📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 42 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Ezekiel 42:1 Then he brought me forth into Rthe utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.
Ezekiel 42:2 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 42:3 Over against Rthe twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
Ezekiel 42:4 And before the chambers was a walk to ten cubits breadth inward, Ra way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.
Ezekiel 42:5 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries RTwere higher than these, Tthan the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.
Ezekiel 42:6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.
Ezekiel 42:7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 42:8 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.
Ezekiel 42:9 And RTfrom under these chambers was Tthe entry on the east side, Tas one goeth into them from the utter court.
Ezekiel 42:10 The chambers were in Rthe thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.
Ezekiel 42:11 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.
Ezekiel 42:12 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.
Ezekiel 42:13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, Rthey be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.
Ezekiel 42:14 When the priests enter therein, then shall Rthey not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
Ezekiel 42:15 Now when he had made an end of Rmeasuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about.
Ezekiel 42:16 He measured the east RTside with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel 42:17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel 42:18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.
Ezekiel 42:19 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.
Ezekiel 42:20 He measured it by the four sides: Rit had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 42:1–7 — Three-story chambers beside the courts
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The guide brings Ezekiel toward the northern chambers beside the separate place. Walkways, galleries, and the changing widths of upper rooms describe ordered spaces around the courts.
Key Truth: Observe the layout before drawing conclusions.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ he brought me forth into the utter court, the way …” (Ezekiel 42:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And before the ____ was a walk to ten cubits breadth inward, a way …” (Ezekiel 42:4)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter …” (Ezekiel 42:7)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:7 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 42:8–14 — Holy chambers and the garments of service
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Corresponding chambers and entrances are described, then their priestly use is explained. Holy offerings are kept and eaten there, and serving garments remain there when priests approach the people.
Key Truth: Notice how the text connects space with holy service.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For the ____ of the chambers that were in the utter court was …” (Ezekiel 42:8)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And the way before them was ____ the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, …” (Ezekiel 42:11)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:11 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “When the ____ enter therein, then shall they not go out of the …” (Ezekiel 42:14)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:14 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 42:15–20 — A boundary separates sanctuary and common space
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The measuring tour moves outside and records the east, north, south, and west sides. The closing explanation says the wall separates the sanctuary from the profane place, giving a stated purpose to the boundary.
Key Truth: Respect the distinctions named in the passage.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Now when he had ____ an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me …” (Ezekiel 42:15)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:15 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “He ____ the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.” (Ezekiel 42:18)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:18 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “He measured it by the ____ sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds …” (Ezekiel 42:20)
Find it in Ezekiel 42:20 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Leviticus 10:10 — The law also distinguishes holy and unholy, clean and unclean.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What can careful distinctions teach you about approaching worship thoughtfully?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 42:1–7 (Three-story chambers beside the courts) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 42:8–14 (Holy chambers and the garments of service) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 42:15–20 (A boundary separates sanctuary and common space) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What purpose distinguishes the holy chambers?
5. What purpose is assigned to the enclosing wall?
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