Ezekiel 45:23

These 7 *bulls and 7 sheep were *sacrifices by fire. The priests burned the whole animals on the *altar. By means of such *sacrifices, people gave themselves completely to God. They were an act of *worship and love to God. (See Leviticus chapter 1).

The number 7 is often a word picture in the Bible. It means something that is perfect and complete. The passage emphasises this. There were 7 *bulls on 7 days. And there were 7 sheep on 7 days. The prince and the people were giving themselves completely to God.

But with these *sacrifices, they also gave a *sacrifice because of *sin. They realised that they must continuously *turn from *sin. And they could only do that with God’s help. Only he can mend our relationship with him.