Transcript EZEKIEL CHAPTER FORTY PROPHET - DATE JONAH (825-785BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA (785-725BC)? MICAH (785-710BC)? AMOS (784BC)? ISAIAH (701-681BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH (629-588BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? EZEKIEL (597-573BC)? OBADIAH (588-562BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? HAGGAI (532-512BC)? ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)? ESTHER (485-465BC)? NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)? MALACHI (420-397BC)? KING / EVENT - DATE TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE BELSHAZZAR CYRUS BABYLON DESTROYED DARIUS (605-562BC)? (597-586BC)? (586BC)? (541-523BC)? (559-529BC)? (536BC)? (511-475BC)?

EZEKIEL CHAPTER FORTY
PROPHET - DATE
JONAH
(825-785BC)?
JOEL
(800BC)?
HOSEA
(785-725BC)?
MICAH
(785-710BC)?
AMOS
(784BC)?
ISAIAH
(701-681BC)?
NAHUM
(700BC)?
ZEPHANIAH
(630BC)?
JEREMIAH
(629-588BC)?
DANIEL
(606-534BC)?
HABAKKUK
(598BC)?
EZEKIEL
(597-573BC)?
OBADIAH
(588-562BC)?
EZRA
(536-456BC)?
HAGGAI
(532-512BC)?
ZECHARIAH
(520-475BC)?
ESTHER
(485-465BC)?
NEHEMIAH
(465-424BC)?
MALACHI
(420-397BC)?
KING / EVENT - DATE
TIGLATH-PILESER
(745-727BC)?
HEZEKIAH (JUDAH)
(726-698BC)?
SHALMANESER
(727-722BC)?
ISRAEL TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)?
SENNACHERIB
(705-681BC)?
NEBUCHADNEZZAR
ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH)
JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE
BELSHAZZAR
CYRUS
BABYLON DESTROYED
DARIUS
(605-562BC)?
(597-586BC)?
(586BC)?
(541-523BC)?
(559-529BC)?
(536BC)?
(511-475BC)?
OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER FORTY
END OF PREVIOUS VISION
V. 1-5
THE EAST GATE
THE NORTH GATE
THE SOUTH GATE
V. 6-19
V. 20-22
V. 24-31
MORE ON THE EAST GATE
MORE ON THE NORTH GATE
V. 32-34
V. 35-38
THE EIGHT TABLES
THE CHAMBERS
THE PORCH OF THE TEMPLE
V. 39-43
V. 44-47
V. 48-49
MEASUREMENTS
1 CUBIT
= 18 INCHES = 1.5 FEET
FURLONG
= 200 METERS = 600 FEET = 1/8 MILE
1 ROD
= 6 CUBITS = 9 FEET
OR
1 ROD = 6 (1 CUBITS + 1 HANDBREATH) = 10.5 FEET
HANDS BREATH
= 3 INCHES
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:1
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
1
In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the
beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in
the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the
very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and
He took me there.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:1
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
1
In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the
beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in
the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the
very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and
He took me there.
WHAT YEAR IS THIS?
‘the twenty-fifth year of our captivity’
WHAT DAY IS THIS?
‘the tenth day of the first month, in the fourteenth year’
after the city was captured
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:1
1
In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the
beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in
the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the
very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and
He took me there.
WHAT DAY IS THIS?
‘the twenty-fifth year of our captivity’
READ:
2 KINGS 25:8
8
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the
month (which was the nineteenth year of King
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon,
came to Jerusalem.
NKJV
WHAT DAY WAS JERUSALEM CAPTURED?
‘the fifth month, the seventh day, the nineteenth year’
of King Nebuchadnezzar
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:1
WHAT DAY IS THIS?
‘the tenth day of the first month, in the fourteenth year’
after the city was captured
READ:
JEREMIAH 39:1-2
1
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the
tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his
army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it.
2
In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth
month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was
penetrated.
NKJV
WHAT DAY WAS JERUSALEM CAPTURED?
‘the eleventh year, the fourth month, the ninth day’
of King Zedekiah
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:1
WHAT DAY IS THIS?
‘the tenth day of the first month, in the fourteenth year’
after the city was captured
READ:
JEREMIAH 52:5-6
5
…. the city was besieged until the eleventh year of
King Zedekiah.
6
By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the
month, the famine had become so severe in the city that
there was no food for the people of the land.
WHAT DAY WAS JERUSALEM CAPTURED?
‘the eleventh year, the fourth month, the ninth day’
of King Zedekiah
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:2-3
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
2
In the visions of God He took me into the land of
Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward
the south was something like the structure of a city.
3
He took me there, and behold, there was a man
whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He
had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he
stood in the gateway.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2-3
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
2
In the visions of God He took me into the land of
Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward
the south was something like the structure of a city.
3
He took me there, and behold, there was a man
whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He
had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he
stood in the gateway.
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
‘something like the structure of a city‘
‘a man stood in the gateway’
‘a measuring rod in his hand’
‘he stood in the gateway’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
something like the structure of a city
WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY ABOUT THIS CITY?
READ:
PSALMS 48:1-2
1
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the
city of our God, In His holy mountain.
2
Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth,
Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the
great King. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
something like the structure of a city
WHERE SHOULD ISRAEL WORSHIP THE LORD?
READ:
EZEKIEL 20:40
40
‘On My holy mountain, on the mountain height of
Israel,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘there all the house of Israel,
all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there I will accept
them, and there I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy
things.’
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
something like the structure of a city
WHERE WILL THE LORD REBUILD HIS HOUSE?
READ:
ISAIAH 2:2
2
Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That
the mountain of the LORD‘S house Shall be established
on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above
the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
something like the structure of a city
WHEN WILL THE LORD RE-BUILD HIS HOUSE?
READ:
MICAH 4:1
1
Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That
the mountain of the LORD‘S house Shall be established
on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above
the hills; And peoples shall flow to it. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
something like the structure of a city
WHERE WILL THE LORD RE-BUILD HIS CITY?
READ:
JEREMIAH 31:38-39
38
‘Behold, the days are coming’, says the LORD,
‘that the city shall be built for the LORD from the Tower of
Hananel to the Corner Gate.’ NKJV
WHERE WAS THE TOWER OF HANANEL?
‘on the north wall of Jerusalem’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:2
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL?
‘He took me into the land of Israel’
‘He set me on a very high mountain’
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
something like the structure of a city
WHAT CITY WILL THE LORD RE-BUILD?
JERUSALEM?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 14:10
10
All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba
to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised
up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the
place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the
Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:3
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
‘there was a man whose appearance
was like the appearance of bronze’
‘He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand’
‘he stood in the gateway’
WHAT DID ZECHARIAH SEE?
READ:
ZECHARIAH 2:1-2
1
I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man
with a measuring line in his hand.
2
So I said, ‘Where are you going?’ He said to me, ‘To
measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is
its length.’ NKJV
WHAT WAS THE MAN GOING TO DO?
‘measure Jerusalem’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:3
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
‘there was a man whose appearance
was like the appearance of bronze’
‘He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand’
‘he stood in the gateway’
READ:
REVELATION 1:13-15
13
In the midst of the seven lamp-stands One like the
Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and
girded about the chest with a golden band.
14
His head and hair were white like wool, as white as
snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;
15
His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a
furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;
WHO DID JOHN SEE?
‘One like the Son of Man’
‘His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:3
READ:
REVELATION 21:15-17
15
He who talked with me had a gold reed to measure
the city, its gates, and its wall.
16
The city is laid out as a square; its length is as
great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the
reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and
height are equal.
17
He measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four
cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an
angel.
NKJV
WHAT WAS THIS MAN DOING?
‘he measured the city with the reed’
WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THIS CITY?
12,000 FURLONGS = 1500 MILES
LENGTH = 1500 MI. BREATH = 1500 MI. HEIGHT = 1500 MI.
WHAT WAS THE MEASUREMENT OF ITS WALL?
144 CUBITS = 324 feet?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:4
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
4
And the man said to me, ‘Son of man, look with
your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on
everything I show you; for you were brought here so that
I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel
everything you see.’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:4
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
4
And the man said to me, ‘Son of man, look with
your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on
everything I show you; for you were brought here so that
I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel
everything you see.’
WHAT DID THIS MAN SAY TO EZEKIEL?
‘look with your eyes and hear with your ears’
‘fix your mind on everything I show you’
‘Declare to the house of Israel everything you see’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:4
WHAT DID THIS MAN SAY TO EZEKIEL?
‘Declare to the house of Israel everything you see’
READ:
JEREMIAH 26:2
2
Thus says the LORD: 'Stand in the court of the
LORD‘S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah,
which come to worship in the LORD‘S house, all the
words that I command you to speak to them. Do not
diminish a word.’ NKJV
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH?
‘speak to all the cities of Judah’
‘all the words that I command you to speak to them’
‘Do not diminish a word’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:4
WHAT DID THIS MAN SAY TO EZEKIEL?
‘Declare to the house of Israel everything you see’
READ:
EZEKIEL 11:23-25
23
The glory of the LORD went up from the midst of
the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east
side of the city.
24
Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a
vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in
captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me.
25
So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the
LORD had shown me.
NKJV
WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE?
The glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city
WHAT DID EZEKIEL DECLARE TO THE PEOPLE?
‘all the things the LORD had shown me’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:5
A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE
5
Now there was a wall all around the outside of the
temple. In the man's hand was 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.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:5
5
Now there was a wall all around the outside of the
temple. In the man's hand was 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.
WHAT WAS THE LENGTH OF HIS ROD?
a measuring rod six cubits long = 9 feet?
OR
a measuring rod six cubits
(each being a cubit and a handbreadth) = 10.5 feet?
WHAT WERE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE WALL?
1 rod wide & 1 rod high
9 feet wide & 9 feet high?
OR
10.5 feet wide & 10.5 feet high??
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:6-7
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
6
Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and
he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the
gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other
threshold was one rod wide.
7
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod
wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five
cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule
of the inside gate was one rod.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:6-7
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
6
Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and
he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the
gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other
threshold was one rod wide.
7
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod
wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five
cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule
of the inside gate was one rod.
WHAT GATE WAS THIS? East gate of the temple?
WHAT WAS WIDTH OF THE THRESHOLD? one rod
THE GATE CHAMBER?
one rod long & one rod wide
BETWEEN THE GATE CHAMBERS?
five cubits
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:6
6
Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and
he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the
gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other
threshold was one rod wide.
WHAT GATE WAS THIS? East gate of the temple?
READ:
EZEKIEL 8:16
16
He brought me into the inner court of the LORD‘S
house; and there, at the door of the temple of the LORD,
between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five
men with their backs toward the temple of the LORD and
their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping the
sun toward the east.
NKJV
WHAT WERE THESE MEN DOING AT THE EAST GATE?
‘they were worshiping the sun toward the east’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:7
7
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod
wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five
cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule
of the inside gate was one rod.
WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF EACH GATE CHAMBER?
one rod long & one rod wide
1 rod = 9 feet?
9 feet x 9 feet?
OR
1 rod = 10.5 feet? 10.5 feet x 10.5 feet?
WHAT WAS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CHAMBERS?
5 cubits = 7.5 feet?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:7
7
Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod
wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five
cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule
of the inside gate was one rod.
READ:
1 CHRONICLES 9:26-27
26
In this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers;
they were Levites. And they had charge over the
chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
27
And they lodged all around the house of God
because they had the responsibility, and they were in
charge of opening it every morning. NKJV
(2 KINGS 22:5)
WHO LODGED IN THE GATE CHAMBERS?
LEVITES?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:8-9
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
8
He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate,
one rod.
9
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway,
eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule
of the gate was on the inside.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:8-9
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
8
He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate,
one rod.
9
Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway,
eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule
of the gate was on the inside.
WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE INSIDE GATE?
1 rod = 9 feet? OR 10.5 feet?
WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE VESITBULE?
eight cubits = 12 feet?
WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE GATEPOSTS?
two cubits = 3 feet?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:10
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
10
In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers
on one side and three on the other; the three were all the
same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on
this side and that side.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:10
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
10
In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers
on one side and three on the other; the three were all the
same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on
this side and that side.
WHAT WAS ON EACH SIDE OF THE GATEWAY?
‘three gate chambers on each side’
‘gateposts of the same size on each side’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:11-12
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
11
He measured the width of the entrance to the
gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen
cubits.
12
There was a space in front of the gate chambers,
one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate
chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on
that side.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:11-12
11
He measured the width of the entrance to the
gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen
cubits.
12
There was a space in front of the gate chambers,
one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate
chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on
that side.
DESCRIBE THE ENTRANCE OF THE EAST GATE:
WHAT WAS THE WIDTH OF THE ENTRANCE?
ten cubits = 15 feet?
WHAT WAS THE LENGTH OF THE GATE?
thirteen cubits = 19.5 feet?
THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE GATE CHAMBERS?
one cubit on each side = 1.5 feet?
WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF EACH CHAMBER?
six cubits by six cubits = ‘9 feet x 9 feet’?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:12
12
There was a space in front of the gate chambers,
one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate
chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on
that side.
WHAT WAS THE DIMENSION OF EACH CHAMBER?
six cubits by six cubits = ‘9 feet x 9 feet’?
READ:
1 CHRONICLES 9:33-34
33
These are the singers, heads of the fathers' houses
of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers , and were
free from other duties; for they were employed in that
work day and night.
NKJV
WHO LODGED IN THESE CHAMBERS?
Singers
LEVITES?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:12
WHAT WAS THE DIMENSION OF EACH CHAMBER?
six cubits by six cubits = ‘9 feet x 9 feet’?
READ:
1 CHRONICLES 23:28
28
….Their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the
service of the house of the LORD, in the courts and in the
chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work
of the service of the house of God,
NKJV
WHO LODGED IN THESE CHAMBERS? LEVITES?
WHY?
‘Their duty was to help the sons of Aaron’
‘in the courts and in the chambers’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:11-12
WHAT DID EZRA SAY TO THESE LEVITES?
READ:
EZRA 8:28-30
28
I said to them, ‘You are holy to the LORD; the
articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a
freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers.
29
Watch and keep them until you weigh them before
the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of
the fathers' houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the
chambers of the house of the LORD."
30
So the priests and the Levites received the silver
and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to
Jerusalem to the house of our God. NKJV
WHAT SHOULD THEY DO WITH THESE TREASURES?
‘to bring them to Jerusalem’
‘to the chambers of the house of the LORD’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:13-14
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
13
Then he measured the gateway from the roof of
one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was
twenty-five cubits, as door faces door.
14
He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and
the court all around the gateway extended to the
gatepost.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:13-14
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
13
Then he measured the gateway from the roof of
one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was
twenty-five cubits, as door faces door.
14
He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and
the court all around the gateway extended to the
gatepost.
DESCRIBE THE EAST GATE OF THE TEMPLE:
WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE ROOF
‘twenty-five cubits, as door faces door’ = 37.5 feet?
WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE GATEPOSTS
sixty cubits high = 90 feet?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:15-16
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
15
From the front of the entrance gate to the front of
the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits.
16
There were beveled window frames in the gate
chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside
of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules.
There were windows all around on the inside. And on
each gatepost were palm trees.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:15-16
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
15
From the front of the entrance gate to the front of
the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits.
16
There were beveled window frames in the gate
chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside
of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules.
There were windows all around on the inside. And on
each gatepost were palm trees.
DESCRIBE THE EAST GATE OF THE TEMPLE:
WHAT WAS THE TOTAL BREATH OF THE BUILDING?
fifty cubits = 75 feet?
DESCRIBE THE GATE CHAMBERS:
‘There were beveled windows all around on the inside’
‘on each gatepost were palm trees’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:17-19
THE OUTER COURT
17
Then he brought me into the outer court; and there
were chambers and a pavement made all around the
court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
18
The pavement was by the side of the gateways,
corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the
lower pavement.
19
Then he measured the width from the front of the
lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one
hundred cubits toward the east and the north.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:17-19
THE OUTER COURT
17
Then he brought me into the outer court; and there
were chambers and a pavement made all around the
court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
18
The pavement was by the side of the gateways,
corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the
lower pavement.
19
Then he measured the width from the front of the
lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one
hundred cubits toward the east and the north.
DESCRIBE THE OUTER COURT:
WHAT WAS AROUND THE COURT?
‘thirty chambers’ 5 cubits each = 150 feet?
WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE OUTER COURT?
‘one hundred cubits’ = 150 feet?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:17
THE OUTER COURT
17
Then he brought me into the outer court; and there
were chambers and a pavement made all around the
court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.
WHO DWELLED IN THESE CHAMBERS?
LEVITES?
Keepers of the gate?
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE OUTER COURT?
READ:
REVELATION 11:1-2
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:17
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE OUTER COURT?
READ:
REVELATION 11:1-2
1
I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the
angel stood, saying, ‘Rise and measure the temple of
God, the altar, and those who worship there.
2
But leave out the court which is outside the
temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to
the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot
for forty-two months.
NKJV
WHAT DID THE ANGLE SAY TO JOHN?
‘do not measure the court which is outside the temple’
‘it has been given to the Gentiles’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:20-21
THE NORTHERN GATEWAY
20
On the outer court was also a gateway facing
north, and he measured its length and its width.
21
Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on
that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same
measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits
and its width twenty-five cubits.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:20-21
THE NORTHERN GATEWAY
20
On the outer court was also a gateway facing
north, and he measured its length and its width.
21
Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on
that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same
measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits
and its width twenty-five cubits.
WHAT GATE IS THIS?
North gate?
DESCRIBE THE NORTH GATE:
WHAT WERE THE MEASUREMENTS OF THIS GATE?
‘same measurements facing north’
‘same as the first gate’ East gate?
‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’
‘Length = 75 feet Width = 37.5 feet’?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:22-23
THE NORTHERN GATEWAY
22
Its windows and those of its archways, and also its
palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway
facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its
archway was in front of it.
23
A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern
gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured
from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:22-23
22
Its windows and those of its archways, and also its
palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway
facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its
archway was in front of it.
23
A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern
gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured
from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits.
DESCRIBE THE NORTH GATE:
‘Its windows, archways and its palm trees’
‘had the same measurements as the east gate’
‘It was ascended by seven steps’
‘its archway was in front of it’
DESCRIBE THE INNER COURT:
‘a gate of the inner court was opposite the north gate’
‘measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:24-25
THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY
24
After that he brought me toward the south, and
there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its
gateposts and archways according to these same
measurements.
25
There were windows in it and in its archways all
around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and
its width twenty-five cubits.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:24-25
THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY
24
After that he brought me toward the south, and
there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its
gateposts and archways according to these same
measurements.
25
There were windows in it and in its archways all
around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and
its width twenty-five cubits.
WHAT GATE IS THIS?
South Gate?
DESCRIBE THE SOUTH GATE:
WHAT WERE THE MEASUREMENTS OF THIS GATE?
‘same measurements facing south’
‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’
‘Length = 75 feet Width = 37.5 feet’?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:26-27
THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY
26
Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in
front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one
on this side and one on that side.
27
There was also a gateway on the inner court,
facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway
toward the south, one hundred cubits.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:26-27
26
Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in
front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one
on this side and one on that side.
27
There was also a gateway on the inner court,
facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway
toward the south, one hundred cubits.
DESCRIBE THE SOUTH GATE:
‘Its windows, archways and its palm trees’
‘had the same measurements as the east gate’
‘It was ascended by seven steps’
‘its archway was in front of it’
DESCRIBE THE INNER COURT:
‘a gate of the inner court was opposite the south gate’
‘same measurement facing south’
‘measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:28-29
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
28
Then he brought me to the inner court through the
southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway
according to these same measurements.
29
Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its
archways were according to these same measurements;
there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it
was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:28-29
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
28
Then he brought me to the inner court through the
southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway
according to these same measurements.
29
Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its
archways were according to these same measurements;
there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it
was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.
DESCRIBE THE GATEWAY OF THE INNER COURT:
‘Its gate chambers, gateposts and archways’
‘were the same measurements’
‘there were windows in it and in its archways all around’
‘It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:30-31
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
30
There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits
long and five cubits wide.
31
Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were
on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:30-31
30
There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits
long and five cubits wide.
31
Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were
on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.
DESCRIBE THE GATEWAY OF THE INNER COURT:
‘There were archways all around’
‘twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide’
‘37.5 feet long and 7.5 feet wide’?
‘Its archways faced the outer court’
‘palm trees were on its gateposts’
AND
‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:32-34
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
32
And he brought me into the inner court facing east;
he measured the gateway according to these same
measurements.
33
Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its
archways were according to these same measurements;
and there were windows in it and in its archways all
around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits
wide.
34
Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees
were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and
going up to it were eight steps.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:32-34
32
And he brought me into the inner court facing east;
he measured the gateway according to these same
measurements.
33
Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its
archways were according to these same measurements;
and there were windows in it and in its archways all
around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits
wide.
34
Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees
were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and
going up to it were eight steps.
DESCRIBE THIS SCENE OF THE INNER COURT:
‘same measurements facing east’
‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’
Length = 75 feet? Width = 37.5 feet?
‘Its archways faced the outer court’
‘palm trees were on its gateposts on each side’
AND ‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:34-35
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
34
Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees
were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and
going up to it were eight steps.
35
Then he brought me to the north gateway and
measured it according to these same measurements —
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:34-35
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
34
Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees
were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and
going up to it were eight steps.
35
Then he brought me to the north gateway and
measured it according to these same measurements —
DESCRIBE THIS SCENE OF THE INNER COURT:
‘Its archways faced the outer court’
‘palm trees were on its gateposts on each side’
AND
‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:36-37
GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT
36
also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its
archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty
cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.
37
Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees
were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and
going up to it were eight steps.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:36-37
36
also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its
archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty
cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.
37
Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees
were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and
going up to it were eight steps.
DESCRIBE THIS SCENE OF THE INNER COURT:
‘its gate chambers, gateposts, archways and windows’
‘same measurements all around’
‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’
Length = 75 feet? Width = 37.5 feet?
‘Its archways faced the outer court’
‘palm trees were on its gateposts on each side’
AND
‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:38-39
WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED
38
There was a chamber and its entrance by the
gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt
offering.
39
In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on
this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the
burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:38-39
WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED
38
There was a chamber and its entrance by the
gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt
offering.
39
In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on
this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the
burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.
DESCRIBE THE ENTRANCE OF THE GATEWAY:
‘There was a chamber where they washed the burnt offering’
‘In the vestibule were two tables on each side’
WHAT WERE THESE TABLES FOR?
‘to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering and the trespass offering’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:38-39
DESCRIBE THE ENTRANCE OF THE GATEWAY:
‘There was a chamber where they washed the burnt offering’
‘In the vestibule were two tables on each side’
WHAT WERE THESE TABLES FOR?
‘to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering and the trespass offering’
READ:
2 CHRONCILES 4:6
6
He made ten lavers, and put five on the right side
and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they
offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them,
but the Sea was for the priests to wash in. NKJV
WHAT DID SOLOMON PUT IN THE TEMPLE?
‘He made ten lavers to wash the burnt offering‘
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:40-41
WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED
40
At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up
to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables;
and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway
were two tables.
41
Four tables were on this side and four tables on
that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on
which they slaughtered the sacrifices.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:40-41
WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED
40
At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up
to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables;
and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway
were two tables.
41
Four tables were on this side and four tables on
that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on
which they slaughtered the sacrifices.
DESCRIBE THE OUTER SIDE OF THE VESTIBULE:
‘As one goes up to the entrance of the north gate’
‘there were four tables on each side’
WHAT WERE THESE TABLES FOR?
‘to slaughtered the sacrifices’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:42-43
WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED
42
There were also 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 laid the
instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt
offering and the sacrifice.
43
Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened
all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the
tables.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:42-43
42
There were also 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 laid the
instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt
offering and the sacrifice.
43
Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened
all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the
tables.
DESCRIBE THESE TABLES:
‘Four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering’
‘1 ½ cubits long, 1 ½ cubits wide’, 1 cubit high’
‘on these they laid the instruments with which they
slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice’
‘Inside were hooks, fastened all around’
‘the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:42
WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED
DESCRIBE THESE FOUR TABLES:
‘Four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering’
READ:
EXODUS 20:25
25
If you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not
build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it,
you have profaned it. NKJV
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO MOSES?
‘If you make Me an altar of stone’
‘you shall not build it of hewn stone’
WHY?
‘If you use your tool on it, you have profaned it’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:44
CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS
44
Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the
singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of
the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the
side of the southern gateway.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:44
CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS
44
Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the
singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of
the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the
side of the southern gateway.
WHAT WAS OUTSIDE THE INNER GATE?
‘chambers for the singers in the inner court’
‘one facing south at the side of the northern gateway’
‘one facing north at the side of the southern gateway’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:45-46
CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS
45
Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces
south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
46
The chamber which faces north is for the priests
who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of
Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD
to minister to Him."
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:45-46
CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS
45
Then he said to me, ‘This chamber which faces
south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
46
The chamber which faces north is for the priests
who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of
Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD
to minister to Him.’
WHAT WAS CHAMBER FACING SOUTH FOR?
‘for the priests who have charge of the temple’
WHAT WAS CHAMBER FACING NORTH FOR?
‘for the priests who have charge of the altar’
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
‘who come near the LORD to minister to Him’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
46
The chamber which faces north is for the priests
who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of
Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD
to minister to Him.’
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO KORAH, DATHAN & ABIRAM
READ:
NUMBERS 16:5
Moses spoke to Korah and all his company, saying,
‘Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His
and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him.
That one whom He chooses
He will cause to come near to Him.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO AARON?
READ:
NUMBERS 18:5-7
5
You shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and
the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath
on the children of Israel.
6
Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the
Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift
to you, given by the LORD, to do the work of the
tabernacle of meeting.
7
Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend
to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind
the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to
you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near
shall be put to death.
NKJV
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
46
The chamber which faces north is for the priests
who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of
Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD
to minister to Him.’
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
READ:
1 SAMUEL 2:34
34
This shall be a sign to you that will come upon
your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they
shall die, both of them. NKJV
WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ELI?
‘your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas:’
‘in one day they shall die, both of them’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
46
The chamber which faces north is for the priests
who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of
Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD
to minister to Him.’
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
READ:
2 SAMUEL 8:17
17
Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of
Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe; NKJV
(1 CHRONICLES 18:14-17)
WHO WERE ZADOK AND AHIMELECH?
‘Zadok the son of Ahitub and
Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
READ:
1 KINGS 1:5-8
5
Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself,
saying, ‘I will be king’; and he prepared for himself
chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
6
His father had not rebuked him at any time by
saying, ‘Why have you done so?’ He was also very goodlooking. His mother had borne him after Absalom.
7
Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah
and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and
helped Adonijah.
8
But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who
belonged to David were not with Adonijah. NKJV
WHAT DID ABIATHAR DO?
‘Abiathar the priest helped Adonijah’
‘Zadok the priest did not go with Adonijah’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
WHAT HAPPENED TO ABIATHAR?
READ:
1 KINGS 2:26-27
26
Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Go to
Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are deserving of
death; but I will not put you to death at this time, because
you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father
David, and because you were afflicted every time my
father was afflicted.’
27
Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to
the LORD, that he might fulfill the word of the LORD
which He spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh.
WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY TO ABIATHAR?
‘You are deserving of death’
‘I will not put you to death at this time’
‘Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
46
The chamber which faces north is for the priests
who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of
Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD
to minister to Him.’
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
WHO WERE THE SONS OF AARON?
READ:
1 CHRONICLES 6:49-53
These are the sons of Aaron:
Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,
Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok and Ahimaaz
(1 CHRONICLES 24:1-3)
WAS ZADOK A SON OF AARON?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:46
WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS?
‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT EZRA?
READ:
EZRA 7:1-5
In the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia:
Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah,
the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok,
the son of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah,
the son of Meraioth, the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi,
the son of Bukki, the son of Abishua,
the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar,
the son of Aaron the chief priest NKJV
WAS EZRA A PRIEST?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:47
DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE
47
And he measured the court, one hundred cubits
long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar
was in front of the temple.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:47
DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE
47
And he measured the court, one hundred cubits
long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar
was in front of the temple.
WHAT WERE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE COURT?
one hundred cubits long = 180 feet?
one hundred cubits wide = 180 feet?
Foursquare = 180 Feet x 180 feet?
WHERE WAS THE ALTAR?
‘The altar was in front of the temple’
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:48
DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE
48
Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple
and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits
on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of
the gateway was three cubits on this side and three
cubits on that side.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:48
DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE
48
Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple
and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits
on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of
the gateway was three cubits on this side and three
cubits on that side.
DESCRIBE THE DOORPOSTS OF THE VESTIBULE:
‘five cubits on each side’ = 7.5 feet on each side’?
DESCRIBE THE WIDTH OF THE GATEWAY:
‘three cubits on each side’ = 4.5 feet on each side’?
READ:
EZEKIEL 40:49
DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE
49
The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and
the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to
it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side
and another on that side.
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:49
DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE
49
The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and
the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to
it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side
and another on that side.
DESCRIBE THE VESTIBULE:
WHAT WERE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE VESTIBULE?
‘length twenty cubits’ = 30 feet?
‘width eleven cubits’ = 16.5 feet?
‘by the steps which led up to it’
‘there were pillars by the doorposts one on each side’
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:48
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO SOLOMON’S TEMPLE?
READ:
1 KINGS 6:2-3
2
The house which King Solomon built for the LORD,
its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height
thirty cubits.
3
The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house
was twenty cubits long across the width of the house,
and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from
the front of the house. NKJV
THE TEMPLE:
‘length sixty cubits’ = 90 feet?
‘width twenty cubits’ = 30 feet?
‘height thirty cubits’ = 45 feet?
THE VESTIBULE: ‘length twenty cubits’ = 30 feet?
‘width ten cubits’
= 15 feet?
QUESTIONS:
EZEKIEL 40:48
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO SOLOMON’S TEMPLE?
READ:
1 KINGS 7:15
‘He cast two pillars of bronze’
‘each one eighteen cubits high’
‘a line of twelve cubits’
‘measured the circumference of each’
WHAT WAS THE HEIGHT OF THESE PILLARS?
‘eighteen cubits high’ = 27 feet?
WHAT WAS CIRCUMFERENCE OF THESE PILLARS?
‘twelve cubits’ = 18 feet?
‘about 3 feet in diameter?
THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE
WHAT WAS THE TOTAL BREATH OF THE BUILDING?
fifty cubits = 75 feet
BOUNDARY WALL:
6 cubits
ENTRANCE HALL:
5 cubits
GUARD-CHAMBERS:
18 cubits
BETWEEN CHAMBERS: 10 cubits
PORCH HALL:
5 cubits
PORCH:
6 cubits
9 feet
7.5 feet
27 feet
15 feet
7.5 feet
9 feet
TOTAL
75 feet
50 cubits
WAS THE TEMPLE THAT EZEKIEL SAW
SOLOMON’S TEMPLE?
OR
ZERUBBABEL’S TEMPLE?
(BOOK OF EZRA)
TEMPLE OF EZEKIEL’S VISION
Measured in cubits