# Ezekiel 43 đź“–: The Glory Returns
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> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### The Glory Returns to the Temple
[[#Verse 01.]]Â Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.Â
[[#Verse 02.]] I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water, and the earth radiated his glory.Â
[[#Verse 03.]] It was like the vision I saw when he came to destroy the city, and the vision I saw by the Kebar River. I threw myself face down.Â
[[#Verse 04.]] The glory of the Lord came into the temple by way of the gate that faces east.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] Then a wind lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched the glory of the Lord filling the temple.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â I heard someone speaking to me from the temple, while the man was standing beside me.
[[#Verse 07.]] He said to me: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will live among the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer profane my holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their spiritual prostitution or by the pillars of their kings set up when they die.Â
[[#Verse 08.]]Â When they placed their threshold by my threshold and their doorpost by my doorpost, with only the wall between me and them, they profaned my holy name by the abominable deeds they committed. So I consumed them in my anger.Â
[[#Verse 09.]]Â Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever.
[[#Verse 10.]] “As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they will be ashamed of their sins and measure the pattern.Â
[[#Verse 11.]] When they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple—its pattern, its exits and entrances, and its whole design—all its statutes, its entire design, and all its laws; write it all down in their sight, so that they may observe its entire design and all its statutes and do them.
[[#Verse 12.]] “This is the law of the temple: The entire area on top of the mountain all around will be most holy. Indeed, this is the law of the temple.
### The Altar
[[#Verse 13.]] “And these are the measurements of the altar: Its base is 1Âľ feet high and 1Âľ feet wide, and its border nine inches on its edge. This is to be the height of the altar.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] From the base of the ground to the lower ledge is 3½ feet, and the width 1Âľ feet; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge, 7 feet, and the width 1Âľ feet;Â
[[#Verse 15.]]Â and the altar hearth, 7 feet, and from the altar hearth four horns projecting upward.Â
[[#Verse 16.]] Now the altar hearth is a perfect square, 21 feet long and 21 feet wide.
[[#Verse 17.]] The ledge is 24½ feet long and 24½ feet wide on four sides; the border around it is 10½ inches, and its surrounding base 1¾ feet. Its steps face east.”
[[#Verse 18.]] Then he said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: These are the statutes of the altar: On the day it is built to offer up burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it,Â
[[#Verse 19.]] you will give a young bull for a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are descended from Zadok, who approach me to minister to me, declares the Sovereign Lord.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â You will take some of its blood and place it on the four horns of the altar, on the four corners of the ledge, and on the border all around; you will purify it and make atonement for it.Â
[[#Verse 21.]]Â You will also take the bull for the sin offering, and it will be burned in the appointed place in the temple, outside the sanctuary.
[[#Verse 22.]] “On the second day, you will offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering. They will purify the altar just as they purified it with the bull.Â
[[#Verse 23.]]Â When you have finished purifying it, you will offer an unblemished young bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.
[[#Verse 24.]] You will present them before the Lord, and the priests will scatter salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.
[[#Verse 25.]] “For seven days you will provide every day a goat for a sin offering; a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish, will be provided.
[[#Verse 25.]] “For seven days you will provide every day a goat for a sin offering; a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without blemish, will be provided.Â
[[#Verse 26.]]Â For seven days they will make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, so they will consecrate it.Â
[[#Verse 27.]] When the prescribed period is over, on the eighth day and thereafter the priests will offer up on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; I will accept you, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The glory returns from the east (43:2), the same direction it departed (10:19; 11:23).
2. God's voice was like the sound of many waters (43:2), the same description used of the risen Jesus in Revelation 1:15.
3. Ezekiel says this vision was like the one he saw at the Kebar River (43:3).
4. God calls the temple the place of His throne and the place for the soles of His feet (43:7).
5. In Solomon's time, the royal palace stood right next to the temple, separated only by a wall (43:8).
6. Ezekiel was told to describe the temple so the people would be ashamed of their sins (43:10).
7. The "law of the temple" is that the whole area on the mountaintop is most holy (43:12).
8. The altar's top was called a hearth (43:15-16), with horns on its four corners.
9. The altar's steps faced east (43:17).
10. The altar was to be purified for seven days (43:25-26), like the altar consecration in Exodus 29:37.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the glory of God returning to dwell with His people. The glory of the Lord came from the east and filled the temple (43:2-5), and God now shines the light of His glory in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:6).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. The glory returns by the same way it left (43:2; 10:19). What does that show about God's faithfulness to restore?
2. God wanted Israel to be ashamed of their sins when they saw the temple (43:10-11). How can seeing God's holiness lead to healthy repentance?
3. The whole area around the temple is called most holy (43:12). What would it look like to treat every part of life as holy to God?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 2: The glory of the God of Israel comes from the east with a sound like rushing waters.
- đź“– verse 5: The Spirit brings Ezekiel into the inner court, and the glory fills the temple.
- đź“– verse 7: This is the place of God's throne, where He will live among His people forever.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[2 Corinthians 04#Verse 06.|2 Corinthians 4:6]] - The glory of God in the face of Christ.
- đź”— [[Revelation 01#Verse 15.|Revelation 1:15]] - His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- đź”— [[Ezekiel 10#Verse 18.|Ezekiel 10:18-19]] - The glory departs from the temple.
- đź”— [[Exodus 29#Verse 37.|Exodus 29:37]] - Seven days to make atonement for the altar.
- đź”— [[Revelation 21#Verse 03.|Revelation 21:3]] - God's dwelling is with His people.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Ezekiel 43 - SOAP|The Glory of the LORD Returns]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes