Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 43:13-24
4. The temple ordinances 43:13-46:24Instructions (statutes) designed to maintain holiness in the new temple follow. The Lord specified how His people were to construct the new altar to accommodate sacrifices (Ezekiel 43:13-17) and how they were to dedicate it (Ezekiel 43:18-27). He revealed how they were to use the temple (Ezekiel 44:1-9), how the priests were to function (Ezekiel 44:10-31), and how the sacred land district was to be used (Ezekiel 45:1-8). An exhortation to Israel’s leaders... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 43:22
18-27. The sacrifices here are not mere commemorative, but propitiatory ones. The expressions, "blood" (Ezekiel 43:18), and "for a sin offering" (Ezekiel 43:19; Ezekiel 43:21; Ezekiel 43:22), prove this. In the literal sense they can only apply to the second temple. Under the Christian dispensation they would directly oppose the doctrine taught in Ezekiel 43:22- :, namely, that Christ has by one offering for ever atoned for sin. However, it is possible that they might exist with a retrospective... read more