13 And these are the measures H4060 of the altar H4196 after the cubits: H520 The cubit H520 is a cubit H520 and an hand breadth; H2948 even the bottom H2436 shall be a cubit, H520 and the breadth H7341 a cubit, H520 and the border H1366 thereof by the edge H8193 thereof round about H5439 shall be a H259 span: H2239 and this shall be the higher place H1354 of the altar. H4196
14 And from the bottom H2436 upon the ground H776 even to the lower H8481 settle H5835 shall be two H8147 cubits, H520 and the breadth H7341 one H259 cubit; H520 and from the lesser H6996 settle H5835 even to the greater H1419 settle H5835 shall be four H702 cubits, H520 and the breadth H7341 one cubit. H520
15 So the altar H741 H2025 shall be four H702 cubits; H520 and from the altar H741 and upward H4605 shall be four H702 horns. H7161
16 And the altar H741 shall be twelve H8147 H6240 cubits long, H753 twelve H8147 H6240 broad, H7341 square H7251 in the four H702 squares H7253 thereof.
17 And the settle H5835 shall be fourteen H702 H6240 cubits long H753 and fourteen H702 H6240 broad H7341 in the four H702 squares H7253 thereof; and the border H1366 about H5439 it shall be half H2677 a cubit; H520 and the bottom H2436 thereof shall be a cubit H520 about; H5439 and his stairs H4609 shall look H6437 toward the east. H6921
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Commentary on Ezekiel 43 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 43
The prophet, having given us a view of the mystical temple, the gospel-church, as he received it from the Lord, that it might appear not to be erected in vain, comes to describe, in this and the next chapter, the worship that should be performed in it, but under the type of the Old-Testament services. In this chapter we have,
Ezekiel seems here to stand between God and Israel, as Moses the servant of the Lord did when the sanctuary was first set up.
Eze 43:1-6
After Ezekiel has patiently surveyed the temple of God, the greatest glory of this earth, he is admitted to a higher form, and honoured with a sight of the glories of the upper world; it is said to him, Come up hither. He has seen the temple, and sees it to be very spacious and splendid; but, till the glory of God comes into it, it is but like the dead bodies he had seen in vision (ch. 37), that had no breath till the Spirit of life entered into them. Here therefore he sees the house filled with God's glory.
Eze 43:7-12
God does here, in effect, renew his covenant with his people Israel, upon his retaking possession of the house, and Ezekiel negotiates the matter, as Moses formerly. This would be of great use to the captives at their return both for direction and encouragement; but it looks further, to those that are blessed with the privileges of the gospel-temple, that they may understand how they are before him on their good behaviour.
Eze 43:13-27
This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they had a temple, Ezra 3:3. But this was an altar in the temple. Now here we have,