English Bible Presentation Sharing - Ezekiel Book, chapter 43, verse 42 in Hcsb Version

Ezekiel 43 : 1 (HCSB)

He led me to the gate, the one that faces east,

Ezekiel 43 : 2 (HCSB)

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice sounded like the roar of mighty waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

Ezekiel 43 : 3 (HCSB)

The vision I saw was like the one I had seen when He came to destroy the city, and like the ones I had seen by the Chebar Canal. I fell facedown.

Ezekiel 43 : 4 (HCSB)

The glory of the LORD entered the temple by way of the gate that faced east.

Ezekiel 43 : 5 (HCSB)

Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.

Ezekiel 43 : 6 (HCSB)

While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from the temple.

Ezekiel 43 : 7 (HCSB)

He said to me: "Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. *The house of Israel and their kings will no longer defile My holy name by their religious prostitution and by the corpses of their kings at their high places.

Ezekiel 43 : 8 (HCSB)

Whenever they placed their threshold next to My threshold and their doorposts beside My doorposts, with *only a wall between Me and them, they were defiling My holy name by the abominations they committed. So I destroyed them in My anger.

Ezekiel 43 : 9 (HCSB)

Now let them remove their prostitution and the corpses of their kings far from Me, and I will dwell among them forever.

Ezekiel 43 : 10 (HCSB)

"As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure *its pattern,

Ezekiel 43 : 11 (HCSB)

and they will be ashamed of all that they have done. Reveal the design of the temple to them-- its layout with its exits and entrances-- its complete design along with all its statutes, design specifications, and laws. Write it down in their sight so that they may observe its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out.

Ezekiel 43 : 12 (HCSB)

This is the law of the temple: all its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be especially holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.

Ezekiel 43 : 13 (HCSB)

"These are the measurements of the altar in units of length (each unit being the standard length plus three inches): the gutter is 21 inches *deep and 21 inches wide, with a rim of nine inches around its edge. This is the base of the altar.

Ezekiel 43 : 14 (HCSB)

*The distance from the gutter on the ground to the lower ledge is three and a half feet, and the width of the ledge is 21 inches. There are seven feet from the small ledge to the large ledge, whose width is also 21 inches.

Ezekiel 43 : 15 (HCSB)

The altar hearth is seven feet *high , and four horns project upward from the hearth.

Ezekiel 43 : 16 (HCSB)

The hearth is square, 21 feet long by 21 feet wide.

Ezekiel 43 : 17 (HCSB)

The ledge is 24 and a half feet long by 24 and a half feet wide, with four equal sides. The rim all around it is 10 and a half inches, and its gutter is 21 inches all around it. The altar's steps face east."

Ezekiel 43 : 18 (HCSB)

Then He said to me: "Son of man, this is what the Lord God says: These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be sprinkled on it:

Ezekiel 43 : 19 (HCSB)

You are to give a bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who approach Me in order to serve Me." *This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 43 : 20 (HCSB)

"You must take some of its blood and apply *it to the four horns of the altar, the four corners of the ledge, and all around the rim. In this way you will purify the altar and make atonement for it.

Ezekiel 43 : 21 (HCSB)

Then you must take away the bull for the sin offering, and it must be burned outside the sanctuary in the place appointed for the temple.

Ezekiel 43 : 22 (HCSB)

"On the second day you are to present an unblemished male goat as a sin offering. They will purify the altar just as they did with the bull.

Ezekiel 43 : 23 (HCSB)

When you have finished the purification, you are to present a young, unblemished bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.

Ezekiel 43 : 24 (HCSB)

You must present them before the LORD; the priests will throw salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the LORD.

Ezekiel 43 : 25 (HCSB)

You will offer a goat for a sin offering each day for seven days. A young bull and a ram from the flock, both unblemished, must also be offered.

Ezekiel 43 : 26 (HCSB)

For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. In this way they will consecrate it

Ezekiel 43 : 27 (HCSB)

and complete the days *of purification . Then on the eighth day and afterwards, the priests will offer your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar, and I will accept you." This is the declaration of the Lord God.