Ezekiel 43:24
in Ezekiel 43You must present them before the LORD; the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.
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ASV
And thou shalt bring them near before Jehovah, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.
KJV
And thou shalt offer them before the Lord, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the Lord.
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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The expressions, "blood" (Eze 43:18), and "for a sin offering" (Eze 43:19, 21, 22), prove this. In the literal sense they can only apply to the second temple. Under the Christian dispensation they would directly oppose the doctrine taught in Heb 10:1-18, namely, that Christ has by one offering for ever atoned for sin.
This site's exposition
an unblemished male goat as a sin offering
on Ezekiel 43:22-27
Seven days purge the altar before worship begins, as Aaron and his sons spent seven days at the tabernacle door (Leviticus 8:33-35). The priests “sprinkle salt on them,” the covenant of salt from Leviticus 2:13 and Numbers 18:19. The chapter closes on the Lord's words, “Then I will accept you.”
This site's exposition
sprinkle salt on them
John Wesley links the salt to the lasting covenant made by sacrifice. The burnt offering is seasoned too. Jesus drew on the same custom in Mark 9:49, where He speaks of everyone being salted with fire.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(v. 23 seqq.) 'When you have completed cleansing it, you shall offer an unblemished calf from the herd and an unblemished ram from the flock. You shall present them before the Lord, and the priests shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them as a burnt offering to the Lord. For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it; then the altar shall be most holy, and whatever touches the altar shall become holy.'
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
Shalt offer - Direct them to offer. Salt - It may allude to the perpetuity of the covenant thus made by sacrifice.
He has seen the temple, and sees it to be very spacious and splendid; but, till the glory of God comes into it, it is but like the dead bodies he had seen in vision ( ch. xxxvii. ), that had no breath till the Spirit of life entered into them. Here therefore he sees the house filled with God's glory. He has a vision of the glory of God (
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It is observable that there are several differences between the rites of dedication here and those which were appointed Exod. xxix. , to intimate that the ceremonial institutions were mutable things, and the changes in them were earnests of their period in Christ. Only here, according to the general law, that all the sacrifices must be seasoned with salt ( Lev. ii.
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), which was intended purely for the glory of God, to teach us to have an eye to that in all our services; we present ourselves as living sacrifices, and our devotions as spiritual sacrifices, that we and they may be to him for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory. The dedication of the altar is here called the cleansing and purging of it,
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2 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) that the priests shall cast salt upon the sacrifices. Grace is the salt with which all our religious performances must be seasoned, Col. iv. An everlasting covenant is called a covenant of salt, because it is incorruptible.
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The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֖ם | vehikravtam | and you will bring near them | H7126 → | 280 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּ | vehishlikhu | and they will throw | H7993 → | 125 times |
| הַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים | hakohanim | the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| עֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ʾaleihem | on them | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֶ֔לַח | melach | salt | H4417 → | |
| וְהֶעֱל֥וּ | veheelu | and they will offer up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אוֹתָ֛ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עֹלָ֖ה | ʾolah | a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְהִקְרַבְתָּ֖םand you will bring near them
vehikravtamH7126 →280 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהִשְׁלִ֨יכוּand they will throw
vehishlikhuH7993 →125 times
הַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםthe priests
hakohanimH3548 →750 times
עֲלֵיהֶם֙on them
ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times
מֶ֔לַחsalt
melachH4417 →
וְהֶעֱל֥וּand they will offer up
veheeluH5927 →890 times
אוֹתָ֛ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
עֹלָ֖הa burnt offering
ʾolahH5930 →287 times
לַֽיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- 1 Peter 3:15
But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and…
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- Mark 9:50
Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
- Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Ephesians 4:29
Through
Leviticus 2:13And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to…
it leads to
- Mark 9:49–50
For everyone will be salted with fire.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 9:49–50
Through
2 Chronicles 13:5Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
it leads to
- Numbers 18:19
All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 2:13
And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 18:19
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.