Ezekiel 43

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Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: 

After viewing the measurement of the temple in the city, Ezekiel was taken to the gate that opened toward the east. 

We are that city that sits upon a hill and cannot be hidden.  

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. 

And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. 

And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 

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

And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. 

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. 

God speaks to Ezekiel.  God tells Ezekiel where He can be found.

In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. 

God told Ezekiel how the leaders were in His house committing sins, and he destroyed all of them.

Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. 

Now that I have given them another chance tell the people to remove the sins that caused others to die.

Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.

Show My people what you have learned about My plans so they can see what they have done and be ashamed of how they disobeyed Me.  Let them know there are boundaries in My house.

And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 

If they are sorry for their sins, show them My plans.  Show them how to conduct themselves by My Word.  Tell them to learn My ways and follow My instructions.

This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. 

The Word of God is supreme, and the limitations all around it are most holy.  This is the Word of God in how He runs His House.

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. 

All parts of the altar have been measured.  The measurements are exact, and you can not alter what I have put in place.  Not even a little bit.

And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 

Every space or connection with Me is measured.  The smallest or lowest part of My altar is extremely holy.

So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns. 

Holiness starts from the bottom, and it becomes stronger as you move upward or forward.

And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof. 

When you are in Me, you will have plenty of space.  All of the parts of Me are extremely Holy.  Every part of Me is the same.  Just like a square, all sides are equal.

And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east. 

The ledge and gutters of My temple have been measured.  The steps that you climb are measured.  Everything connected to Me is a part of Me.  Whether it seems to be a mere necessity or an obvious instrument of use, it is to be treated as holy.

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. 

Ezekiel, what I tell you are my stipulations if you are to be used by Me.

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 assigned person I have chosen this job: bring an offering that shows that you know that demonstrates you are leaving sin. ( I am unsure how to relate this to my understanding.)

And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 

You will tell what I will not allow from the altar's top to the bottom of the altar.

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. 

And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 

When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 

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. 

If you send anyone to represent Me, they must be prepared to stand in My stead.

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. 

You will constantly prepare someone to be ready to teach My Word. 

Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. 

Keep My Altar sanctified, and those who stand at My altar must be set aside for My use.

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 the 70-year exile is up, put these orders in place.  God is a planner. He does not do anything haphazardly.