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Vision of the Glory of God Filling the Temple

Then he led me to the agate, the gate facing toward the east; and behold, the aglory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the beast. And His cvoice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth dshone with His glory. And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the avision which I saw when 1He came to bdestroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the criver Chebar; and I dfell on my face. And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the aeast. And the aSpirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the bglory of the LORD filled the house.

Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a aman was standing beside me. He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My athrone and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will bdwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the 1ccorpses of their kings 2when they die, by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have adefiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. Now let them aput away their harlotry and the 1corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will bdwell among them forever.

10 “As for you, son of man, 1adescribe the 2temple to the house of Israel, that they may be bashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the 3cplan. 11 If they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the 1design of the house, its structure, its aexits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes2, and all its laws. And write it bin their sight, so that they may observe its whole 3design and all its statutes and cdo them. 12 This is the 1law of the house: its entire 2area on the top of the amountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the 3law of the house.

The Altar of Sacrifice

13 “And these are the measurements of the aaltar by cubits (the bcubit being a cubit and a handbreadth): the 1base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one span; and this shall be the height of the 2base of the altar. 14 From the base on the ground to the lower aledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width 1one cubit. 15 The 1altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the 2altar hearth shall extend upwards four ahorns. 16 Now the 1altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, asquare in its four sides. 17 The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its asteps shall 1bface the east.”

The Offerings

18 And He said to me, “aSon of man, thus says the Lord 1GOD, ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer bburnt offerings on it and to csprinkle blood on it. 19 You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of aZadok, who draw bnear to Me to minister to Me,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘a cyoung bull for a dsin offering. 20 You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four ahorns and on the four corners of the bledge and on the border round about; thus you shall ccleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be aburned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

22 ‘On the second day you shall offer a amale goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall bcleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull. 23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a ayoung bull without blemish and a bram without blemish from the flock. 24 You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw asalt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. 25 aFor seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they 1consecrate it. 27 When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the aeighth day and onward, the priests shall 1offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your bpeace offerings; and I will caccept you,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

Vision of the Glory of God Filling the Temple

Then he (the angel) led me to the agate, the gate that faces toward the east. And behold, the aglory and brilliance of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the beast; and His cvoice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth dshone with His glory. Rev 1:15; 14:2 And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the avision I saw when He came to bdestroy the city. And the visions were like the vision I saw beside the cRiver Chebar near Babylon; and I dfell face downward. Ezek 1:4; 3:23; 10:15, 22 And the glory and brilliance of the LORD entered the 1temple by way of the gate facing toward the aeast. Then the aSpirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the bglory and brilliance of the LORD filled the temple.

And I heard One speaking to me from the temple, while a aman was standing beside me. And He the LORD said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My athrone and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will bdwell in the midst of the sons (descendants) of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their idolatrous prostitution and by the ccorpses and monuments of their kings in their graves, by setting their threshold by My threshold and their doorpost beside My doorpost, with only the wall between Me and them. They have adefiled and desecrated My holy name by the vile atrocities which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. Now let them aput far away from Me their idolatrous prostitution and the corpses and monuments of their kings, and I will bdwell in their midst forever.

10 “As for you, son of man, 1adescribe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be bashamed of their sins; and let them measure its cplan in detail. 11 If they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple (house) , its layout, its aexits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes, and all its laws. And write it down bin their sight, so that they may keep its whole design and all its statutes and cdo them. 12 This is the law of the temple: Its entire 1area all around on the top of the amountain (2Mount Moriah) shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

The Altar of Sacrifice

13 “And these are the measurements of the aaltar of burnt offering in cubits (the bcubit being a long cubit the length of a forearm and a hand width): the 1base shall be a cubit long and a cubit wide, with its border on its edge all around it of a span in width. And this shall be the height of the 2base of the altar. 14 From the base on the ground to the lower aledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width one cubit. 15 The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four ahorns one from each corner, each one cubit high. 16 Now the altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, asquare in its four sides. 17 The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide on its four sides, and the border around it shall be half a cubit; and its base shall be a cubit all around, and its asteps shall bface the east.” Ex 20:26

The Offerings

18 And He the LORD said to me, “aSon of man, thus says the Lord GOD, ‘These are the statutes and regulations for the use of the altar on the day that it is built, to offer bburnt offerings on it and to csprinkle blood on it. 19 You shall give to the priests, the Levites who are from the descendants of aZadok, who are bclose to Me to minister to Me,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘a cyoung bull for a dsin offering as a memorial to Christ’s sacrifice. 20 And you shall take some of its blood and put it on the four ahorns of the altar of burnt offering and on the four corners of the bledge and on the border all around; thus you shall ccleanse it (from sin) and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be aburned in the appointed place of the temple, outside the sanctuary. Heb 13:11

22 ‘On the second day you shall offer a amale goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall bcleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull. 23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a ayoung bull without blemish and a bram from the flock without blemish. 24 You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw asalt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. 25 aFor seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering; also a young bull and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be prepared. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so the priests shall consecrate it to receive offerings. Ex 29:37 27 When they have completed these days, on the aeighth day and from then onward, the priests shall offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your bpeace offerings; and I will caccept you,’ says the Lord GOD.” Rom 12:1; 1+@Pet 2:5

Vision of the Glory of God Filling the Temple

Then he led me to the agate, the gate facing east; and behold, the aglory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the beast. And His cvoice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth dshone from His glory. And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the avision which I saw when 1He came to bdestroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the criver Chebar; and I dfell on my face. And the glory of the LORD entered the house by way of the gate facing aeast. And the aSpirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the bglory of the LORD filled the house.

Then I heard Him speaking to me from the house, while a aman was standing beside me. And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My athrone and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will bdwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution and by the 1ccorpses of their kings 2when they die, by putting their threshold by My threshold, and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have adefiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed. So I have consumed them in My anger. Now let them aremove their prostitution and the 1corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will bdwell among them forever.

10 “As for you, son of man, ainform the house of Israel of the 1temple, so that they will be bashamed of their wrongdoings; and have them measure the 2cplan. 11 And if they are ashamed of everything that they have done, make known to them the plan of the house, its layout, its aexits, its entrances, all its plans, all its 1statutes, and all its laws. And write it bin their sight, so that they may observe its entire plan and all its statutes and cexecute them. 12 This is the 1law of the house: its entire 2area on the top of the amountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the 3law of the house.

The Altar of Sacrifice

13 “And these are the measurements of the aaltar by cubits (the bcubit being a 1cubit and a hand width): the 2base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge all around one span; and this shall be the height of the 3base of the altar. 14 And from the base on the ground to the lower aledge shall be two cubits, and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits, and the width 1one cubit. 15 The 1altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the 2altar hearth shall extend upward four ahorns. 16 Now the 1altar hearth shall be twelve cubits long by twelve wide, asquare in its four sides. 17 And the ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit all around; and its asteps shall 1bface east.”

The Offerings

18 And He said to me, “aSon of man, this is what the Lord 1GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer bburnt offerings on it and to csprinkle blood on it. 19 You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the descendants of aZadok, who come bnear to Me to serve Me,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘a 1cbull as a dsin offering. 20 And you shall take some of its blood and put it on its four ahorns and on the four corners of the bledge, and on the border all around; so you shall ccleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 You shall also take the bull as the sin offering, and it shall be aburned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

22 ‘And on the second day you shall offer a amale goat without blemish as a sin offering, and they shall bcleanse the altar from sin as they cleansed it with the bull. 23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a 1abull without blemish and a bram without blemish from the flock. 24 You shall offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall throw asalt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. 25 aFor seven days you shall prepare a goat as a sin offering daily; also a 1bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish, shall be prepared. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they 1consecrate it. 27 When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the aeighth day and onward, the priests shall 1offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your bpeace offerings; and I will caccept you,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

Yahweh’s Glory Returns to the Temple

Then he led me to the agate, the gate facing toward the east; and behold, the aglory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the beast. And His cvoice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth dshone with His glory. And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the avision which I saw when 1He came to bbring the city to ruin. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the criver Chebar; and I dfell on my face. And the glory of Yahweh came into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the aeast. And the aSpirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the bglory of Yahweh filled the house.

Then I heard one speaking to me from the house, while a aman was standing beside me. He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My athrone and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will bdwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the 1ccorpses of their kings 2when they die, by putting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post, with only the wall between Me and them. And they have adefiled My holy name by their abominations which they have done. So I have consumed them in My anger. Now let them aput away their harlotry and the 1corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will bdwell among them forever.

10 “As for you, son of man, 1adescribe the house of Yahweh to the house of Israel, that they may feel bdishonor for their iniquities; and let them measure the 2cplan. 11 If they feel dishonor for all that they have done, make known to them the 1design of the house, its structure, its aexits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes2, and all its laws. And write it bin their sight so that they may keep its whole 3design and all its statutes and cdo them. 12 This is the 1law of the house: within its entire boundary, on the top of the amountain all around, shall be most holy. Behold, this is the 2law of the house.

The Altar and Offerings

13 “And these are the measurements of the aaltar by cubits (the bcubit being a 1cubit and a 2handbreadth): the 3base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit, and its border on its edge round about one 4span; and this shall be the height of the 5base of the altar. 14 And from the base on the ground to the lower aledge shall be two 1cubits and the width one cubit; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width 2one cubit. 15 And the 1altar hearth shall be four cubits; and from the 2altar hearth shall extend upwards four ahorns. 16 Now the 1altar hearth shall be 2twelve cubits long by twelve wide, asquare in its four sides. 17 The ledge shall be 1fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides; the border around it shall be half a cubit, and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its asteps shall 2bface the east.”

18 And He said to me, “aSon of man, thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is made, to offer bburnt offerings on it and to csplash blood on it. 19 And you shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the seed of aZadok, who draw bnear to Me to minister to Me,’ declares Lord Yahweh, ‘a cbull from the herd for a dsin offering. 20 You shall also take some of its blood and put it on its four ahorns and on the four corners of the bledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cpurify it and make atonement for it. 21 And you shall take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be aburned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

22 ‘Now on the second day you shall bring near a amale goat without blemish for a sin offering, and they shall bpurify the altar as they purified it with the bull. 23 When you have finished purifying it, you shall present a abull from the herd without blemish and a bram without blemish from the flock. 24 And you shall bring them near before Yahweh, and the priests shall throw asalt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to Yahweh. 25 aFor seven days you shall offer daily a goat for a sin offering; also a bull from the herd and a ram from the flock, without blemish, shall be offered. 26 For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they 1ordain it. 27 So they will complete the days. And it shall be that on the aeighth day and onward, the priests shall 1offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your bpeace offerings; and I will caccept you,’ declares Lord Yahweh.”

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