Ezekiel's Vision About Purifying the Altar After Major Sins |
Ezekiel 43:1-27 The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks] |
Afterward, he brought me to the gate, even the gate that [faces] toward the East. [Ezekiel 40:3-4 He brought me [there] & [I saw] there was a man, whose appearance was like the [resemblance] of brass, with a flax [measuring] line & a measuring reed in his hand & he stood in the gate. |
And the man said to me, Son of man, [look] with your eyes & hear with your ears. And [focus] your heart upon all that I shall [declare] to you, [in order] that I might [show] them to you. [That's why] you are brought [here.] Declare all you see to the house of Israel.] |
And [I saw,] the glory of the God of Israel came from the [road] in the East. And His voice was like the noise of many waters & the earth [shone, a.k.a. glowed,] with His glory. |
[Revelation 1:14-15 His head & His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were [like] a flame of fire. And His feet [were similar] to brass, as if they burned in a furnace. And His voice [was] like the sound of many waters.] |
And, [Who] I saw was according to the vision, even the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the [visions] that I saw by the River Chebar, [a.k.a. Kebar,] & I fell upon my face. [Ezekiel 1:28 This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. |
[Like] the appearance of the [rainbow] that is in the cloud [on a rainy] day. So was the appearance of the brightness [all around.] And when I saw it, I fell upon my face & I heard the voice of [the] One, [Who spoke.] |
And the glory of the Lord came into the [Lord's] house, by the [gate's road facing] East. So, the Spirit took me up & brought me into the inner court. And [I saw] the glory of the Lord filled the house. And I heard Him speaking to me, [from inside] the house. |
And the man stood by me. And He said to me, Son of man, the house of Israel & their kings shall no [longer] defile My Holy Name; the place of My throne; & the place of the soles of My feet, where I dwell in the midst of the children [people] of Israel forever, by their [acts of unfaithful harlotry,] nor by the [corpses] of their kings in their high places. |
They have even defiled My Holy Name, by their abominations that they have committed, [by] their [idols'] threshold by My thresholds & their post, by My posts & the wall between Me & them. [For this reason,] I have consumed them in [My] anger. |
[2 Kings 21:4-7 And he built altars in the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said, I will put My Name in Jerusalem. And he built altars for all the host, [a.k.a. stars, or constellations,] of heaven, in the 2 courts of the [Lord's] house. |
And he made his son pass through the fire; & observed times, [a.k.a. astrology or horoscopes;] used enchantments, & dealt with familiar spirits, [a.k.a. talking with the dead;] & wizards. He [brought about] much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. |
And he [put from] the grove, a [carved] image that he had made, [into] the [Lord's] house, of which the Lord said to David & Solomon, his son, I will put My Name forever in this house & in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.] |
Now, let them put away their [unfaithful harlotry,] & the [corpses] of their kings far from Me & I will dwell in the midst of them forever. You, Son of man, [declare] [about the Lord's] house, to the house of Israel, [so] that they may be ashamed of their [sinfulness] & let them measure [the temple's] pattern. |
And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, [show] them the [diagram] of the [Lord's] house & [its design;] and [its: exits & entrances & structure] of it. And all [its: rules; requirements; & laws of it.] And write [these] in their sight, [so] that they may keep [all the requirements & rules of it] & do them. |
This is the Law of the [Lord's] house; upon the top of the mountain, the whole [boundary surrounding all around it,] shall be Most Holy. [See,] this is the Law of the [Lord's] house. [Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great & high mountain & [showed] me that great city, the holy Juerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.] |
And these are the [measurements] of the altar, [according] to the [cubit.] The cubit is: a cubit [plus] a [hand's width.] Even [its] bottom shall be a cubit [long] & a cubit [wide.] And [its] border, by the edge [of it all around] shall be a [hand's] span. |
And this shall be the [highest] place of the altar. And from the bottom, [a.k.a. base,] on the ground, even to the lower [ledge] shall be 2 cubits & the [width] 1 cubit. And from the [lower ledge,] even to the [highest ledge,] shall be 4 cubits & the [width] 1 cubit. |
So, the altar shall be 4 cubits, & from the altar & [on the top] [corners] shall be 4 horns. [Exodus 27:2 And you shall make the horns of it upon the 4 corners [there.] [Its] horns shall be the same & you shall overlay it with brass.] |
And the altar shall be 12 cubits long & 12 [wide] & square [within its] 4 square [corners of it.] And the [ledge] shall be 14 cubits long & 14 [wide, from] the 4 [corners of it.] And the border [around] it, shall be 1/2 a cubit, [around it.] And [its] stairs shall [face] toward the East. |
And he said to me, Son of man, The Lord God says [this;] These are the [rules] of the altar [on] the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings & to sprinkle blood [on it.] |
[Hebrew 9:21-22 [Also, Moses] sprinkled with [the] blood [on] both the tabernacle & all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are purged with blood, by the Law. And without [the] shedding of blood, [there] is no remission, [a.k.a. forgiveness.] |
And The Lord God says, You shall give a young [bull] for a sin offering, to the priests, the Levites, [who are] of the seed, [a.k.a. descendants] of Zadok, to minister to Me. And you shall take [some] of [its] blood & put it on the 4 horns of it, [that are] on [ts] 4 corners of the [ledge,] upon [its] border [all around it.] |
[By this,] you shall cleanse & purge it, [a.k.a. make atonement for it.] You shall also take the [bull] of the sin offering & he shall burn it in the appointed place of the [Lord's] house, [outside] the sanctuary. |
[Leviticus 4:11-12 And the skin of the [bull;] & all [its] flesh; with [its] head; & legs; [internal parts; & feces;] even he shall carry [out] the whole [bull, outside] the camp to a clean place, where the ashes are poured out & burn him on the wood, with fire. [And] he shall be burnt where the ashes are poured out.] |
And on the 2nd day, you shall offer a kid [goat] without blemish, for a sin offering. And they shall cleanse the altar, [like] they [cleansed] it with the [bull.] When you have [finished] cleansing it, you shall offer a young [bull,] without blemish & a ram, out of the flock without blemish. |
And you shall offer them before the Lord & the priests shall [throw] salt upon them. And they shall offer them up for a burnt offering to the Lord. You shall prepare every day, [for] 7 days, a: goat for a sin offering & they shall also prepare a young [bull] & a ram out of the flock without blemish. |
[Leviticus 8:33 And you shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation [for] 7 days, until the days of your consecration [are finished.] [Because] he shall consecrate you for 7 days.] |
They shall purge the altar & purify it 7 days. And they shall consecrate themselves. And when these days are [finished,] it shall [happen] that the 8th day, [on,] the priests shall make your burnt offerings & peace offerings upon the altar. And I will accept you, [said] the Lord God. |