Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 46:19-24
The priests’ kitchens 46:19-24 read more
The priests’ kitchens 46:19-24 read more
The same person then took Ezekiel out to the outer court and showed him the four corners of that court. In each of the four corners there was a courtyard 40 cubits (66 feet 8 inches) by 30 cubits (50 feet). Within each of these enclosures there were ledges with fireplaces underneath that created cooking areas where the priests were to boil the sacrifices that the people brought to the temple. Since the people would eat some of the sacrifices they brought, the outer court would be a place of... read more
The Offerings at the Sacred Seasons, etc(This whole passage should be compared with Numbers 28:29.)(a) The Atonement for the Sanctuary (Eze 45:18-20)This was to take place twice yearly, on the first days of the first and seventh months. These two days in Ezekiel serve the same purpose as the great Day of Atonement on the tenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus 16:0; Num 29:7-11).20. The seventh day of the month] LXX 'in the seventh month, on the first day of the month'. Reconcile] RV 'make... read more
The Offerings at the Sacred Seasons, etc(This whole passage should be compared with Numbers 28, 29.)(a) The Atonement for the Sanctuary (Ezekiel 45:18-20)This was to take place twice yearly, on the first days of the first and seventh months. These two days in Ezekiel serve the same purpose as the great Day of Atonement on the tenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus 16; Numbers 29:7-11).20. The seventh day of the month] LXX ’in the seventh month, on the first day of the month’. Reconcile] RV... read more
(21) The utter court.—The prophet had just been in those chambers which, although they stood within the area of the outer court, were considered as belonging to the inner. He is now brought into the outer court, properly so called.In every corner of the court there was a court.—In each of the angles of the outer court a place was set apart for the boiling of the flesh of the peace offerings. These were of considerable size—40 cubits by 30 (Ezekiel 46:22), and appear to have been enclosed by a... read more
THE RITUALEzekiel 45:1-25; Ezekiel 46:1-24IT is difficult to go back in imagination to a time when sacrifice was the sole and sufficient form of every complete act of worship. That the slaughter of an animal, or at least the presentation of a material offering of some sort, should ever have been considered of the essence of intercourse with the Deity may seem to us incredible in the light of the idea of God which we now possess. Yet there can be no doubt that there was a stage of religious... read more
CHAPTER 46 1. The worship of the prince (Ezekiel 46:1-8 ) 2. Further instruction as to worship (Ezekiel 46:9-15 ) 3. Concerning the prince, his sons and his servants (Ezekiel 46:16-18 ) 4. A final description of places in the temple (Ezekiel 46:19-24 ) read more
THE CLOSE OF THE BOOK THE GATE OF THE PRINCE (Ezekiel 44:1-3 ) As the glory of Jehovah had entered this gate (Ezekiel 48:4-5 ), it must hereafter be closed for all but His representative the prince. This cannot mean the Messiah, because the prince requires a sin-offering. (Remember that sin will be suppressed in that day, but not yet extirpated.) Doubtless this prince is a future prince of the house of David. THE FUTURE PRIESTS AND LEVITES (Ezekiel 44:9-31 ) Ezekiel 44:9-14 show that... read more
We are at a loss to apprehend the precise meaning of this passage, from the same cause as the former. Indeed, no part of the prophecies of scripture carry with them a greater mysteriousness, than the whole of this part of Ezekiel's prophecy, as contained in the last nine Chapters. Some indeed have determined their meaning in what is said here, to the ministry of the Lord's servants in the courts of his house. But certain it is, that too much obscurity is cast over it, to speak of this with... read more
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 46:13-24
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