📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 43 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 43:1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even Rthe gate that looketh toward the east:
Ezekiel 43:2 And, behold, Rthe glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
Ezekiel 43:3 And it was Raccording to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw Twhen I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.
Ezekiel 43:4 And the glory of the LORD Rcame into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.
Ezekiel 43:5 So Rthe spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.
Ezekiel 43:6 And RI heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.
Ezekiel 43:7 And he said unto me, Son of man, Rthe place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
Ezekiel 43:8 In their Rsetting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, Tand the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger.
Ezekiel 43:9 RNow let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Ezekiel 43:10 Thou son of man, Rshew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the Tpattern.
Ezekiel 43:11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, Rshew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them.
Ezekiel 43:12 This is the law of the house; RUpon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
Ezekiel 43:13 And these are Rthe measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the Tbottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the Tedge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.
Ezekiel 43:14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
Ezekiel 43:15 So Tthe altar shall be four cubits; and from Tthe altar and upward shall be Rfour horns.
Ezekiel 43:16 And the altar shall be Rtwelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.
Ezekiel 43:17 And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; Rand the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.
Ezekiel 43:18 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, Rto offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.
Ezekiel 43:19 And thou shalt give to Rthe priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.
Ezekiel 43:20 And thou shalt Rtake of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
Ezekiel 43:21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall Rburn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.
Ezekiel 43:22 And on the second day thou shalt offer Ra kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.
Ezekiel 43:23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
Ezekiel 43:24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall Rcast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
Ezekiel 43:25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.
Ezekiel 43:26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and Rthey shall Tconsecrate themselves.
Ezekiel 43:27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, Rthat upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your Tpeace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 43:1–9 — The Lord’s glory returns from the east
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ezekiel recognizes the glory seen in earlier visions and falls on his face. The glory enters and fills the house, and the Lord declares his dwelling among Israel while calling for removal of former defilement.
Key Truth: Join hope of divine presence with a faithful response.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ he brought me to the gate, even the gate that …” (Ezekiel 43:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “So the ____ took me up, and brought me into the inner court; …” (Ezekiel 43:5)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Now let them put ____ their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from …” (Ezekiel 43:9)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 43:10–17 — The pattern calls for shame over sin and ordered obedience
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel is to consider the house, acknowledge iniquities, and keep its stated form and ordinances. The law of the house names its whole boundary holy, followed by the altar’s measurements.
Key Truth: Let the vision lead toward repentance rather than detached curiosity.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Thou ____ of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, …” (Ezekiel 43:10)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And from the ____ upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be …” (Ezekiel 43:14)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the …” (Ezekiel 43:17)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:17 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 43:18–27 — The altar’s consecration and accepted worship
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord gives ordinances for the priests of Zadok’s line, offerings, blood, cleansing, and seven days of purification. The eighth day begins ongoing burnt and peace offerings with the assurance of acceptance.
Key Truth: Read the ritual instructions as part of this vision’s ordered worship.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And he said unto me, ____ of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the …” (Ezekiel 43:18)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:18 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “When thou hast ____ an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young …” (Ezekiel 43:23)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:23 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your ____ offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.” (Ezekiel 43:27)
Find it in Ezekiel 43:27 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Ezekiel 11:23 — The earlier vision described the glory departing eastward from Jerusalem.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What should the hope of God’s presence change in your conduct?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 43:1–9 (The Lord’s glory returns from the east) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 43:10–17 (The pattern calls for shame over sin and ordered obedience) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 43:18–27 (The altar’s consecration and accepted worship) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What change does the arrival from the east introduce?
5. Why is the house shown to Israel?
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