The people of Israel began their rebellion against Yahweh almost immediately after being freed from Egyptian slavery:. Why have you treated us this way, to bring us out of Egypt? In this verse, the word goyim is plural, meaning nations. In the Old Testament goyim is usually used for nations other than Israel. When it is used of Israel, it tends to carry a negative connotation, as it does in this verse. The people to whom Yahweh is sending Ezekiel are the descendants of the people who complained against Yahweh and worshiped the golden calf—descendants not only physically, but spiritually.
Yahweh would not be calling Ezekiel to take his word to these people if they were not in revolt against him. Yahweh uses this word banim to emphasize that the current generation is at issue here.
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They stubbornly resist following Yahweh and insist on doing it their own way—following their own star. It is that stubborn willfulness that has resulted in their exile. But Yahweh has not given up on these impudent and stubborn people. He could have abandoned them when they complained on the shore of the Red Sea, but instead he made a pathway through the sea to make it possible for them to be saved. He could have abandoned them when they complained about food and water in the wilderness, but instead he gave them provisions.
He could have abandoned them when they worshiped the golden calf, but instead he punished them and then continued to lead them. Yahweh is sending Ezekiel to these rebellious people hoping that they will listen but knowing that they might not. With these words, he is preparing Ezekiel for possible failure—not because Ezekiel is inadequate but because these people are rebellious. Regardless of their response, these people will know that there has been a prophet in their midst. That will accomplish three things.
First, it will tell them that Yahweh loved them enough to try to lead them back from the brink of disaster. Second, it will serve as a warning that they are on the wrong path. Third, it will make them accountable for their decision—to listen or not to listen, that is the question.
Yahweh tells Ezekiel to open his mouth and to swallow the scroll that Yahweh gives him. What a lovely image!
In recent years, I have been privileged to have time and resources to study the Bible in considerable depth, and I have found its taste as sweet as honey in my mouth. Rather than looking forward to the day when I can lay down my burden of Bible study, I find myself looking for ways to extend the scope of my work so that I can continue it.
Now I realize that I compromised my ministry and deprived myself of a great deal of joy by failing to make exegetical work a priority. Without taking the time to allow the Word of God to saturate our hearts, minds, and souls, we have little to offer people other than a bit of kindness and human wisdom. Those are good gifts, but far short of the gift of Godly love, Godly power, and Godly wisdom that God has called us to give. Yahweh warns Ezekiel that the people of Israel are stubborn and might not listen 3: As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: This actor, singer, and instrumentalist is prophesying to a battered people who need the word of the Lord for survival and mission.
God has called Ezekiel to be a sentinel for his people, to warn them of pending danger. They must not look back to unjust Jerusalem nor join a revolt against Babylon. After judging the nations and Jerusalem, God will restore Israel to a renewed land. The people will be given a new heart and spirit—a resurrection. God will defeat international terror and organize Israel as a new temple community, with the Lord in their midst. Then all will now that God leads world history, not by militarists, but through a people serving as a moral exemplar for the nations.
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Free downloadable study guide available here. Ezekiel Commissioned for Public Ministry, 1: Pantomime and Sermon, 4: They never were and never could be efficacious. Likewise, the sacrifices in the millennial system described by Ezekiel are only picture lessons and reminders of the sin of man and of the only efficacious sacrifice for sin once and for all made by Christ.
The millennial sacrifices will be both reminders to believers in millennial worship and picture lessons to unbelievers born in the Millennium. These 'unbelievers' could be born from the Jews who enter the Millennium from the tribulation period. On the basis of the O[ld] T[estament] role of the sacrifices and the argument of the writer of Hebrews, it does not appear that the pictorial sacrifices of the Mosaic system nor the memorial sacrifices of the millennial worship conflict with the finished and complete work of Jesus' sacrifice for all sins once and for all on the cross.
Consequently, the sacrifices in the millennial sacrificial system of Ezekiel appear to be only memorials of Christ's finished work and pictorial reminders that mankind by nature is sinful and in need of redemption from sin. Not only is this view substantiated by comparison with the Mosaic covenant in which the sacrifices were picture lessons and types, but it is also confirmed by the writer of Hebrews as observed above" emphasis added.
Today, Christians can and should gain a great deal of insight into the reconciling and saving work of Jesus Christ through studying the Old Testament tabernacle and temple and its sacrificial system. Yet that insight is certainly limited by having to construct in mental pictures, based on complex and detailed passages, what it was like. Just imagine the establishment of a living, functioning model at the world's capital.
What a wonderful teaching tool this will provide for the Israelites living in the Promised Land and, as there will likely still be mass communications at that time, for all mankind.
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Ezekiel's vision was received on the tenth day of the first month. Whether they actually observed the Passover or not in exile, surely they would be contemplating Israel's redemption out of Egypt and the creation of their nation. This vision, then, would be an encouragement that the Lord would complete his purposes for the nation in the messianic kingdom" Expositor's Bible Commentary, note on verse We then get into the specifics of what Ezekiel saw.
The details often make the reading of this section tedious and incomprehensible. Also, there is a great deal of dispute about what all of the measurements are, and what they refer to.
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Nevertheless, with the information provided here and historical details we have of the past Jerusalem temples, we can get a good idea of what the magnificent temple to be built at the return of Jesus Christ will probably look like. Ezekiel is first taken to a "very high mountain" verse 2 , perhaps signifying the nation of Israel in a figurative sense, as it will be the chief nation of the Millennium.
It could also represent the Kingdom of God, the ultimate peak of which will be the heavenly "mount of the congregation in the farthest sides of the north" Isaiah In any case, the prophet is able to see on the southern part of this mountain what appears to him to be something like a city. Indeed, when we reconstruct the temple complex according to the measurements given, this is just what it looks like.
Ezekiel was probably familiar with the city of Babylon with its thick walls and gates, and he probably found some similarity.
Yet as a future city, we could perhaps expect some things Ezekiel saw to be more like one of our modern cities than what he himself was accustomed to. The complex of buildings occupies a square, cubits on each side, covering about 25 acres. Carefully arranged within the complex are variously sized open courtyards surrounded by buildings, many of which are several stories tall. A number of "towers" can be seen see Psalm One structure in the middle of the complex apparently reaches to the height of a modern story building. And surrounding the square of buildings there is a large open parkland that is enclosed by a wall, defining the outer perimeter of the grounds of this "city.
There is some confusion as to exactly where the millennial temple complex will be located. The question centers on the meaning of Zion or Mount Zion in other passages. Zion was the area of David's Jerusalem. This has led some to conclude that Zion is restricted to the area of David's city. If that is the case, then the millennial temple will be located here, south of the present Temple Mount.
This southern area, however, is a rather narrow hilltop with higher hills surrounding it, so the topography of the area would have to be drastically altered. This could well be as Zion is to be exalted and built up see Isaiah 2: Indeed, the whole area around Jerusalem is going to become a plain Zechariah Why might the temple be moved? Perhaps to symbolize that God's throne is no longer high above Jerusalem in a heavenly place but has rather come down to the earthly capital—where sits the throne of David that Jesus will assume.
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But that's only if the temple really is to be moved. It could well be that Zion applies to all of Jerusalem. Indeed, the name Jerusalem originally applied to the City of David. The Temple Mount was then incorporated into Jerusalem. The city later came to encompass a larger area to the west, which all became part of Jerusalem—and perhaps of Zion.
Today, the hill to the west of David's city is referred to as Zion. Yet it seems quite possible that the biblical designation of Zion applies to the entire city of Jerusalem. Indeed, in Isaiah 2: Ezekiel's temple complex could easily fit on the current Temple Mount—yet even in that case, major topographical changes will still be made to the area.
After seeing an overview of the complex, Ezekiel is brought down to it, where he meets his tour guide standing at a gate.
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This "man" is holding a measuring rod and a line of flax apparently a measuring tape of unspecified length, used for especially long measurements. He tells Ezekiel to record what he sees for the benefit of the house of Israel, and ultimately for our instruction Ezekiel The length of the measuring rod is given as six cubits.
There is some dispute about the size of a cubit. Many consider a cubit to have been 18 inches. Others claim a standard cubit was about 21 inches, or some other length. Since the cubit being used here is defined as one handbreadth longer than the standard cubit of the day verse 5 , we could expect something longer than the standard by about 4 inches. Four inches is the current measure of a "hand," as used in measuring horses. Without going into all of the supporting evidence, there is some indication that the Hebrew cubit was based on "handbreadths" or palms, and that a palm was 3.
This would make an inch cubit equal to five palms, and a We are proceeding on the assumption of a seven-palm,