Ezekiel 47:1-12

EZEKIEL—NOTE ON Ezekiel 47:1 The tour brings Ezekiel back into the inner court. The door of the temple (v. Ezekiel 47:1) is that of the sanctuary itself. There begins one of the most striking scenarios in the entire vision. A trickle of water miraculously flows from the south side of the sanctuary’s threshold and makes its way south of the altar (v. Ezekiel 47:1), out the east gate to the outer court, and then out of the main east gate (v. Ezekiel 47:2). The trickle becomes a powerful river as Ezekiel and his guide wade into the stream, the guide measuring as they go (vv. Ezekiel 47:3). Sitting at the river bank, the guide explains the life-giving properties of the river (vv. Ezekiel 47:6). This aspect of the vision fits with Ezekiel 34:25 in affirming that renewal affects the entire natural world.