09 September - Ezekiel 40-41

Jude Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:00 am

My soul doth magnify my YAH, and my spirit hath rejoiced in EL my Saviour; For HE that is mighty hath done to me great things; and Holy is HIS Name. Now unto HIM who is ever present in my helpless estate; who is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of His Glory with exceeding joy, unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only wise EL our Saviour be honour and glory and majesty, dominion and power both now and for ever Halleluyah!

EZEKIEL 40

1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was smitten, on that same day the hand of יהוה came upon me and He brought me there.

2In visions of Elohim He brought me into the land of Yisra’ĕl and set me on a very high mountain, and upon it toward the south was as the structure of a city.

3So He brought me there, and look, a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, and a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway.

4And the man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I am showing you, for you were brought here in order to show them to you. Declare to the house of Yisra’ĕl all that you are seeing.”

5And look: a wall all around the outside of the House, and in the man’s hand a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth. And he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod, and the height one rod.

6Then he came to the gate facing east. And he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod wide, and the other threshold, one rod wide,

7and the little room one rod long and one rod wide, and between the little rooms a space of five cubits. And the threshold of the gate inwards from the porch of the gate was one rod.

8Then he measured the porch of the inside gate, one rod.

9And he measured the porch of the gate, eight cubits, and its posts two cubits. And the porch of the gate was on the inside.

10And the little rooms of the east gate three on one side and three on the other, all three of the same size. And posts were of the same size on this side and that side.

11And he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits, and the length of the gate thirteen cubits.

12And the border in front of the little rooms, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side. And the gate room was six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

13And he measured the gate from the roof of one little room to the roof of the other, the width was twenty-five cubits, door to door.

14And he measured the posts, sixty cubits high, even to the post of the courtyard all around the gate.

15And from the front of the entrance gate to the front of the porch of the inner gate was fifty cubits.

16And there were narrowed window frames in the little rooms and to their posts at the inside of the gate all around, and for the porches too. And there were windows all around on the inside. And on each post were palm trees.

17And he brought me into the outer courtyard, and look, rooms and a pavement made all around the courtyard, thirty rooms on the pavement.

18And the pavement was by the side of the gates, equal to the length of the gates – the lower pavement.

19And he measured the width from the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner courtyard on the outside, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.

20And the gate of the outer courtyard facing north he measured its length and its width.

21And its little rooms, three on this side and three on that side, its posts and its porches, had the same measurements as the first gate, its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

22And its windows and its porches, and its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gate facing east. And they went up to it by seven steps, and its porch was in front of it.

23And the gate of the inner courtyard was opposite the northern gate, and at the eastern gate. And he measured from gate to gate, one hundred cubits.

24And he took me toward the south, and look, a gate toward the south. And he measured its posts and porches according to these measurements.

25And windows were in it and in its porches all around like those windows, its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

26And seven steps led up to it, and its porch was in front of them. And it had palm trees on its posts, one on this side and one on that side.

27And the inner courtyard had a gate toward the south. And he measured from gate to gate toward the south, one hundred cubits.

28And he brought me to the inner courtyard through the south gate, and he measured the southern gate according to these measurements.

29And its little rooms, and its posts, and its porches were according to these measurements. And windows were in it and in its porches all around – fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

30And there were porches all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.

31And its porches were toward the outer courtyard, and palm trees were on its posts, and eight steps led up to it.

32And he brought me into the inner courtyard toward the east, and he measured the gate according to these measurements.

33And its little rooms, and its posts, and its porches were according to these measurements. And windows were in it and in its porches all around – fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

34And its porches were toward the outer courtyard, and palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side, and eight steps led up to it.

35And he brought me to the north gate, and he measured it according to these measurements,

36its little rooms, its posts, and its porches. And it had windows all around, its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

37And its posts were toward the outer courtyard, and palm trees were on its posts on this side and on that side, and eight steps led up to it.

38And there was a room with its entrance by the posts of the gate, where they washed the burnt offering.

39And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slaughter the burnt offering, and the sin offering, and the guilt offering.

40And on the outer side, as one went up to the entrance of the north gate, were two tables. And on the other side of the porch of the gate were two tables.

41Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate, eight tables on which they slaughtered.

42And there were four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high. On these they placed the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the offering.

43And the double hooks, a handbreadth wide, were fastened all around. And on the tables was the flesh of the offerings.

44And on the outside of the inner gate were the rooms for the singers in the inner courtyard, one at the side of the north gate and facing south, and the other at the side of the south gate facing north.

45And he said to me, “This room facing south is for the priests who guard the duty of the House.

46“And the room facing north is for the priests who guard the duty of the altar, they are the sons of Tsaḏoq, from the sons of Lĕwi, who come near יהוה to serve Him.”

47And he measured the courtyard, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, a square. And the altar was in front of the House.

48And he brought me to the porch of the House and measured the doorposts of the porch, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side. And the width of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

49The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits. And by the steps which led up to it there were columns by the doorposts, one on this side and one on that side.

EZEKIEL 41

1And he brought me into the Hĕḵal, and he measured the doorposts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, the width of the Tent.

2And the entrance was ten cubits wide, and the side walls of the entrance were five cubits on this side and five cubits on the other side. And he measured its length, forty cubits, and twenty cubits wide.

3And he went inside and measured the doorposts, two cubits, and the entrance six cubits high, and the width of the entrance seven cubits.

4And he measured the length, twenty cubits, and the width twenty cubits, to the front of the Hĕḵal. And he said to me, “This is the Most Set-apart Place.”

5And he measured the wall of the House, six cubits, and the width of each side room all around the House was four cubits on every side.

6And the side rooms were on three levels, one above the other, thirty rooms on each level, they rested on ledges which were for the side rooms all around, to be supported, but not fastened to the wall of the House.

7And there was a broadening and a winding upwards for the side rooms, for the winding around the House went up like steps. And the width of the structure increased as one went up from the lowest level to the highest by way of the middle one.

8And I saw the height all around the House: the foundation of the side rooms, a rod’s length of six cubits.

9The thickness of the outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits, and that which was left between the side rooms of the House

10and the rooms was a width of twenty cubits all around the House on every side.

11And the door of the side room was toward the open space, one door toward the north and another toward the south. And the width of the place of the open space was five cubits all around.

12And the building that was in front of the separate place at the side toward the west was seventy cubits wide, and the wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length ninety cubits.

13Then he measured the House, one hundred cubits long. And the separate place with the building and its walls, were one hundred cubits long,

14and the width of the front of the House, and of the separate place eastward, was one hundred cubits.

15And he measured the length of the building to the front of the separate place behind it, and its galleries on the one side and on the other side, one hundred cubits, as well as the inner Hĕḵal and the porches of the courtyard.

16The doorposts and the narrowed window frames, and the galleries all around, their three levels opposite the threshold, were panelled with wood. From the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered,

17from the space above the door, even to the inner house, as well as outside, and on every wall all around, inside and outside, by measure.

18And it was made with keruḇim and palm trees, and a palm tree between keruḇ and keruḇ. A keruḇ had two faces,

19so that the face of a man was toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion toward a palm tree on the other side – made on all the House all around.

20From the floor to the space above the door, and on the wall of the Hĕḵal, keruḇim and palm trees were carved.

21The doorposts of the Hĕḵal were square, and the front of the set-apart place, the appearance of one was like the appearance of the other.

22The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. And its corners, and its length, and its sides were of wood. And he said to me, “This is the table that is before יהוה.”

23And the Hĕḵal and the set-apart place had two doors.

24And each of the doors had two panels, two folding panels, two panels for one door and two panels for the other door.

25And keruḇim and palm trees were carved on the doors of the Hĕḵal, like those carved on the walls. And thick wood was on the front of the porch outside.

26And narrowed window frames and palm trees were on one side and on the other, on the sides of the porch, and on the side rooms of the House, and thick wood.