Ezekiel 43:10-27 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:18

And he said unto me, son of man, thus saith the Lord God ,.... This is the voice of the Lord continued, speaking out of the house to the prophet; see Ezekiel 43:6 , these are the ordinances of the altar : not what go before, concerning the measures of it, but what follow, concerning the sacrifices to be offered on it: in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and sprinkle blood thereon ; this plainly shows that this altar is the altar of burnt offerings;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:19

And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites, that be of the seed of Zadok ,.... Who, in Solomon's time, was put in the room of Abiathar; see Ezekiel 40:46 , his name signifies a "righteous" one, a type he was of Jesus Christ the righteous; and here his seed signify the seed of Christ, such whom he makes priests unto the Lord; to these, in a visionary way, the prophet was to give this altar, for them to serve at, and eat of; and all the rites and ordinances to observe and keep; and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:20

And thou shalt take of the blood thereof ,.... Ezekiel being a priest. This must be understood in a visionary way; for, as Kimchi observes, Ezekiel did not live to come up out of the captivity, but died, and was buried in the land of Babylon, and so did not actually do this: though it is a mere dream of the same writer, that this is to be understood of the resurrection of the dead, when he supposes Ezekiel will be high priest, though Aaron be present; or however be the second, or deputy to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:21

Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering ,.... Which was appointed for the sin offering, according to the divine direction, Ezekiel 43:19 , the prophet was to take it out of the herd, and separate it from the rest for this purpose, and deliver it into the hands of one of the priests: and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house ; that is, one of the sons of Zadok should receive it of the prophet, and burn it in its proper place; not within the house, without the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:22

And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering ,.... Jarchi observes, that this was not in the tabernacle, but ordered to be in future time by him that speaks; instead of this, another ram was appointed by the law, Exodus 29:15 , this shows the ceremonial law to be changeable, and now abolished: this was typical of Christ, without spot and blemish, and yet figured by the goat, being made sin for his people: and they shall cleanse the altar ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:23

When thou hast made an end of cleansing it ,.... The altar, by the sacrifices of the bullock and the kid, on the first and second days; then, on the third day, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish ; all these sacrifices point at the one sacrifice of Christ; which was pure and perfect, and once offered up for the sins of many, and needs no reiteration; only the doctrine of it is to be frequently inculcated in the ministry of the word... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:24

And thou shalt offer them before the Lord ,.... Upon the altar of burnt offering, which stood before the house or temple where Jehovah dwelt, Ezekiel 40:47 , and the priests shall cast salt upon them ; which was to be used in all sacrifices under the law, Leviticus 2:13 , this may denote the savoury doctrines and lives of the ministers of the Gospel, who thereby recommend the truths they deliver, concerning a crucified Christ, his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, to others; see ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:25

Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering ,.... By this it appears that the altar was seven days a consecrating and cleansing; and that on each day a goat was prepared and offered, typical of Christ, as before observed. Here Kimchi owns that this was not according to the order of Moses, or was done by those that came out of the captivity of Babylon; and is obliged to confess that there will be a change or an innovation in the order of sacrifices in time to come, or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:26

Seven days shall they purge the altar, and purify it ,.... Which denotes the perfect purity and sanctification of it; which how to be applied to Christ; see Gill on Ezekiel 43:20 ; and they shall consecrate themselves : the priests shall consecrate themselves, or devote themselves to the service of the altar; so Gospel ministers to the ministry of a crucified Christ: or they themselves should consecrate the altar by the above rites: or rather it may be literally rendered, and they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:27

And when these days are expired ,.... The seven days of consecration, and all these rites and sacrifices observed: it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward ; that is, on the first day of the week, or Lord's day, the Christian sabbath, the next day after the seventh, and so upon every return of it; in which Christian ministrations are exercised, the word preached, ordinances administered, and works of righteousness and charity done; see John 20:19 . The priests shall... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:27

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