Old Testament · Prophets

Ezekiel chapter 43

Then he brought me to the — the one facing east.And there it was — the of the God of Israel, coming from the east. His voice was like the , and the earth blazed with his glory.The vision looked exactly like what I had seen before — like the vision when he , and like the visions I saw by the Kebar canal. I .The glory of entered the temple through the gate that faces east.Then lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard — and the glory of Yahweh the temple.Then I heard , while the man stood beside me.He said to me: “, this is the place of my , the place where my feet rest. This is where I will live among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will never again drag my name, , through the dirt, not them and not their kings, with their and their kings’ corpses on their high places.”They put their and their doorframe right next to my doorframe, with nothing but a wall between us — and then they defiled me with their disgusting practices. So I .Now let them get rid of their prostitution and their , and I will live among them forever.“As for you, son of man — describe this temple to the house of Israel so they are of their . Let them study the design.And if they are ashamed of everything they have done, then show them the layout of the temple — its design, its exits and entrances, its entire plan, all its regulations, all its , and all its instructions. Write it down where they can see it, so they preserve its entire design and follow all its regulations.This is the instruction for the temple: the entire area on top of the mountain, all the way around, . That is the instruction for the temple.“These are the measurements of the in (each cubit being a standard cubit plus a handbreadth): The base channel is one cubit deep and one cubit wide, with a rim around its edge one span wide. This is the base of the altar.From the base channel on the ground to the lower ledge: two cubits, with a width of one cubit. From the smaller ledge to the larger ledge: four cubits, with a width of one cubit.The altar is four cubits high, and from the hearth, four project upward.The is square — twelve cubits long by twelve cubits wide.The ledge is fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide on its four sides, with a rim of half a cubit around it and a base channel of one cubit all around. Its .”Then he said to me: “Son of man, this is what , says: These are the regulations for the altar on the day it is built, for offering on it and for against it.You are to give a young bull as a to the Levitical priests from the — the ones who approach me to serve me,” declares Yahweh, the Lord.“Take some of its blood and put it on the altar’s four horns, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the rim all around. This is how you will it and for it.Then take the bull for the purification offering and burn it in the within the temple grounds, outside .“On the second day, offer a male goat as a purification offering. They are to purify the altar just as they did with the bull.When you finish the purification, offer a young bull without defect and a ram from the flock without defect.Present them before Yahweh. The priests are to and offer them as a burnt offering to Yahweh.“For you are to provide a goat daily as a purification offering. A young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect, are also to be provided.For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. That is how they will .When these days are completed, from the onward the priests will offer your burnt offerings and your on the altar — and ,” declares Yahweh, the Lord.