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Rooms For The Priests
Ezekiel 42:1-20
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Rooms For The Priests
Text:
Ezekiel 42:1-20,
1. Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and
brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and
opposite the building on the north.
2. Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width 87½ feet.
3. Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner court, and opposite
the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced
gallery in the three stories.
4. In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½
feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their entrances were on the
north.
5. Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries
took more space from them than from the lower and middle
chambers of the building.
6. For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of
the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the
ground more than the lower and upper ones.
7. As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the
outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet long.
8. For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet long, while
those facing the temple were 175 feet long.
9. Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters
from the outer court.
10. At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing
the courtyard and the building, were chambers
11. with a passage in front of them. They looked like the chambers
on the north. Of the same length and width, and all their exits
according to their arrangements and entrances
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12. were the chambers which were toward the south. There was an
opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the
corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.
13. Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south
chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the
priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings.
There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the
sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy.
14. When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the
sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in
which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other
garments, then they will go near the places where the people are.”
15. Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple,
he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around.
16. He measured the east side with the measuring stick as 875 feet
by the measuring stick.
17. He measured the north side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.
18. He measured the south side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.
19. He turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the
measuring stick.
20. He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet
long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places.
(NET)
Introduction:
I. In this chapter, Ezekiel spoke to the organization of temple space for
the priests and emphasized the holiness of the temple. (See Hamilton.)
II. Fredenburg advised that students avail themselves of several different
translations to better understand the meaning of the text and to reduce
the effects of any textural corruptions that have resulted from
misunderstanding of technical terms as well as other composition and
translation complications.
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III. Coffman summarized chapter 42 by saying, “Herein is contained a
special description of the chambers for housing the priests, and also
special information regarding the outer court.
IV. The Pulpit Commentary states, “This chapter furnishes a brief
account of the priests’ chambers (rooms) in the outer court (verses 1-14),
and a detailed measurement of the temple precincts (verses 15-20).
Note: Although great detail is provided in Ezekiel 40-48 regarding the
temple, many questions remain which continue to puzzle and mystify
even the most astute Biblical scholars.
Commentary:
The Priests’ Rooms
Ezekiel 42:1, Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the
north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the
courtyard and opposite the building on the north. (NET)
I. Then the man led me north and into the outer court and . . .
A. “Ezekiel was taken back to the outer court to witness the
measuring of the priests’ chambers (rooms).” (Smith)
B. Clarke wrote, “The man (guide) led Ezekiel out from the temple
into the court of the priests. The court of the people was beyond
this court.”
C. The survey of the temple having been completed, Ezekiel was
conducted by his guide into the outer court, by the way toward the
north, i.e., by the inner north gate, and from the outer court into the
priestly chambers (rooms) . . . (The Pulpit Commentary.)
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1. Ezekiel 40:17, 23, Then he brought me to the outer
court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made for
the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
Opposite the gate on the north and the east was a gate of
the inner court; he measured the distance from gate to
gate at 175 feet. (NET)
II. brought me to the rooms opposite the temple courtyard and opposite
the outer wall on the north side.
A. These rooms were over against the separate place, and which
was before the building toward the north.
Ezekiel 42:2, Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width
87½ feet. (NET)
I. The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and
fifty cubits wide.
A. The building was 175 feet long on the north side and 87 ½ feet
wide. (See NET Bible.)
B. “Two three-storied buildings flanked the rear of the temple area
on the north and south. These chambers (rooms) served as dining
halls and robing (dressing) rooms for the priests when they
officiated at the Temple (Ezekiel 42:1-14).” (Smith)
C. “Inside this building were two parallel rows of rooms of three
tiers (galleries) that ran east to west,” Fredenburg wrote.
D. The building which contained the priests’ rooms was a hundred
cubits long and fifty cubits wide. (See The Pulpit Commentary.)
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Ezekiel 42:3, Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner
court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer
court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories. (NET)
I. Both in the section twenty cubits from the inner court and in the
section opposite the pavement of the outer court, gallery faced
gallery at the three levels.
A. Twenty cubits equal 35 feet.
B. This twenty cubits may refer to the clear space which
surrounded the temple on the south, west and north sides.
(The Pulpit Commentary.)
1. Ezekiel 41:12-14, The building that was facing the
temple courtyard at the west side was 122½ feet
wide; the wall of the building was 8¾ feet all
around, and its length 157½ feet. Then he measured
the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the
temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet
long, and also the width of the front of the temple
and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet. (NET)
C. This pavement was previously described as running along
the inside of the outer wall.
1. Ezekiel 40:17, Then he brought me to the outer
court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made
for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the
pavement. (NET)
D. These priestly rooms were constructed on three levels,
stories.
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Ezekiel 42:4, In front of the chambers was a walkway on the
inner side, 17½ feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their
entrances were on the north. (NET)
I. In front of the rooms was an inner passageway ten cubits wide
and a hundred cubits long.
A. This walkway was 17 ½ feet wide. (NET)
B. These rooms “were accessed from the open area within the
temple courtyard by an inner court passageway ten cubits
wide that ran the length of the building,” Fredenburg wrote.
C. Clarke defined this walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward as a
sort of parapet, a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone
. . . a low wall or railing to protect the edge of a platform,
roof, or bridge.” (Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary)
II. Their doors were on the north.
A. Fredenburg explained that these doors to the inside rooms
were on the north, facing away from the sacred area.
Ezekiel 42:5, Now the upper chambers were narrower, because
the galleries took more space from them than from the lower
and middle chambers of the building.
I. Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more
space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle
floors of the building.
A. The Pulpit Commentary states, “The chambers rose in
terrace form, each of the upper stories receding from that
below it, as was customary in Babylonian architecture.”
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Ezekiel 42:6, For they were in three stories and had no pillars
like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers
were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper
ones. (NET)
I. The rooms on the third floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so
they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and
middle floors.
A. The reason for this shortening of the upper stories is that
the chambers (rooms) did not have pillars or colonnades.
1. The recession of the upper stories was necessary to
secure support for their respective rooms. (The Pulpit
Commentary)
2. Ezekiel 40:49, The length of the porch was 35 feet
and the width 19¼ feet; steps led up to it, and there
were pillars beside the jambs on either side. (NET)
Ezekiel 42:7, As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers,
toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet
long. (NET)
I. There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court;
it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits.
A. According to the NET Bible, this fifty cubits were equal to
87 ½ feet long.
B. Fredenburg explained that the outer wall parallel to the
priests’ rooms and the outer court restricted visual access
from the outer court into the priests’ changing and eating
rooms.
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C. This “wall” was actually a fence or hedge, according to
The Pulpit Commentary.
1. Ezekiel 13:5, You have not gone up in the breaks
in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of
Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the
day of the LORD. (NET)
2. “The fence was doubtless intended to screen the side
windows of the lower chambers from public gaze, since
these were to be occupied as robing and disrobing
rooms for the priests who should officiate in the
temple.” (The Pulpit Commentary)
a. Ezekiel 42:14, When the priests enter, then
they will not go out from the sanctuary to the
outer court without taking off their garments
in which they minister, for these are holy; they
will put on other garments, then they will go
near the places where the people are.” (NET)
b. Ezekiel 44:19, When they go out to the outer
court to the people, they must remove the
garments they were ministering in, and place
them in the holy chambers; they must put on
other garments so that they will not transmit
holiness to the people with their garments.
(NET)
Ezekiel 42:8, For the chambers on the outer court were 87½
feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long.
(Net)
I. While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was
fifty cubits long, . . .
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A. Fifty cubits equal 87 ½ feet. (NET)
B. The rooms whose windows looked into the outer court
projected fifty cubits in to the outer court from north to south.
(The Pulpit Commentary).
II. The row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits
long.
A. One-hundred cubits equal 175 feet. (NET)
B. The chambers (rooms) whose windows fronted the temple
were a hundred cubits from east to west. (The Pulpit
Commentary)
Ezekiel 42:9, Below these chambers was a passage on the east
side as one enters from the outer court. (NET)
I. The lower rooms had an entrance on the east side as one enters
them from the outer court.
A. Fredenburg noted that the priests entered this structure on
the east side from the outer court, changed their clothes, and
then entered the inner court from the middle story. The
priests would reverse the direction, process after they
completed their service and proceeded to leave.
B. The entrance ran along the east side of the building, and
led from the outer court to the temple court. As the outer
court was higher than that of the temple, and could only be
reached by steps, the entrance is represented as lying under
the rooms. It was this entrance that was screened by the
fence mentioned in verse 7. (The Pulpit Commentary)
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1. Ezekiel 42:7, As for the outer wall by the side of
the chambers, toward the outer court facing the
chambers, it was 87½ feet long. (NET)
Ezekiel 42:10, At the beginning of the wall of the court toward
the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were
chambers (NET)
I. On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court,
adjoining the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall, were
rooms with a passageway in front of them.
A. These rooms on the south side were a mirror image of the
rooms, passageways and doorways on the north side. (See
Fredenburg.)
II. These were like the rooms on the north; they had the same
length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.
A. The construction of the rooms for the priests on the north
and south sides was essentially identical.
III. Similar to the doorways on the north were the doorways of the
rooms on the south.
A. The doorways north and south were essentially identical.
IV. There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that
was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by
which one enters the rooms.
A. Again the point is the similarity, symmetry of the various
corresponding parts pertaining to the priests’ rooms.
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Ezekiel 42:13, Then he said to me, “The north chambers and
the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy
chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the
most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy
offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt
offering, because the place is holy. (NET)
I. Then he said to me, “The north and south rooms facing the
temple courtyard are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who
approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings.
A. These rooms were used for three purposes, the first
purpose being: . . .
1. eating the most holy offerings.
a. Leviticus 6:14-18, “‘This is the law of the
grain offering. The sons of Aaron are to
present it before the Lord in front of the altar,
and the priest must take up with his hand some
of the choice wheat flour of the grain offering
and some of its olive oil, and all of the
frankincense that is on the grain offering, and
he must offer its memorial portion up in smoke
on the altar as a soothing aroma to the Lord.
Aaron and his sons are to eat what is left over
from it. It must be eaten unleavened in a holy
place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the
Meeting Tent. It must not be baked with yeast.
I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It
is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt
offering. Every male among the sons of Aaron
may eat it. It is a perpetual allotted portion
throughout your generations from the gifts of
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the Lord. Anyone who touches these gifts must
be holy.’” (NET)
b. Ezekiel 40:46, and the chamber which faces
north is for the priests who keep charge of the
altar. These are the descendants of Zadok,
from the descendants of Levi, who may
approach the Lord to minister to him.” (NET)
c. Ezekiel 44:15-16, “‘But the Levitical priests,
the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge
of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went
astray from me, will approach me to minister
to me; they will stand before me to offer me the
fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord.
They will enter my sanctuary, and approach
my table to minister to me; they will keep my
charge. (NET)
d. Previously any male descendant of Aaron could
eat portions of the sacrifices but in this new
temple, only the descendants of Zadok could eat
the portions of sacrifices. (See Fredenburg.)
e. Leviticus 2:8-10, “‘You must bring the grain
offering that must be made from these to the
Lord. Present it to the priest, and he will bring
it to the altar. Then the priest must take up
from the grain offering its memorial portion
and offer it up in smoke on the altar—it is a
gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. The
remainder of the grain offering belongs to
Aaron and to his sons—it is most holy from the
gifts of the Lord. (NET)
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2. Related references:
a. Leviticus 2:3, The remainder of the grain
offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is
most holy from the gifts of the Lord. (NET)
b. Leviticus 6:17, 25, 29, It must not be baked
with yeast. I have given it as their portion from
my gifts. It is most holy, like the sin offering
and the guilt offering. “Tell Aaron and his
sons, ‘This is the law of the sin offering. In the
place where the burnt offering is slaughtered
the sin offering must be slaughtered before the
Lord. It is most holy. Any male among the
priests may eat it. It is most holy. (NET)
c. Leviticus 6:1, 6, Then the Lord spoke to
Moses: Then he must bring his guilt offering to
the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock,
convertible into silver shekels, for a guilt
offering to the priest. (NET)
d. Numbers 18:9-10, Of all the most holy
offerings reserved from the fire this will be
yours: Every offering of theirs, whether from
every grain offering or from every purification
offering or from every reparation offering
which they bring to me, will be most holy for
you and for your sons. 10 You are to eat it as a
most holy offering; every male may eat it. It
will be holy to you. (NET)
e. Leviticus 10:12-13, Then Moses spoke to
Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his
remaining sons, “Take the grain offering which
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remains from the gifts of the Lord and eat it
unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.
13 You must eat it in a holy place because it is
your allotted portion and the allotted portion
of your sons from the gifts of the Lord, for this
is what I have been commanded. (NET)
II. There they will put the most holy offerings – the grain offerings,
the sin offerings and the guilt offerings for the place is holy.
A. A second use of certain of these rooms was for storage of
the grain offerings, sin offerings and guilt offerings. (See
Fredenburg.)
Ezekiel 42:14, When the priests enter, then they will not go out
from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their
garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will
put on other garments, then they will go near the places where
the people are.” (NET)
I. Once the priests enter the holy precincts, they are not to go into
the outer court until they leave behind the garments in which they
minister, for these are holy.
A. The third use of these rooms is for storing the priests’
garments, vestments. (See Fredenburg.)
B. Special priestly garments were carefully stored to protect
their purity and to protect the impure public who may well
die by coming in to contact with holy things. (See
Fredenburg.)
1. 1 Samuel 6:19-20, But the Lord struck down some
of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had
looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down
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50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the
Lord had struck the people with a hard blow. The
residents of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to
stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will
the ark go up from here?” (NET)
2. 1 Samuel 5:10-12, So they sent the ark of God to
Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron,
the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have
brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our
people!” So they assembled all the leaders of the
Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of
Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so
that it won’t kill us and our people!” The terror of
death was throughout the entire city; God was
attacking them very severely there. The people who
did not die were struck with sores; the city’s cry for
help went all the way up to heaven. (NET)
C. Clarke wrote, “The priests were not permitted to wear
their robes in the outer court. These vestments were to be
used only when they ministered; and, when they had
“completed their duties, they were to deposit them in one of
the chambers mentioned in the thirteenth verse.”
1. The putting on and off of these holy clothes took
place in the specific places and at the times specified!
II. They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places
that are for the people.”
A. When performing their holy duties, the priests were to be
attired in the approved holy vestments.
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B. Holy vestments were never to be worn other than when
the priests were performing their holy duties in specified holy
places.
Measurement of the Temple Precincts.
Ezekiel 42:15, Now when he had finished measuring the
interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces
east and measured all around. (NET)
I. When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple
area, he led me out by the east gate and measured the area all
around:
A. “Having completed the tour of the courts and buildings of
the temple area, the guide took Ezekiel through the eastern
gate.” (Smith)
1. The guide took Ezekiel through the eastern gate to
the outside of the temple compound. (See Fredenburg.)
2. The guide measured the outside perimeter of the
temple compound. (See Fredenburg.)
3. This was “the temple area, not just the temple only,
but the temple with its courts. (The Pulpit
Commentary)
Ezekiel 42:16, He measured the east side with the measuring
stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET)
I. He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five
hundred cubits.
A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible)
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B. “His final measurements were those of the outer wall
which surrounded the entire Temple area.” (Smith)
C. The east side was measured first.
D. The Pulpit Commentary understands the wall to be that of
a great quadrangle which encompassed the whole structure,
or the outer court and all within.
Ezekiel 42:16, He measured the east side with the measuring
stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET)
I. He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five-
hundred cubits.
A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible)
B. “His final measurements were those of the outer wall
which surrounded the entire Temple area.” (Smith)
C. The east side was measured first.
Ezekiel 42:17, He measured the north side as 875 feet by the
measuring stick. (NET)
I. He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits by the
measuring rod.
A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible)
B. The north side was the second side to be measured.
Ezekiel 42:18, He measured the south side as 875 feet by the
measuring stick.
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I. He measured the south sides; it was five hundred cubits by the
measuring rod.
A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible)
B. The south side was the third side to be measured.
Ezekiel 42:19, He turned to the west side and measured 875
feet by the measuring stick. (NET)
I. Then he turned to the west side, and measured; it was five
hundred cubits by the measuring rod.
A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 Feet.
B. The fourth and final side to be measured was the west
side.
Ezekiel 42:20, He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall
around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy
and common places. (NET)
I. So he measured the area on all four sides.
A. “This wall was found to form a square of five hundred
reeds which equals about 3,062, 500 square yards.” (Smith)
The Pulpit Commentary gives the size of this area as
2,250,000 square yards.
1. Clarke concluded, “No wonder this was called a
city.”
a. Ezekiel 40:2, By means of divine visions he
brought me to the land of Israel and placed me
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on a very high mountain, and on it was a
structure like a city, to the south. (NET)
II. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five
hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.
A. This enclosure was 875 feet long and 875 feet wide.
1. The temple compound was square, each side being
five hundred cubits; that is, 875 feet.
2. The measuring rod, reed was used for this measuring
of the length and width of the temple compound.
B. “It had a wall round about – to make a separation between
the sanctuary and the profane place. The holy place was that
which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen,
nor stranger nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The
profane place was that which men, women, Gentiles, pure or
impure, might be admitted,” Clarke wrote.
C. The purpose of this wall was to separate the holy from the
common. (The Pulpit Commentary)
1. Psalm 114:2, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel
his kingdom. (NET)
2. Daniel 9:20, While I was still speaking and
praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people
Israel and presenting my request before the Lord
my God concerning his holy mountain— (NET)
Note: The summit of Mount Moriah could not accommodate such
a vast quadrangle: this shows the temple was an ideal house, never
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to be built upon the literal Mount Moriah. (The Pulpit
Commentary.)
Conclusion:
I. This unit, chapters 40-48, couples the present despair of a
defeated people with future hopes of better days. (See Allen.)
A. Jerusalem lay in ruins. Its most talented citizens had been
carried captive to Babylon where they in despondency longed
for their return to their homeland.
II. Ezekiel was taken in a vision to Jerusalem and was shown a
great and glorious Temple that surpassed the wonders of
Solomon’s Temple.
A. To the captives in Babylon, this magnificent Temple
active in service to God was exhilarating.
B. Hope of glory days ahead for Israel centered in faithful
worship and service to God in this magnificent temple.
C. From depression and despair, Israel was now filled with
renewed hope for the future.
III. Those of us who are lost and without hope in the world can
find happiness eternally in Christ Jesus our Lord.
A. Happy time can be yours again, . . .and forever.
1. Romans 13:11, And do this because we know the
time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from
sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we
became believers. (NET)
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2. Psalm 24:3-4, Who is allowed to ascend the
mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy
dwelling place? The one whose deeds are blameless
and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or
make promises with no intention of keeping them.
(NET)
3. Isaiah 33:14-15, Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic
grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can
coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can
coexist with unquenchable fire?’ The one who lives
uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses
to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a
bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and
does not seek to harm others— (NET)
4. Psalm 15:1-5, Lord, who may be a guest in your
home? Who may live on your holy hill? Whoever
lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks
honestly. He does not slander, or do harm to others,
or insult his neighbor. He despises a reprobate, but
honors the Lord’s loyal followers. He makes firm
commitments and does not renege on his promise.
He does not charge interest when he lends his
money. He does not take bribes to testify against the
innocent. The one who lives like this will never be
upended. (NET)
5. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Do you not know that you
are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy
him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you
are. (NET)
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6. Hebrews 3:6, But Christ is faithful as a son over
God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold
firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride
in. (NET)
7. Hebrews 6:19-20, We have this hope as an anchor
for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside
behind the curtain, where Jesus our forerunner
entered on our behalf, since he became a priest
forever in the order of Melchizedek. (NET)
8. Hebrews 12:22-24, But you have come to Mount
Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly
and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled
in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the
spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to
the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better
than Abel’s does. (NET)
B. Christians, in view of our heavenly home, ought to be the
happiest of all people who have ever lived!
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Questions
On
Ezekiel 42:1-20
1. In this chapter, Ezekiel spoke to the _____________ of
_____________ _____________for the _____________ and
emphasized the _____________ of the _____________.
2. What benefits result from consulting several versions when
studying a passage of Scripture? ___________________________
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3. This chapter furnishes a brief account of the _____________’s
_______________ (______________) in the _____________
_______________ (verses _____ - _____), and a detailed
_______________ of the _____________ _____________ (verses
_____ - _____).
4. The _____________ (_____________) led _____________ out
from the _______________ into the _______________ of the
_______________. The _______________ of the _____________
was _______________ this _____________.
5. The priests’ rooms were _____________ the _____________
________________ and ________________ the _____________
_____________ on the _____________ _____________. These
rooms were over against the _______________, and which was
_____________ the _____________ toward the _____________.
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6. ___________ ___________ - _____________ _____________
flanked the _____________ of the _____________ area on the
_______________ and _______________. These _____________
(_____________) served as _____________ _____________ and
_____________ (_____________) rooms for the _____________.
The building was a _____________ _____________ (______ feet)
long and _____________ _____________ (______ feet) wide.
7. A ___________ ___________ surrounded the _____________
on the _____________, _____________ and _____________
_______________. The ________________ was described as
____________ along the _______________ of the _____________
______________. The _____________ _____________ were
____________ on _____________ _____________ ___________.
8. How were these priestly rooms accessed? __________________
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9. Compare the upper, middle and lower priestly rooms as to size
and shape. Why were these differences necessary? ____________
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10. The ______________ ______________ ______________ to
the ______________’ ______________ and the ______________
____________ ______________ ______________ ____________
from the ____________ ____________ into the ______________’
______________ and ______________ ______________. This
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“____________” was actually a ____________ or ____________.
The ___________ was intended to ___________ the ___________
______________ of the ____________ ______________ from
______________ ____________, since these rooms were to be
____________ as __________ and ____________ ____________
for the _______________ who should ______________ in the
______________.
11. The ______________ ______________ the ______________
on the ____________ ______________ from the ______________
______________, ______________ their ________________, and
then ________________ the ______________ ______________
from the ______________ ______________.
12. The ____________ would ____________ the _____________,
____________ after they ______________ their ______________
and ______________ to ______________.
13. The ____________ ran ______________ the ______________
______________ of the ______________, and ______________
from the ____________ ______________ to the ______________
______________. As the ______________ ______________ was
______________ than that of the ______________, and could only
be reached by _________________, the ______________ is
represented as ____________ ____________ the _____________.
It was this ______________ that was ______________ by the
______________ mentioned in verse 7.
14. The ____________ on the ______________ ______________
were a _____________ ______________ of the ______________,
________________ and ______________ on the ______________
________________. These were like the ______________ or the
________________; they had the same ______________ and
________________, with ______________ ______________ and
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__________. ___________ on the __________ were __________
to the ______________ on the ______________.
15. There was a ______________ at the ______________ of the
____________ that was ______________ to the ______________
____________ ______________, by which one ______________
the ______________.
16. In view of all the extensive information and measurements
given in this unit regarding the temple, why do so many mysteries
and uncertainties remain in regard to the temple compound? _____
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17. What was done in the north and south rooms facing the
temple? For what were these rooms used? ___________________
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18. Who was permitted to eat the most holy offerings? What were
these “most holy offerings”? ______________________________
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19. Where were “the special priestly garments” worn? Where did
the priests change clothes from priestly garments to secular
clothes? When and where were the priestly garments to be worn?
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20. What would result from the priests wearing priestly vestments
where street clothes were required or wearing street clothes where
priestly vestments were required? __________________________
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21. In which direction did the temples face? ___________ The
temple compound was _________________ and measured
______________ ______________ cubits (_______ feet) by
______________ ______________ cubits ( _________ feet).
22. The final measurements were those of the ______________
________________ which ______________ the ______________
_____________. The ______________ side was ______________
______________. (Smith)
23. The Pulpit Commentary understands the ______________ to
be that of a ____________ ____________ which ______________
the whole ____________, or the _____________ ______________
and all ______________.
24. The ____________ side was measured first, the ____________
side second, the ______________ side was measured third and the
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west side last. The area contained ______________ square yards.
A ______________ encompassed this entire area.
25. What was used to measure the entire Temple component?
Describe this instrument. How long was it? Of what was it made?
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26. How does Adam Clarke identify, describe this wall? ________
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27. What was the purpose of this wall? (See verse 20). _________
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28. Was this Temple located on Mount Moriah, Mount Zion or
elsewhere? Give reasons for your answer. ___________________
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29. This unit, chapters 40-48, couples the __________________
___________ of a ___________ ___________ with ___________
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_____________ of _____________ _____________. (See Allen.)
To the captives in _______________, this _______________
___________ ___________ in _____________ to _____________
was _____________ to the _____________. _____________ of
____________ ____________ ____________ for _____________
centered in _____________ _____________ and _____________
to _____________ in this _____________ _____________.
30. What does the Bible say about those of us who are lost and
without hope in the world? Can there be future happiness for us?
Give reasons for your answer. ____________________________
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