Ezekiel 43:18
in Ezekiel 43Then He said to me: “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:
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ASV
And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord God; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The rites here described are not those of the regular service, but those to be observed on the day of dedication. (Compare Lev 8:10 ff; 1Ki 8:63 ff; 2Ch 7:4 ff, In the tabernacle the priest killed the victims, but Moses sprinkled the blood. In the vision the seer is addressed as though he were to perform the part of Moses.
This site's exposition
These are the statutes for the altar
on Ezekiel 43:18-21
The dedication follows the pattern of Aaron's altar (Exodus 29:36-37), with a young bull's blood on horns, ledge and rim to “make atonement for it”. The priests are “of the family of Zadok,” the line this book marked out at 40:46, so the consecration is entrusted to a proven priesthood.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Ver. 18 and following) And he said to me: Son of man, thus says the Lord God: These are the rituals of the altar when it is made, to offer a burnt offering and pour out blood. And you shall give to the priests, the Levites who are of the seed of Zadok, who approach me, says the Lord God: to offer to me a young bull from the herd as a sin offering.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
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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And he said unto me, son of man, thus saith the Lord God,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A 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.
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלַ֗י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | O son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אָדָם֙ | ʾadam | humankind | H120 → | 551 times |
| כֹּ֤ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַר֙ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| אֵ֚לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| חֻקּ֣וֹת | chukot | [are] [the] statutes of | H2708 → | 104 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| בְּי֖וֹם | beyom | on [the] day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הֵעָֽשׂוֹת֑וֹ | heasoto | is made it | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לְהַעֲל֤וֹת | lehaalot | to offer up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| עָלָיו֙ | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עוֹלָ֔ה | olah | a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְלִזְרֹ֥ק | velizrok | and to sprinkle | H2236 → | 35 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| דָּֽם׃ | dam | blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלַ֗יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
בֶּן־O son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אָדָם֙humankind
ʾadamH120 →551 times
כֹּ֤הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַר֙he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
אֵ֚לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
חֻקּ֣וֹת[are] [the] statutes of
chukotH2708 →104 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
בְּי֖וֹםon [the] day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
הֵעָֽשׂוֹת֑וֹis made it
heasotoH6213 →2628 times
לְהַעֲל֤וֹתto offer up
lehaalotH5927 →890 times
עָלָיו֙on it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
עוֹלָ֔הa burnt offering
olahH5930 →287 times
וְלִזְרֹ֥קand to sprinkle
velizrokH2236 →35 times
עָלָ֖יוon it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
דָּֽם׃blood
damH1818 →360 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
Ezekiel 2:1“Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
it leads to
- Daniel 10:11
He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to…
- Ezekiel 3:17
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
- Ezekiel 4:1
“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 3:1
“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.”
- Ezekiel 5:1
“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
- Daniel 10:11
Through
Exodus 40:29He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded…
it leads to
- Exodus 40:6
Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
- Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Romans 3:24–26
and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Exodus 40:6
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.