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Ezekiel 45:18-19

The *Jewish new year holiday is actually at the beginning of the 7th month. (That is, in September or October by our calendar.) But this special day is in the first month (that is, March or April by our calendar). So these verses describe a new holiday.

The purpose of this special day was to offer the *temple to God. It was the priests’ first duty in each new year. They used blood to make everything *clean and ready for *worship (Hebrews 9:22).

This blood reminds us about the death of Jesus the *Messiah. His death was the perfect *sacrifice for *sin.

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See also Ezekiel 45:18-19 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 45:18. _THOU SHALT TAKE A YOUNG BULLOCK - AND CLEANSE THE_ _SANCTUARY._] There is nothing of this in the Mosaic law; it seems to have been a new ceremony. An annual purification of the s...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    This order of certain solemn services does not follow exactly the order of Moses, of Solomon, or of Ezra. The deviation can scarcely have been accidental, and furnishes a fresh indication that the who...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 45 _ 1. The portions of the priests, the Levites, of the whole house of Israel, and the prince (Ezekiel 45:1) _ 2. Concerning the prince (Ezekiel 45:9) 3. The feast of Passover and the feas...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 45:18 TO EZEKIEL 46:15. FESTIVALS AND OFFERINGS. Ezekiel 45:18. The Passover and Harvest Festivals. The mention of the prince's responsibility for providing the festival offerings is appropria...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IN THE FIRST MONTH, in the first day of the month. See note on Genesis 8:13. BULLOCK. Reil to Pentateuch (Exodus 29:1). App-92....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Ezekiel 45:18-25. Offerings at the feasts 18 20. The stated atonement for the sanctuary twice in the year on the first day of the first month (Ezekiel 45:18); and on the first day of the seventh month...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Ezekiel 45:18 to Ezekiel 46:24. The offerings to be made at the feasts and other appointed seasons (1) Ezekiel 45:18-25. Offerings at the feasts. (2)...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _2. Festival offerings (45:18-25_) TRANSLATION (18) Thus says the Lord GOD: In the first month, in the first day of the month, you shall take a young bullock without blemish; and you shall cleanse th...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: In the first month, in the first day ... thou s...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    45:18 purge (d-27) See Note, ch. 43.20....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE OFFERINGS AT THE SACRED SEASONS, ETC (This whole passage should be compared with Numbers 28:29.) _(A) THE ATONEMENT FOR THE SANCTUARY (EZEKIEL 45:18)_ This was to take place twice yearly, on the...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    In the first month, in the first day of the month. — The rest of this and the first fifteen verses of the following chapter are occupied with the ritual of the sacrifices on certain special occasions....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    כֹּה ־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ בָּֽ † רִאשֹׁון֙...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    PRINCE AND PEOPLE Ezekiel 44:1; Ezekiel 45:1; Ezekiel 46:1, PASSIM IT was remarked in a previous chapter that the "prince" of the closing vision appears to occupy a less exalted position than the Mes...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This passage constitutes one paragraph dealing with the arrangements for the feasts, and appointed times and seasons. Twice a year the sacred ceremony of cleansing the sanctuary was to be performed, o...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first [month], in the first [day] of the (e) month, thou shalt take a young bull without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: (e) Which was Nisan containing part of Mar...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Take, or order the priests to do this annually, to prepare for the Passover, ver. 21. Moses mentions nothing of this, and it does not appear to have been put in execution. (Calmet) --- Yet it might b...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Concerning the passover, and all the other offerings here appointed, we have only to consider them through the medium of the Gospel, and behold how all, and every one, pointed to Christ, our passover;...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 45 AND 46. The portion of the priests in the land is assigned them-close to that of the sanctuary. The portion of the Levites was to adjoin that of the priest...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD,.... Here begins the account of the times and seasons in which the above sacrifices should be prepared and offered; or that which was signified by them be held forth in the min...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: Ver. 18. _Thou shalt take._] Thou, O prince...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _In the first month, &c., thou shalt take a young bullock_ These words are directed to the prince, who is commanded, on the first day of the new year, (which, according to the ecclesiastical computati...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SPECIAL ORDINANCES CONCERNING SOME OFFERINGS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thus saith the Lord God, In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, instead of the goat prescribed by Moses for similar occasions, Numbers 28:1...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IN THE FIRST MONTH of the year, every new-year's day; or the first new-year's day after the temple is built, a kind of feast of dedication: the former better agreeth with the following verses. THOU SH...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 45:18 says H559 (H8804) Lord H136 GOD H3069 first H7223 first H259 month H2320 take H3947 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRINCE'S SACRAL RESPONSIBILITIES (EZEKIEL 45:17). Ezekiel was aware what the limited role of the Prince would initially be on their return to the land. The land would be ruled by governors appoint...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRINCE'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR CLEANSING THE SANCTUARY AND THE PEOPLE AT THE NEW YEAR. ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “In the first month, on the first day of the month, you will take a young bullock wi...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    FIRST MONTH That is, April. Also (Ezekiel 45:21)....

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehovah's portion of the land and the prince's portion. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, prince. CONCLUSION: In the kingdom age Israel will honor Jehovah with portions of land set apart for divin...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 45:18. _Thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary._ In the ancient tabernacle all the vessels were touched with blood, to purify and consecrate them to sacred...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 45:18 The purification ritual assigned for the new year in vv. Ezekiel 45:18 resembles the cleansing of the altar in...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE APPORTIONMENT OF TERRITORY AROUND THE TEMPLE (Chap. 45) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 45:1. “DIVIDE BY LOT”—not by casting lots, but by allotment, the several portions being assigned according to rul...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION From the sustenance of the priests (Ezekiel 44:29-26), the new Torah naturally passes in the present chapter to the maintenance of the temple service as a whole, setting forth in the first...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    CHAPTER 45. THE SACRED ALLOTMENTS IN LAND AND GIFTS. Ezekiel 45:1. _And when ye shall divide the land by lot, ye shall offer an oblation to the Lord; an holy portion of the land, in length five and...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter 45 he describes here the length and all of the city, of the land itself. And it is described here as being, in length twenty-five thousand reeds, and in breadth ten thousand reeds. And...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 1:19; Exodus 12:2; Ezekiel 43:22; Ezekiel 43:26; Hebrews 10

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