Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Ezekiel 43

Eze 43:2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

the glory of the God of Israel [See also Eze 43:4.]

Eze 11:23.

his voice was like a noise of many waters

Eze 1:24; Rev 1:15; 14:2; 19:1, 6.

the earth shined with his glory

Eze 10:4; Rev 18:1.

Eze 43:5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.

spirit

Holy Spirit. Joe 2:28, 29. (Gen 1:2; Mal 2:15.)

the glory of the LORD filled the house

Eze 44:4; 1Ki 8:10, 11.

Eze 43:7 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.

the place of my throne

Kingdom (O.T.). Gen 1:26-28; Zec 12:8. (N.T.). Luk 1:31-33; 1Co 15:28.

Eze 43:13 And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar.

cubit

One cubit = 18 inches; also Eze 43:14-17.

span

One span = about 9 inches.

Eze 43:18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

sprinkle blood thereon

Lev 1:5.

Eze 43:19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.

give to the priests

Doubtless these offerings will be memorial, looking back to the cross, as the offerings under the old covenant were anticipatory, looking forward to the cross. In neither case have animal sacrifices power to put away sin (Heb 10:4; Rom 3:25).

the Levites

Eze 44:15.

a young bullock

Eze 45:18, 19; Exo 29:10, 12; Lev 8:14, 15.

Eze 43:21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary.

he shall burn it

Exo 29:14.

without the sanctuary

Heb 13:11.

Eze 43:24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.

the priests shall cast salt upon them

Lev 2:13.

Eze 43:25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish.

Seven days

Exo 29:35, 36; Lev 8:33.

Eze 43:27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.

when these days are expired

Lev 9:1.