The temple-altar described (Ezekiel 43:13-17), and the ritual for its consecration explained (Ezekiel 43:18-27).
Bible Commentary
Ezekiel 43:13-27
The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:13-27
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain
Recommended reading
More for Ezekiel 43:13-27
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 43:1-27Ezekiel 43:1-27 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryAfter Ezekiel had surveyed the temple of God, he had a vision of the glory of God. When Christ crucified, and the things freely given to us of God, through Him, are shown to us by the Holy Ghost, they make us ashamed fo…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:1-27Ezekiel 43:1-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The consecration of the new temple by the entrance into it of the glory of the God of Israel (Ezekiel 43:1-12), and a description of the altar with its dedication to the solemn ritual for which it was in futu…The Vision of the Temple. (b. c. 574.)Ezekiel 43:13-27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE VISION OF THE TEMPLE. (B. C. 574.) This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they h…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:13Ezekiel 43:13 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe measures of the altar. The altar is הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, that formerly mentioned as standing in the inner court, immediately in front of the" house" (Ezekiel 40:47), the altar of burnt offering, and not the altar of incens…The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:13-27Ezekiel 43:13-27 · The Pulpit CommentaryPurification and preparation. Almost all the regulations pertaining to the sacrifices under the old economy bore upon the supreme question of sanctity. God would impress upon his people, by every means and in every way,…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Ezekiel 43:1-27After Ezekiel had surveyed the temple of God, he had a vision of the glory of God. When Christ crucified, and the things freely given to us of God, through Him, are shown to us by the Holy Ghost, they make us ashamed fo…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:1-27EXPOSITION The consecration of the new temple by the entrance into it of the glory of the God of Israel (Ezekiel 43:1-12), and a description of the altar with its dedication to the solemn ritual for which it was in futu…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Vision of the Temple. (b. c. 574.)THE VISION OF THE TEMPLE. (B. C. 574.) This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they h…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:13-27Purification and preparation. Almost all the regulations pertaining to the sacrifices under the old economy bore upon the supreme question of sanctity. God would impress upon his people, by every means and in every way,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:13The measures of the altar. The altar is הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, that formerly mentioned as standing in the inner court, immediately in front of the" house" (Ezekiel 40:47), the altar of burnt offering, and not the altar of incens…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:14The next measurements which are taken from the bottom upon the ground, i.e. from the הֵיק, "base," or ground framework above described, to the lower settle, i.e. to the top of the undermost of the two "terraces," or enc…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:15Noteworthy is the word altar, which in this verse renders two distinct Hebrew terms, הַרְאֵל and אֲרִיאֵל, which Gesenius, Hitzig, Ewald, Smend, and others, after the LXX. ( τὸ ἀριὴλ), identify as synonymous, and tra…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 43:18-22The sin offering. When Ezekiel, a prophet, describes the ceremonial of a sin offering with some minuteness, it is reasonable to suppose that he intends the details to be suggestive of spiritual facts. I. THERE MUST BE A…Joseph S. Exell and contributors