Ezekiel 43:22
in Ezekiel 43On the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering, and the altar is to be cleansed as it was with the bull.
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ASV
And on the second day thou shalt offer a he-goat without blemish for a sin-offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
KJV
And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
They shall cleanse - By sprinkling the blood Eze 43:18. Here “they” marks the act as that of the priests. Moses did his part before the priests were consecrated, and the seer could act through them.
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.”
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 Awakening3 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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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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And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering,....
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
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבַיּוֹם֙ | uvaiyom | and on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | hasheni | <the> second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| תַּקְרִ֛יב | takriv | you will bring near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| שְׂעִיר־ | seir- | a male goat of | H8163 → | 59 times |
| עִזִּ֥ים | ʾizim | goats | H5795 → | |
| תָּמִ֖ים | tamim | unblemished | H8549 → | 91 times |
| לְחַטָּ֑את | lechatat | to a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְחִטְּאוּ֙ | vechiteu | and they will cleanse from sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| חִטְּא֖וּ | chiteu | they cleansed [it] from sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| בַּפָּֽר׃ | bapar | by the young bull | H6499 → | 132 times |
וּבַיּוֹם֙and on the day
uvaiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י<the> second
hasheniH8145 →156 times
תַּקְרִ֛יבyou will bring near
takrivH7126 →280 times
שְׂעִיר־a male goat of
seir-H8163 →59 times
עִזִּ֥יםgoats
ʾizimH5795 →
תָּמִ֖יםunblemished
tamimH8549 →91 times
לְחַטָּ֑אתto a sin offering
lechatatH2403 →295 times
וְחִטְּאוּ֙and they will cleanse from sin
vechiteuH2398 →238 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
חִטְּא֖וּthey cleansed [it] from sin
chiteuH2398 →238 times
בַּפָּֽר׃by the young bull
baparH6499 →132 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
1 Peter 1:19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
it leads to
- 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 1 Peter 2:22–24
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Hebrews 9:12–14
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.
- Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- 1 John 1:7
Through
Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Romans 8:32
He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); 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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.