Ezekiel 43:11-27 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 43:7-12

God does here, in effect, renew his covenant with his people Israel, upon his retaking possession of the house, and Ezekiel negotiates the matter, as Moses formerly. This would be of great use to the captives at their return both for direction and encouragement; but it looks further, to those that are blessed with the privileges of the gospel-temple, that they may understand how they are before him on their good behaviour. I. God, by the prophet, puts them in mind of their former provocations,... read more

Matthew Henry

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 43:11

And if they be ashamed of all that they have done ,.... As sinful and, criminal, at least as very imperfect and defective, and not answerable to the pattern shown them, from which they have sadly deviated; if made sensible of this, and they acknowledge it with shame, not only the house in general, but the particulars of it, are to be shown with them; for, to sensible and penitent persons, more grace, light, knowledge, and judgment in divine things, are given: shew them the form of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the house ,.... Which follows, the more general one, which comprehends the rest: upon the top of the mountain ; denoting the exaltation and visibility of the church of Christ in the latter day, as well as its firmness and stability; see Isaiah 2:2 , the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy ; all belonging to it shall be as the most holy place in the temple, sacred to the Lord; laws, ordinances, doctrines, worship, members, ministers, all holy;... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:14

And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle ,.... From the basis or foundation of the altar, as it stood upon the ground, to the lower settle or "court" F23 העזרה "atrium auxilii", Montanus. , as it is called, where the priests stood; and in which they could walk round the altar, to do their business: shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit ; that is, two cubits high, and one broad: and from the lesser settle or court, to the greater settle or court,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:15

So the altar shall be four cubits ,.... That is, from the greater settle; so that in the whole it was ten cubits high, the same with Solomon's, 2 Chronicles 4:1 some make this to be eleven cubits high, one higher than Solomon's; it is here called "Harel", the mountain of God, because it looked like a mountain in the court, for its size: it was on a mountain our Lord was offered up a sacrifice for the sins of his people; and which was far superior to all other sacrifices, and for more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:16

And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad ,.... The length of it, from east to west, was twelve cubits; and the breadth, from north to south, was the same; so that it was a proper foursquare, as follows: Christ the altar, or the doctrine of his sacrifice and satisfaction for the sins of men, is the doctrine of the twelve apostles of Christ, and embraced by the twelve times twelve, the 144,000 that belong unto him: square in the four squares thereof ; as the altar in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:17

And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof ,.... Here Kimchi confesses his ignorance. Jarchi interprets it, the top of the altar, with the place of the horns, and of the feet of the priests, and was twenty eight cubits by twenty eight, the fourteen mentioned being to be measured from the middle F26 So Lipman. Tzurath Beth Hamikdash, sect. 40. Vid. Misn. Middot, c. 3. sect. 1. ; and he seems to be right in making it to be the upper part... read more

John Gill

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 43:7-12

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:12

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 43:17

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

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