The measures, parts, chambers, A FTERWARD he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. 2 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits. 3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. EZEKIEL. B. C. 574. Or, entrance. 4 So he measured the length 1 Ki. 6. thereof, twenty cubits; and the 20.2Ch.3. breadth, twenty cubits, before 8. the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place. 5 After, he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side-chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. B. C. 574. Or, several walks, or,walks with pillars. ech. 10. 16. ver. 26. † Heb. ceiling of wood. II Or, and the ground unto and ornaments of the tempie. an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long; 14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits. 15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which wasbehind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court; 16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, tceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the wind ws. and the windows were covered: 1 To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round the win about within and without by † measure. dows. b1 Ki.6.5,† Heb. 6. + Heb. sidechamber over 6 bAnd the side-chambers were three, fone over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side-chambers round about, that they might thave hold, but they had not sidehold in the wall of the house. cham7 And there was an enlarging, ber. and a winding about still up- Or, ward to the side-chambers: for three the winding about of the house and went still upward round about thirty the house; therefore the breadth times,or. of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. 8 I saw also the height of the it was house round about: the founda- made tions of the side-chambers were da full reed of six great cubits. 9 The thickness of the wall, round. which was for the side-chamber C1Ki.6.8. without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the dch.40.5. place of the side-chambers that were within. 10 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. 11 And the doors of the sidechambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about. 12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits. 13 So he measured the house, foot. meas 18 And it was made fwith cherubims and palm-trees, so that a palm-tree was between a cherub f1 Ki. 6. and a cherub: and every cherub had two faces; ures. 29. See ch. 1. 10. Heb. be holden. t Heb. † Heb. post. 19 So that the face of a man was toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm-trees made, and on the wall of the temple. 21 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. 22 h The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is ithe table that is ich.44.16. kbefore the LORD. Mal. 1.7, The chambers of the priests. CHAPTER XLII. CHAPTER XLII, XLIII. The chambers for the priests, 1. 13 The use thereof. 19 The measures of the Outward court. THEN he brought me forth in B. C. B. C. 574. The return of God's glory. there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat-offerLe. 2. 3, ing, and the sin-offering, and the 10.&6.14, trespass-offering; for the place 17, 25, 29. is holy. to the outer court, the way & 7. 1. & 14 When the priests enter toward the north: and he brought a ch. 41. Nu. 18. 9. out of the holy place into the 10. 13, 14. therein, then shall they not go me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, outer court, but there they shall and which was before the buildlay their garments wherein they ing toward the north. minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people. 2 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 12, 15. 3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the outer court, was bgallery against gal-bch. 41. lery in three stories. 4 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries Il were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. 16. Or, die cut of these. Or, 10. ch. 44. 19. † Heb. 6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars and the of the courts: therefore the build-building ing was straitened more than consist the lowest and the middlemosted of the lower from the ground. and the Bch.40.5. 7 And the wall that was with- middle-hch.45.2. out over against the chambers, most. toward the outer court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of the chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits: and lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits. the place. 9 And from under these cham-Or, bers was the entry on the east from side, as one goeth into them from the outer court. 10 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building. 11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. 12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. me. Or, as he came. "ver. 4. 15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 T He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, bfive hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctu& 44.1.&ary and the profane place. ach.10.19. 46. 1. 23. Cch.1.24. Re. 1. 15. &14.2.& 19. 1, 6. dch.10.4. Re.18.1. ch. 1. 28. & 8.4. CHAPTER XLIII. The returning of the glory of God in to the temple, 1. 7 The sin of Israel hindered God's presence. 10 The prophet exhorteth them to repentance, and observation of the law of the house. 13 The measures, 18 and the ordinances of the altar. FTERWARD he brought me to the gate, even the gate 4that looketh toward the east: 2 bAnd behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: dand the earth shined with his glory. 13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD ddLe.6.16, 44. 4. shall eat the most holy things: 26.&24.9. Ich. 40. 3. k1 Ki. 8. 4 bAnd the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 5 iSo the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 6 And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. B. C. B. C. 20. 26. ordinances of the altar and "his stairs shall look toward the east. Ps. 99. See Ex. 18 ¶ And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to "sprinkle blood thereon. 7 TAnd he said unto me. Son of man, "the place of my throne, and "the place of the soles of my feet, "where I will dwell in the 1. midst of the children of Israel 1Ch. 28. for ever, and my holy name, 2P.99.5. shall the house of Israel P no Ex. 29. more defile, neither they, nor 45. P.68. their kings, by their whoredom, 16.& 132. nor by the carcasses of their 14.Joel 3.b ch. 44. kings in their high places. 17. Jn. 1. 15. 8 In their setting of their 14. 2 Co. threshold by my thresholds, and 6. 16. their post by my posts, and the Pch. 39.7. wall between me and them, they a Le. 26. have even defiled my holy name 30.Je.16. by their abominations that they 18. have committed: wherefore 1rSee 2Ki. have consumed them in mine 16. 14. & anger. 9 Now, let them put away their whoredom, and "the carcasses of their kings, far from me, 'and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. 10 Thou son of man, "shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the || pattern. 21.4, 5, 7. Le. 1.5. Ex. 29. 8. 14, 15. 10,12. Le. ch.45.18, 19. ch.8.3.& there was but a wall between me and them. Sver. 7. tver. 7. uch.40. 4. Or. 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the com- sum, or, ings in thereof, and all the forms number. thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof; and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 12 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain *ch. 40.2. the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. 14. 11. He. 13. 8 Ex. 29. 19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young 20 And thou shalt take of the bullock for a sin-offering. blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin-offering, and he dshall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 24 Andthou shalt offer them beLe.2.13. fore the LORD, fand the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto the LORD. 25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin. offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. 26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. 27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burntofferings upon the altar, and your #peace-offerings: and I will iaccept you, saith the Lord GOD. † Heb. fill their hands, h Le. 9. 1. 13 TAnd these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an Ych.40.5.29.24. hand-breadth; even the fbottom & 41. 8. shall be a cubit, and the breadth + Heb. a cubit, and the border thereof bosom. by the fedge thereof round about † Heb. shall be a span: and this shall be tip. the higher place of the altar. 14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 15 Soe altar shall be fourt Heb. cunits; and from the altar and Harel, upward shall be four horns. that is, 16 And the altar shall be twelve the cubits long, twelve broad, square mount in the four squares thereof. ain of God. ↑ Heb. | Or, 17 And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen Ariel, broad in the four squares there- that is, of; and the border about it shall the lion Ge. 31. be half a cubit; and the bottom of God. 54. 1 Co. thereof shall be a cubit about; Is. 29 1. 10. 18. 2 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enterin by it; bbecause the LORD the God of Israel hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread be The priests reproved. CHAPTER XLIV. B. C. B. C. fore the LORD; dhe shall enter 8. 4 Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house and I looked, and beech. 3.23. hold, the glory of the LORD filled & 43. 5. the house of the LORD: fand I fell upon my face. fcl. 1. 28. 5 And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, fmark well, and Sch. 40.4. behold with thine eyes, and hear ↑ Heb. with thine ears all that I say un-set thy to thee concerning all the ordi-heart. nances of the house of the LORD b ch. 2. 5. and all the laws thereof; and ich. 45. 9. & 43. 19. d ver. 10. De.10.8. f ver. 7. Ech.41.22 Pe. 4. 3. h Ex. 28. keh. 43.8. 39, 40, 43. 21. 28. 28. mark well the entering in of Heb. children of a Ex.28.40 7 kIn that ye have brought into in heart, nor uncircumcised in ver.14, 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people, and "they shall stand before them Zadok's sons accepted. for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 15 Tb But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, thatd kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they "shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD: 16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 171 And it shall come to pass, gates of the inner court, they that when they enter in at the shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 18 iThey shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat. 19 And when they go forth into the outer court, even into the outer court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments. lch.46.20. 9 ver. 7. $1Ch.26.1 t2 Ch. 29. 34 to minister unto them. 22 Neither shall they take for their wives a "widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before. 23 And Pthey shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. shall stand in judgment; and 24 And in controversy they they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him se ven days. 14 But I will make them "keep-1 Ch. 23. 27 And in the day that he goeth ers of the charge of the house, 28, 32. "ver. 17. into the sanctuary "unto the 745 The portion of land for the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sinoffering, saith the Lord GOD. 28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance; I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. EZEKIEL. B. C. Le. 4.3. y Nu. 18. 20. De.10. 9. & 18.1, 2..Jos. 13. 14, 33. B. C. 574. 29 "They shall eat the meat-of-Le.6. 18, fering, and the sin-offering, and 29. & 7.6. kch.46.18 the trespass-offering; and eve- aLe.27.21 SeeJe.22 ry dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 28, com pared with Nu. 18. 14. Or, devoted. 30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest ||| Or, the first of your dough, dthat he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is "dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. CHAPTER XLV. 17.ch. 22. 27. Ich. 44. 6. "Je.22.3. chief. † Heb. 12, 13. Nu. 15. 20.Ne.10. 37. dPr. 3. 9. 10. Mal.3. 10. Ex.22.31 Le. 22. 8. † Heb. when ye cause the land The portion of land for the sanctuary, 1, 6 for the city, 7 and for the prince. 9 Ordinances for the prince. Mo TOREOVER, twhen ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, fan holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. 2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in † Heb. length, with five hundred in holiness. breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. 3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: dand in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place. 4 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. to fall. ach.47.22 beh.48. 8. ch.42.20 I Or, void places. sanctuary, for the city, &c. session of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward,and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions,from the west border unto the east border. 8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and kmy princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 9 T Thus saith the Lord God; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your fexactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. 10 Ye shall have just "balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer; the measure thereof shall be after the homer. 12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall he your maneh. 13 This is the oblation that ye shall offer; 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; 14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths: for ten baths are an homer: 15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel, for a meat-offering, and for a burntoffering, and for peace-offer- . ings, Pto make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD. 16 All the people of the land fshall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. 17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt-offerings, and meat-offerings, and drink-offerings, in the feasts, and in the new-moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sinoffering, and the meat-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. 18 Thus saith the Lord GoD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, 4 Le. 16. and cleanse the sanctuary: I Or, a possession for twenty cham-5 See ch. thankbers. 40. 17. offerings beh.48.15 6 ThAnd ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 7 Ti And a portion shall be for ich.48.21. the holy portion, and of the pos 16. Tch.43.20. 19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. |