Ezekiel 43:13-45:25 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13

And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits ,.... Of the altar of burnt offering, which though measured before, the dimensions were not given till now; see Ezekiel 40:47 , this altar was a type of Christ, Hebrews 13:10 with respect to his deity, which is greater than the sacrifice of his human nature, the support of it, which sanctified it, and gave virtue and efficacy to it, and rendered it acceptable to God, Matthew 23:19 and the measures of it are said to be after the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 43:13

The cubit is a cubit and a hand breadth - It is the same cubit by which all the previous admeasurements were made, and was a hand breadth or four inches longer than the Babylonian cubit. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13

The measures of the altar . The altar is הַמִּזְבֵּחַ , that formerly mentioned as standing in the inner court, immediately in front of the" house" ( Ezekiel 40:47 ), the altar of burnt offering, and not the altar of incense in the holy place ( Ezekiel 41:22 ). Its dimensions, then omitted, are now reported in connection with its consecration, which also is narrated as a pendant to that of the "house," because of the intimate connection between the two—the consecration of the altar... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

The temple-altar described ( Ezekiel 43:13-17 ), and the ritual for its consecration explained ( Ezekiel 43:18-27 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

Purification and preparation. Almost all the regulations pertaining to the sacrifices under the old economy bore upon the supreme question of sanctity. God would impress upon his people, by every means and in every way, that the Holy One of Israel must be approached by those only who were pure and holy; that if they would "ascend unto the hill of the Lord" they must come "with clean hands and a pure heart." Hence everything and every one had to be carefully purified or consecrated in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 43:13

The altar of sacrifice which stood in the inner court, not the altar of incense described Ezekiel 41:22. In the temple of the vision the dimensions differ from those of the tabernacle Exodus 27:1, and of Solomon’s Temple 2 Chronicles 4:1, with a view to introduce definite propositions and symbolic numbers. See Plan L.The bottom - The base (I) of the altar so called, because it forms with its “border” (K) a kind of socket to receive the “lower settle” (L). It was to be “a cubit” in depth.The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 43:13-17

Ezekiel 43:13-17. These are the measures of the altar The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they had a temple, Ezra 3:3; but the altar here spoken of is an altar in the temple, the mystical temple emblematical of the gospel church; and this altar is mystical too, for Christ is our altar. The bottom shall be a cubit, &c. To render the dimensions here specified of the altar more intelligible to an English reader, it may be best to observe, that it was... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

Altar of sacrifice (43:13-27)Positioned centrally in the inner court was the altar of burnt offering. In appearance it looked like three large square boxes placed one on top of the other, with the largest on the bottom and the smallest on the top, giving a stepped appearance. The whole structure was set on a large base built into the pavement. It was so huge that it needed steps so that the priest could climb up to reach the top level, on which the sacrifices were offered (13-17).The altar was... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 43:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 43:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 43:13-17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:13-27

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