Ezekiel 46 : 1 (NLV)
'The Lord God says, "The east gate of the inner open space must stay shut during the six working days. But it may be opened on the Day of Rest and on the day of the new moon.
Ezekiel 46 : 2 (NLV)
The ruler will come in through the porch of the gate from outside and stand by the pillar of the gate. The religious leaders will make ready his burnt gift and his peace gifts, and he will worship at the gate and then go out. But the gate will not be shut until evening.
Ezekiel 46 : 3 (NLV)
The people of the land will also worship at the gate before the Lord on the Days of Rest and on the new moons.
Ezekiel 46 : 4 (NLV)
The burnt gift the ruler gives to the Lord on the Day of Rest will be six lambs that are perfect and a ram that is perfect.
Ezekiel 46 : 5 (NLV)
The grain gift will be one-tenth part of a barrel of grain with the ram, and as much grain as he is able to give with the lambs. And he will give a large jar of oil with each tenth part of a barrel of grain.
Ezekiel 46 : 6 (NLV)
On the day of the new moon he will give a young bull that is perfect, and six lambs and a ram that are perfect.
Ezekiel 46 : 7 (NLV)
He will give a grain gift, one-tenth part of a barrel of grain with the bull, one-tenth part of a barrel of grain with the ram, and as much grain as he is able to give with the lambs. And he will give a large jar of oil with each tenth part of a barrel of grain.
Ezekiel 46 : 8 (NLV)
When the ruler comes in, he must come in through this gateway, and go out the same way.
Ezekiel 46 : 9 (NLV)
But when the people of the land come before the Lord at the special suppers, he who comes in through the north gate to worship must go out through the south gate. And he who comes in through the south gate must go out through the north gate. No one should leave through the same gate that he came in. Each person must go out the gate on the other side from where he came in.
Ezekiel 46 : 10 (NLV)
The ruler should come in when the people come in, and leave when they leave.
Ezekiel 46 : 11 (NLV)
At the special times and special suppers, the grain gift will be one-tenth part of a barrel of grain with a bull, and one-tenth part of a barrel with a ram. A person should give as much grain as he is able to give with the lambs. And he will give a large jar of oil with each tenth part of a barrel of grain.
Ezekiel 46 : 12 (NLV)
When the ruler brings a free-will gift to the Lord, a burnt gift or a peace gift, the east gate must be opened for him. He will bring his burnt gift and his peace gifts as he does on the Day of Rest. Then he will leave, and the gate will be shut after he goes out.
Ezekiel 46 : 13 (NLV)
"You must bring a one-year-old lamb that is perfect for a burnt gift to the Lord each day. Morning by morning you must bring it.
Ezekiel 46 : 14 (NLV)
And you must bring a grain gift with it each morning. Bring one-sixtieth part of a barrel of grain, and one-third part of a large jar of oil to mix with the flour. This is the law for the grain gift to the Lord forever.
Ezekiel 46 : 15 (NLV)
In this way the lamb, the grain gift and the oil will be brought each morning for a burnt gift forever."
Ezekiel 46 : 16 (NLV)
'The Lord God says, "If the ruler gives some of his land to any of his sons, it will belong to his sons. They will own the land for their families.
Ezekiel 46 : 17 (NLV)
But if he gives some of his land to one of his servants, it will be his until the year he is set free. Then it will be returned to the ruler. His land may be kept only by his sons. It will belong to them.
Ezekiel 46 : 18 (NLV)
The ruler must not take any land from the people, driving them away from what belongs to them. He must give only his own land to his sons, so that My people will not be divided from what belongs to them." ' "
Ezekiel 46 : 19 (NLV)
Then he brought me through the door beside the gate into the holy rooms for the religious leaders, toward the north. And I saw a place at the far west end.
Ezekiel 46 : 20 (NLV)
He said to me, "This is the place where the religious leaders will boil the guilt gift and the sin gift, and make the grain gift ready. This is so they will not bring them into the outer open space and make the people holy."
Ezekiel 46 : 21 (NLV)
Then he brought me into the outer open space and led me to its four corners. And in every corner I saw a small open space.
Ezekiel 46 : 22 (NLV)
In the four corners there were open spaces with walls around them, as long as twenty long steps and as wide as fifteen long steps. All four spaces in the corners were the same in length and width.
Ezekiel 46 : 23 (NLV)
There was a fireplace of stone all around in each of them.
Ezekiel 46 : 24 (NLV)
Then he said to me, "These are the places where those who serve in the house will boil the gifts brought by the people."
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