Ezekiel 41:17-26

17 Above the entrance, from the interior to the exterior of the temple, and on every interior and exterior wall,

18 there were carved winged creatures and palm trees. The palm trees were positioned between the winged creatures, and each winged creature had two faces.

19 A human face turned toward one palm tree, and the face of a lion turned toward another. They were carved on the temple all the way around.

20 From the ground to above the entrance, the walls of the main hall were carved with winged creatures and palm trees.

21 In the main hall itself, there were square doorposts in front of the holy place, where there was the appearance of

22 the altar. It was four and a half feet high and three feet wide. It was made of wood, and its corners, base, and sides were also wood. He said to me, "This is the table that stands before the LORD."

23 The main hall and the holy place each had two doors,

24 and each door had two turning panels, two for one door and two for the other.

25 Like the walls, the doors of the main hall were carved with winged creatures and palm trees. A single luxuriant tree stood outside, in front of the porch,

26 while closed windows and palm trees decorated both sides of the facade of the porch, the temple's side chambers, and the beams.

Ezekiel 41:17-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 41

In this chapter the divine and illustrious Person, the prophet's guide, brings him to the temple itself, and gives the dimensions of the posts and doors, both of the holy and the most holy place, Eze 41:1-4, then of the wall of the house, its side chambers, the winding about to them, and the doors of them, Eze 41:5-11, next of a building before the separate place, its doorposts, narrow windows, and galleries, Eze 41:12-17, after that each of the ornaments of the house are described, Eze 41:18-21, then the altar of incense, Eze 41:22, and the chapter is concluded with observing the decorations and lights on the doors, porch, and side chambers of the temple and sanctuary, Eze 41:23-26.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb uncertain