Ezekiel 43:26
in Ezekiel 43For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.
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ASV
Seven days shall they make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate it.
KJV
Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.
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This verse in Ezekiel 43
Commentary
8 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
consecrate it
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown trace the seven days to Moses' command for the altar in Exodus 29:37. The Hebrew idiom behind consecrate is to fill the hands, used when priests were ordained (Exodus 29:24, 35). The altar is installed as a priest was.
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 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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Seven days shall they purge the altar, and purify it,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Seven days--referring to the original directions of Moses for seven days' purification services of the altar (Ex 29:37). consecrate themselves--literally, "fill their hands," namely, with offerings; referring to the mode of consecrating a priest (Ex 29:24, 35).
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁבְעַ֣ת | shivat | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יָמִ֗ים | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| יְכַפְּרוּ֙ | yekhaperu | they will make atonement for | H3722 → | 102 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | hamizbeach | the altar | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְטִֽהֲר֖וּ | vetiharu | and they will purify | H2891 → | 94 times |
| אֹת֑וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וּמִלְא֖וּ | umilu | and they will fill | H4390 → | 249 times |
| יָדָֽיו׃ | yadov | hands its | H3027 → | 1618 times |
שִׁבְעַ֣תseven
shivatH7651 →394 times
יָמִ֗יםdays
yamimH3117 →2304 times
יְכַפְּרוּ֙they will make atonement for
yekhaperuH3722 →102 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַthe altar
hamizbeachH4196 →401 times
וְטִֽהֲר֖וּand they will purify
vetiharuH2891 →94 times
אֹת֑וֹ<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
וּמִלְא֖וּand they will fill
umiluH4390 →249 times
יָדָֽיו׃hands its
yadovH3027 →1618 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
Exodus 32:29Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
it leads to
- Numbers 25:11–13
“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the…
- Zechariah 13:3
And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he…
- Matthew 10:37
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Numbers 25:11–13
Through
Leviticus 8:34What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.
it leads to
- Hebrews 7:27
Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when…
- Hebrews 7:16
one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
- Hebrews 10:11–12
Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.
- Hebrews 7:27
Through
Exodus 29:24Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
it leads to
- Leviticus 7:30
With his own hands he is to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD; he shall bring the fat, together with the breast, and wave the breast as a wave offering before…
- Leviticus 8:27
He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
- Leviticus 7:30
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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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.