Ezekiel 46:19-24

The Temple Kitchens

19 Then he brought me through the entrance^[a] that was at the side of the gate, into the priests' holy chambers, which faced north. I saw a place there at the far western end.

20 He said to me, "This is the place where the priests will boil the restitution offering and the sin offering, and where they will bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring [them] into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people."^[b]

21 Next he brought me into the outer court and led me past its four corners. There was a [separate] court in each of its corners.

22 In the four corners of the [outer] court there were enclosed^[c] courts, 70 [feet]^[d] long by 52 and a half [feet]^[e] wide. All four corner areas had the same dimensions.

23 There was a [stone] wall^[f] around the inside of them, around the four of them, with ovens built at the base of the walls on all sides.

24 He said to me: "These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple^[g] will cook the people's sacrifices."

Ezekiel 46:19-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 46

This chapter treats of the shutting of the eastern gate of the inner court on working days, and opening it on sabbaths and new moons, for the prince and people to worship in, Eze 46:1-3, gives a further account of the sacrifices of both at these seasons, and of their different ways of going in and out, Eze 46:4-15, delivers some rules about the prince's disposing of his gifts to his sons and servants, Eze 46:16-18 and describes the places for the priest's baking and boiling the sacrifices, Eze 46:19-24.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ezk 42:9
• [b]. Ezk 44:19
• [c]. Hb obscure
• [d]. Lit 40 [cubits]
• [e]. Lit 30 [cubits]
• [f]. Or a row
• [g]. Ezk 44:11