# Ezekiel 41 š: The Temple's Inner Rooms
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> [[#š Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#š Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#š¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#š§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#āļø Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#š Key Principles / š Life Application]]
> [[#š¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#āļø Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#š Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#š Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#š Internal Notes]]
## š Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Inner Temple
[[#Verse 01.]]Ā Then he brought me to the outer sanctuary and measured the jambs; the jambs were 10Ā½ feetĀ wide on each side.Ā
[[#Verse 02.]]Ā The width of the entrance was 17Ā½ feet,Ā and the sidesĀ of the entrance were 8Ā¾ feetĀ on each side. He measured the length of the outer sanctuary as 70 feetĀ and its width as 35 feet.
[[#Verse 03.]]Ā Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance as 3Ā½ feet,Ā the entrance as 10Ā½ feet,Ā and the width of the entrance as 12Ā¼ feet.Ā
[[#Verse 04.]]Ā Then he measured its length as 35 feetĀ and its width as 35 feet,Ā before the outer sanctuary. He said to me, āThis is the Most Holy Place.ā
[[#Verse 05.]]Ā Then he measured the wall of the templeĀ as 10Ā½ feetĀ and the width of the side chambers as 7 feet,Ā all around the temple.Ā
[[#Verse 06.]]Ā The side chambers were in three stories, one above the other, thirty in each story. There were offsets in the wall all around to serve as supports for the side chambers, so that the supports were not in the wall of the temple.Ā
[[#Verse 07.]]Ā The side chambers surrounding the temple were wider at each successive story,Ā for the structure surroundingĀ the temple went up story by story all around the temple. For this reason the width of the temple increased as it went up, and one went up from the lowest story to the highest by the way of the middle story.
[[#Verse 08.]]Ā I saw that the temple had a raised platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full measuring stickĀ of 10Ā½ feetĀ high.Ā
[[#Verse 09.]]Ā The width of the outer wall of the side chambers was 8Ā¾ feet,Ā and the open area between the side chambers of the templeĀ
[[#Verse 10.]]Ā and the chambers of the court was 35 feetĀ in width all around the temple on every side.Ā
[[#Verse 11.]]Ā There were entrances from the side chambers toward the open area, one entrance toward the north, and another entrance toward the south; the width of the open area was 8Ā¾ feetĀ all around.
[[#Verse 12.]]Ā The building that was facing the temple courtyard at the west side was 122Ā½ feetĀ wide; the wall of the building was 8Ā¾ feetĀ thick all around, and its length 157Ā½ feet.
[[#Verse 13.]]Ā Then he measured the temple as 175 feetĀ long, the courtyard of the temple and the building and its walls as 175 feetĀ long,Ā
[[#Verse 14.]]Ā and also the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet.
[[#Verse 15.]]Ā Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, with its galleries on either side as 175 feet. The interior of the outer sanctuary and the porch of the court,Ā
[[#Verse 16.]]Ā as well as the thresholds, narrow windows and galleries all around on three sides facing the threshold, were paneled with wood all around, from the ground up to the windows (now the windows were covered),Ā
[[#Verse 17.]]Ā to the space above the entrance, to the inner room, and on the outside, and on all the walls in the inner room and outside, by measurement.Ā
[[#Verse 18.]]Ā It was made with cherubim and decorative palm trees, with a palm tree between each cherub. Each cherub had two faces:Ā
[[#Verse 19.]]Ā a human face toward the palm tree on one side and a lionās face toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around;Ā
[[#Verse 20.]]Ā from the ground to the area above the entrance, cherubim and decorative palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary.
[[#Verse 21.]]Ā The doorposts of the outer sanctuary were square. In front of the sanctuary one doorpost looked just like the other.Ā
[[#Verse 22.]]Ā The altar was of wood, 5Ā¼ feetĀ high, with its length 3Ā½ feet;Ā its corners, its length,Ā and its walls were of wood. He said to me, āThis is the table that is before theĀ Lord.āĀ
[[#Verse 23.]]Ā The outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary each had a double door.Ā
[[#Verse 24.]]Ā Each of the doors had two leaves, two swingingĀ leaves; two leaves for one door and two leaves for the other.Ā
[[#Verse 25.]]Ā On the doors of the outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees, like those carved on the walls, and there was a canopyĀ of wood on the front of the outside porch.Ā
[[#Verse 26.]]Ā There were narrow windows and decorative palm trees on either side of the side walls of the porch; this is what the side chambers of the temple and the canopies were like.
## š Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## š¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Ezekiel's guide entered the inner sanctuary alone (41:3-4). Ezekiel, though a priest, stayed outside.
2. The Most Holy Place was twenty by twenty cubits (41:4), the same as in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 6:20).
3. The main hall was forty cubits long and twenty wide (41:2), also matching Solomon's temple.
4. Side rooms were built in three stories, with thirty rooms on each level (41:6).
5. The carved cherubim had two faces, a man and a young lion (41:18-19).
6. Palm trees and cherubim recall the garden of Eden and the decorations in Solomon's temple (1 Kings 6:29).
7. The doors to the nave and the sanctuary were double doors with two leaves that turned (41:23-24).
8. A large building stood on the west side, seventy by ninety cubits (41:12).
9. The wooden altar or table (41:22) was three cubits high, about four and a half feet.
10. When Jesus died, the curtain before the Most Holy Place in Herod's temple was torn in two from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51).
## š§ Chapter Summary
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## āļø Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One who opened the way into the Most Holy Place. Ezekiel watched as his guide measured the inner sanctuary (41:3-4), and through the blood of Jesus we can now enter God's presence with confidence (Hebrews 10:19-20).
## š Key Principles / š Life Application
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## š¬ Discussion Questions
1. Ezekiel stayed outside while his guide entered the Most Holy Place (41:3-4). How does that highlight the privilege we have through Jesus?
2. The walls were carved with cherubim and palm trees (41:18-20), reminders of Eden. Why might God fill His house with images of life and paradise?
3. The table was described as the one that stands before the Lord (41:22). What does it mean to live your life "before the Lord"?
## āļø Key Verses to Remember
- š verse 4: The guide measures the Most Holy Place, twenty cubits square.
- š verses 18-19: Cherubim and palm trees are carved throughout the temple.
- š verse 22: The wooden altar is called the table that is before the Lord.
## š Related Passages/Cross Reference
- š [[Hebrews 10#Verse 19.|Hebrews 10:19-22]] - We have confidence to enter the holy place.
- š [[1 Kings 06#Verse 16.|1 Kings 6:16-20]] - The inner sanctuary of Solomon's temple.
- š [[Matthew 27#Verse 51.|Matthew 27:51]] - The temple curtain is torn in two.
- š [[Hebrews 09#Verse 11.|Hebrews 9:11-12]] - Christ entered the holy place once for all.
- š [[Revelation 21#Verse 22.|Revelation 21:22]] - The Lord God and the Lamb are its temple.
## š Devotional Reflection
š SOAP: [[Ezekiel 41 - SOAP|Godās House is Open For Business]]
## š Internal Notes