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
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27
This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they had a temple, Ezra 3:3. But this was an altar in the temple. Now here we have, I. The measures of the altar, Ezek. 43:13. It was six yards square at the top and seven yards square at the bottom; it was four yards and a half high; it had a lower bench or shelf, here called a settle, a yard from the ground, on which... read more