
4 The glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east.
5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
6 While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple.
7 He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[b] for their kings at their death.[c]

Ezekiel 43:3-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 43

The temple or house of God being measured, the worship of God in it is pointed out and observed in this and the following chapter; and which, though evangelical, is expressed in the language of the Old Testament. An account is given of the glory of the Lord returning to the house, and the way he did, and his taking possession of it, which the prophet was favoured with a view of, Eze 43:1-5, a promise is made of his continuance there, provided his people behaved as they should, Eze 43:6-9, an order is given to the prophet, to show them the form and fashion, the laws, orders, and ordinances of the house to them, to be observed by them, Eze 43:10-12, then follows the measuring of the altar of burnt offerings; which, though measured before in chapter forty, the dimensions are here given, Eze 43:13-17, and the chapter is concluded with directions about the consecration of it, Eze 43:18-27.

Cross References 9

  • 1. Ezekiel 1:28
  • 2. Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 44:2
  • 3. S Ezekiel 11:24
  • 4. S Ezekiel 3:12; Ezekiel 8:3
  • 5. S Exodus 16:7
  • 6. S Isaiah 6:4
  • 7. S Jeremiah 3:17
  • 8. S Ezekiel 37:23
  • 9. S Leviticus 26:30; S Ezekiel 20:29,39

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Some Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts "I"
  • [b]. Or "the memorial monuments" ; also in verse 9
  • [c]. Or "their high places"
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