REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What stood at the center of Old Testament worship? What is the New Testament altar? (See Hebrews 13:10.) 2. What were the horns of the altar? 3. To what two uses was the Old Testament altar put? 4. What was the significance of the burnt-offering? the peace-offering? the m... [ Continue Reading ]
G. The Return of the Divine Glory 43:1-12 TRANSLATION (1) Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looks toward the east: (2) and behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shined with his glory... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER NINETEEN NEW WORSHIP IN A NEW LAND 43:13-48:35 Ezekiel's lengthy symbolic portrayal of the Messianic age continues in Chapter s 43-48. The emphasis here is on the worship which will be such a prominent part of that new age, and on the glories of the Promised Land wherein that worship will... [ Continue Reading ]
_2. The dedication of the altar (43:18-27_) TRANSLATION (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. (19) You shall give to the priests the Le... [ Continue Reading ]