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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 43:17

stairs . Steps were forbidden in Ex. Ezekiel 20:26 , but may be permitted here. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 43:17

Ezekiel 43:17. And his stairs— And its ascent. Ezekiel 43:21. He shall burn it] It shall be burnt. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The temple was great and glorious, but infinitely greater the glory of the divine Inhabitant, who condescended there to take up his abode. 1. The same bright vision which had before been seen by the prophet, again appears from the east. It was the glory of the God of Israel; like many waters his voice was heard far off, his gospel having spread into distant lands, and the earth... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 43:17

17. settle—ledge [FAIRBAIRN]. stairs—rather, "the ascent," as "steps" up to God's altar were forbidden in Exodus 20:26. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 43:13-17

The altar of sacrifice 43:13-17Some scholars view this section as the central one in chapters 40-48. [Note: E.g., J. G. McConville, "Priests and Levites in Ezekiel: A Crux in the Interpretation of Israel’s History," Tyndale Bulletin 34 (1983):20-23.] The altar was at the very center of the whole temple complex, and it was the centerpiece of the system of worship represented in the new temple complex. read more

Thomas Constable

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Ezekiel 43:17

The second tier was 14 cubits (23 feet 4 inches) square. It too had a curb around its upper edge that formed a gutter, and that curb was half a cubit high (10 inches, cf. Ezekiel 43:13). There were to be steps up to the altar from the east. Formerly the Lord had forbidden the use of steps leading up to His altars (Exodus 20:24; Exodus 20:26). The total size of this altar was about 18 cubits (30 feet) square at the bottom, 20 feet square at the top, and 16 feet 8 inches high. Solomon’s brazen... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 43:1-27

§ 2. The Ordinances of the New Israel (Ezekiel 40-48)This concluding section of the book is dated in the twenty-fifth year of Ezekiel's captivity, i.e. the fourteenth year after the fall of Jerusalem (572 b.c.). It is therefore thirteen years later than the previous section (Ezekiel 33-39), and, with the exception of Ezekiel 29:17-21, forms the latest part of the book. It is in the form of a vision, which is the counterpart of that in Ezekiel 8-11. There God forsook the old Temple which had... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Ezekiel 43:1-27

Ezekiel 43:2 Mr. Augustus Hare, in Memorials of a Quiet Life, quotes a passage from his mother's diary, in which, after writing down this verse, she adds: 'Yes, with the glory of the God of Israel. In itself it was dark and lifeless; but when the glory of the God of Israel arose out of the East, even as the Sun of Righteousness, then the earth reflected His bright shining, and became glorious through His light resting upon it. So have I seen on a bright sunshiny morning at Hurstmonceaux, the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-27

THE SANCTUARYTHE fundamental idea of the theocracy as conceived by Ezekiel is the literal dwelling of Jehovah in the midst of His people. The Temple is in the first instance Jehovah’s palace, where He manifests His gracious presence by receiving the gifts and homage of His subjects. But the enjoyment of this privilege of access to the presence of God depends on the fulfilment of certain conditions which, in the prophet’s view, had been systematically violated in the arrangements that prevailed... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Ezekiel 43:1-27

II. THE TEMPLE WORSHIP (43-44) CHAPTER 43 1. The return of the glory of the Lord and filling the house (Ezekiel 43:1-9 ) 2. The address to the nation (Ezekiel 43:10-12 ) 3. The dimensions of the altar (Ezekiel 43:13-17 ) 4. The offerings to be bought (Ezekiel 43:18-27 ) read more

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