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Ezekiel 40

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Ezekiel 40 . 1 , The time , manner , and end of the vision of the city and temple; Ezekiel 40 . 6 , The description of the east gate of the outer court; Ezekiel 40 . 20 , of the north gate; Ezekiel 40 . 24 , of the south gate; Ezekiel 40 . 27 , of the south gate of the inner court; Ezekiel 40 . 32 , of the east gate; Ezekiel 40 . 35 , and of the north gate; Ezekiel 40 . 39 , Eight tables; Ezekiel 40 . 44 , The chambers; Ezekiel 40 . 48 , The porch of the house.

Ezekiel 40:1

In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.

Ezekiel 40:1 · BSB

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Ezekiel 40:2

In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.

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There can be little doubt , that the grand outlines of the description of the temple , in the following extraordinary vision , were taken from that of Solomon's , with all the additions made to it in after ages; and we may suppose that Zerubbabel and the other Jews had respect to it , as far as circumstances would permit , in rebuilding the temple after the captivity. There are , however , many circumstances which conclusively shew , that something infinitely superior to either the first or second temple was intended; and that the external description must be considered as a figure and emblem of spiritual blessings. Probably the more immediate accomplishment of the prophecy will be subsequent to the conversion and restoration of the Jews , the destruction of Gog and Magog , and the pouring out of the Spirit , mentioned at the close of the last chapter; but whether there will be any external forms analogous to these cannot be determined , though in some respects it seems improbable

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Ezekiel 40:3

So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.

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Ezekiel 40:4

"Son of man," he said to me, "look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see."

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Ezekiel 40:5

And I saw a wall surrounding the temple area. Now the length of the measuring rod in the man’s hand was six long cubits (each measuring a cubit and a handbreadth), and he measured the wall to be one rod thick and one rod high.

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Ezekiel 40:6

Then he came to the gate facing east and climbed its steps. He measured the threshold of the gate to be one rod deep.

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which looketh Heb. whose face was the way

Ezekiel 40:7

Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide, and there were five cubits between the gate chambers. The inner threshold of the gate by the portico facing inward was one rod deep.

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Ezekiel 40:8

Then he measured the portico of the gateway inside;

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Ezekiel 40:9

it was eight cubits deep, and its jambs were two cubits thick. And the portico of the gateway faced the temple.

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Ezekiel 40:10

There were three gate chambers on each side of the east gate, each with the same measurements, and the gateposts on either side also had the same measurements.

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The entrance into the outer court seems to have been through a porch with doors at both ends; and on each side of this porch were three small chambers , or rooms , for the use of the porters , a reed square in size , with a passage of five cubits between them. The common cubit , termed the "cubit of a man ,"

  • Deuteronomy 3:11 was about 18 inches; but the cubit used by the angel was , as we learn from
  • Ezekiel 43:13 "a cubit and a hand breadth ," or about three inches more than the common cubit , that is 21 inches. Hence the measuring reed , which was "six cubits long , by the cubit and the hand breadth ,"
  • Ezekiel 40:5 must have been about 10+ feet

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Ezekiel 40:11

And he measured the width of the gateway entrance to be ten cubits, and its length was thirteen cubits.

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Ezekiel 40:12

In front of each gate chamber was a wall one cubit high, and the gate chambers were six cubits square.

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Heb. limit , or bound

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Ezekiel 40:13

Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the opposite one; the distance was twenty-five cubits from doorway to doorway.

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The whole arch of the east gate , measured from the southern extremity of one room to the northern extremity of the opposite room , was 25 cubits; including the dimensions of the two rooms , or twelve cubits

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Ezekiel 40:14

Next he measured the gateposts to be sixty cubits high. The gateway extended around to the gatepost of the courtyard.

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Ezekiel 40:15

And the distance from the entrance of the gateway to the far end of its inner portico was fifty cubits.

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This was the whole length of the porch , from the outward front

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Ezekiel 40:16

The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.

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Heb. closed

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or , galleries , or porches

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inward or , within

Ezekiel 40:17

Then he brought me into the outer court, and there were chambers and a pavement laid out all around the court. Thirty chambers faced the pavement,

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Ezekiel 40:18

which flanked the gateways and corresponded to the length of the gates; this was the lower pavement.

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Ezekiel 40:19

Then he measured the distance from the front of the lower gateway to the outside of the inner court; it was a hundred cubits on the east side as well as on the north.

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without or , from without

Ezekiel 40:20

He also measured the length and width of the gateway of the outer court facing north.

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that looked Heb. whose face was

Ezekiel 40:21

Its three gate chambers on each side, its side pillars, and its portico all had the same measurements as the first gate: fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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Ezekiel 40:22

Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.

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before them Or , "suitable to them ," that is , to the arches of the east gate. The north gate into the outward court , and every thing belonging to it , were exactly the same as the east gate.

Ezekiel 40:23

There was a gate to the inner court facing the north gate, just as there was on the east. He measured the distance from gateway to gateway to be a hundred cubits.

Ezekiel 40:23 · BSB

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That is , the gate of the inner court was opposite , and exactly answered to the gate of the outward court , both on the north and east side; and between the gates of the outward and inner court was a space of an hundred cubits

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Ezekiel 40:24

Then he led me to the south side, and I saw a gateway facing south. He measured its side pillars and portico, and they had the same measurements as the others.

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according That is , according to the measures of the eastern and northern gates. There does not appear to have been any gates on the west , though the courts seem to have extended to the western wall

Ezekiel 40:25

Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around, like the other windows. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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Ezekiel 40:26

Seven steps led up to it, and its portico was opposite them; it had palm trees on its side pillars, one on each side.

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Ezekiel 40:27

The inner court also had a gate facing south, and he measured the distance from gateway to gateway toward the south to be a hundred cubits.

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Ezekiel 40:28

Next he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate; it had the same measurements as the others.

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he brought As the outward court inclosed the inner , the prophet was led from the south gate of the outward court to the south gate of the inner , which was opposite it , and so into the inner court itself.

Ezekiel 40:29

Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

Ezekiel 40:29 · BSB

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The entrance into the inner court seems to have been through a portico , exactly like that at each gate of the outward court; but the ascent was by eight steps , instead of seven

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Ezekiel 40:30

(The porticoes around the inner court were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits deep.)

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the arches These are supposed to have been built over the spaces which separated the little chambers , or porters' lodges.

five cubits Instead of five cubits , it seems evident , from the parallel places , that we should read twenty-five . the word êsrim appears to have been lost out of the text.

broad Heb. breadth

Ezekiel 40:31

Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees. Eight steps led up to it.

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Ezekiel 40:32

And he brought me to the inner court on the east side, and he measured the gateway; it had the same measurements as the others.

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Ezekiel 40:33

Its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico had the same measurements as the others. Both the gateway and its portico had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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Ezekiel 40:34

Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

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palm trees That is , probably , the capital of each pillar was ornamented with sculpture , representing leaves or branches of the palm tree.

Ezekiel 40:35

Then he brought me to the north gate and measured it. It had the same measurements as the others,

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measured The north gate , as well as the east , was built in the same manner , and of the same dimensions , as the south gate. See the parallel passages.

Ezekiel 40:36

as did its gate chambers, side pillars, and portico. It also had windows all around. It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

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Ezekiel 40:37

Its portico faced the outer court, and its side pillars were decorated with palm trees on each side. Eight steps led up to it.

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the utter court That is , "the outer court ," as the word utter primarily denotes.

Ezekiel 40:38

There was a chamber with a doorway by the portico in each of the inner gateways. There the burnt offering was to be washed.

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This place , where the legs and entrails of the sacrifices , especially of the burnt offerings , were washed , was just within the portico of the north entrance to the inner court , or court of the priests. An allusion to this is most probably made by the inspired apostle when writing his Epistle to the Hebrews . Hebrews 10 . 22. "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith , having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience , and our bodies washed with pure water."

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Ezekiel 40:39

Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.

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Ezekiel 40:40

Outside, as one goes up to the entrance of the north gateway, there were two tables on one side and two more tables on the other side of the gate’s portico.

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at the side Two tables were on each side , as you come into the porch of the gate; and two on each side of the inner part of the gate that looked towards the altar; in all eight tables , on which they slew and cut up the victims. It does not appear that any such tables were used either in the tabernacle or temple; and this seems to intimate the introduction of a new and more spiritual dispensation. See the references.

Ezekiel 40:41

So there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.

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Ezekiel 40:42

There were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.

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Ezekiel 40:43

The double-pronged hooks, each a handbreadth long, were fastened all around the inside of the room, and the flesh of the offering was to be placed on the tables.

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within These were probably for hanging up the victims in order to flay them.

hooks or , end-irons , or , the two hearth-stones

Ezekiel 40:44

Outside the inner gate, within the inner court, were two chambers, one beside the north gate and facing south, and another beside the south gate and facing north.

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Ezekiel 40:45

Then the man said to me: “The chamber that faces south is for the priests who keep charge of the temple,

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chamber The word chamber probably here denotes a row of chambers , of which there seems to have been three . one for the singers; one for the priests who in their courses took charge of the sacred vessels and treasures; and one for the priests who attended on the altar and sacrifices.

Ezekiel 40:46

and the chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the only Levites who may approach the LORD to minister before Him.”

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Ezekiel 40:47

Next he measured the court. It was square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide. And the altar was in front of the temple.

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court This was the inner court , or court of the priests , which was of the same dimensions with each division of the outer court; and the altar stood directly before the porch of the temple.

Ezekiel 40:48

Then he brought me to the portico of the temple and measured the side pillars of the portico to be five cubits on each side. The width of the gateway was fourteen cubits and its sidewalls were three cubits on either side.

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The length of the porch was twenty cubits , the same as the breadth of the temple , and the breadth eleven cubits , that is , one cubit more than in Solomon's temple. Two bivalve , or folding doors , each leaf of them being three cubits wide , seem to have formed the entrance; which , with five cubits , perhaps of brick or stone work , one each side , called "the post of the porch ," amount to sixteen cubits; and the other four cubits may be supposed to have been the distance from these posts to the outside walls of the temple

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Ezekiel 40:49

The portico was twenty cubits wide and twelve cubits deep, and ten steps led up to it. There were columns by the side pillars, one on each side.

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This was a flight of steps which led from the inner court into the temple

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Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Ezekiel 40 → 1 Kings 6, Zechariah 2:1 → Ezekiel 40:3
Trajectories
Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary), Heavenly Sanctuary (The True Tabernacle), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)
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