EZEKIEL 40-48. RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION OF THE PEOPLE IN THE MESSIANIC
DAYS.
To a modern taste these Chapter s, crowded with architectural and
ritual detail, may seem dreary and irrelevant: to Ezekiel they are the
real climax of his book, the crown as well as the conclusion of all
his literary and rel... [ Continue Reading ]
On the northern (Ezekiel 42:1) and southern (Ezekiel 42:10) sides of
the inner court and facing the Temple were two blocks of three-story
buildings used as refectories (Ezekiel 42:13) and dressing rooms
(Ezekiel 42:14; cf. Ezekiel 44:19) for the priests.... [ Continue Reading ]
The description of the Temple concludes with a summary of the
principal measurements, according to which the whole enclosure is 500
cubits (_i.e._ 750 feet) square. According to Ezekiel 48:12, the land
beyond the Temple enclosure was holy; but naturally it was less holy
than the courts and buildings... [ Continue Reading ]