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EZEKIEL CHAPTER FORTY - DATE KING / EVENT - DATE JONAH (825-785BC)? JOEL (800BC)? HOSEA (785-725BC)? TIGLATH-PILESER (745-727BC)? MICAH (785-710BC)? HEZEKIAH (JUDAH) (726-698BC)? AMOS (784BC)? SHALMANESER (727-722BC)? ISAIAH (701-681BC)? TAKEN CAPTIVE (722BC)? NAHUM (700BC)? SENNACHERIB (705-681BC)? ZEPHANIAH (630BC)? JEREMIAH (629-588BC)? NEBUCHADNEZZAR (605-562BC)? DANIEL (606-534BC)? ZEDEKIAH (JUDAH) (597-586BC)? HABAKKUK (598BC)? JUDAH TAKEN CAPTIVE (586BC)? (597-573BC)? BELSHAZZAR (541-523BC)? OBADIAH (588-562BC)? CYRUS (559-529BC)? EZRA (536-456BC)? DESTROYED (536BC)? HAGGAI (532-512BC)? DARIUS (511-475BC)? ZECHARIAH (520-475BC)? ESTHER (485-465BC)? NEHEMIAH (465-424BC)? MALACHI (420-397BC)? OUTLINE EZEKIEL CHAPTER FORTY END OF PREVIOUS VISION V. 1-5

THE EAST GATE V. 6-19 THE NORTH GATE V. 20-22 THE SOUTH GATE V. 24-31

MORE ON THE EAST GATE V. 32-34 MORE ON THE NORTH GATE V. 35-38

THE EIGHT TABLES V. 39-43 THE CHAMBERS V. 44-47 THE PORCH OF THE TEMPLE V. 48-49 MEASUREMENTS

1 = 18 INCHES = 1.5 FEET

FURLONG = 200 METERS = 600 FEET = 1/8 MILE

1 ROD = 6 = 9 FEET

OR

1 ROD = 6 (1 CUBITS + 1 HANDBREATH) = 10.5 FEET

HANDS BREATH = 3 INCHES READ: :1 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE

1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and He took me there. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:1 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE 1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and He took me there. WHAT YEAR IS THIS? ‘the twenty-fifth year of our captivity’

WHAT DAY IS THIS? ‘the tenth day of the first month, in the fourteenth year’ after the city was captured QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:1 1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured, on the very same day the hand of the LORD was upon me; and He took me there. WHAT DAY IS THIS? ‘the twenty-fifth year of our captivity’

READ: 2 KINGS 25:8 8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month (which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came to . NKJV

WHAT DAY WAS JERUSALEM CAPTURED? ‘the fifth month, the seventh day, the nineteenth year’ of King Nebuchadnezzar QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:1 WHAT DAY IS THIS? ‘the tenth day of the first month, in the fourteenth year’ after the city was captured

READ: JEREMIAH 39:1-2 1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was penetrated. NKJV

WHAT DAY WAS JERUSALEM CAPTURED? ‘the eleventh year, the fourth month, the ninth day’ of King Zedekiah QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:1 WHAT DAY IS THIS? ‘the tenth day of the first month, in the fourteenth year’ after the city was captured

READ: :5-6 5 …. the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 6 By the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine had become so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land.

WHAT DAY WAS JERUSALEM CAPTURED? ‘the eleventh year, the fourth month, the ninth day’ of King Zedekiah READ: EZEKIEL 40:2-3 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE

2 In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city.

3 He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2-3 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE 2 In the visions of God He took me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain; on it toward the south was something like the structure of a city. 3 He took me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze. He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand, and he stood in the gateway. WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? ‘something like the structure of a city‘ ‘a man stood in the gateway’ ‘a measuring rod in his hand’ ‘he stood in the gateway’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? something like the structure of a city

WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY ABOUT THIS CITY?

READ: PSALMS 48:1-2 1 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. NKJV QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2 WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? something like the structure of a city

WHERE SHOULD ISRAEL WORSHIP THE LORD?

READ: :40 40 ‘On My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘there all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the first- fruits of your sacrifices, together with all your holy things.’ NKJV QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? something like the structure of a city

WHERE WILL THE LORD REBUILD HIS HOUSE?

READ: :2 2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD‘S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it. NKJV QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? something like the structure of a city

WHEN WILL THE LORD RE-BUILD HIS HOUSE?

READ: MICAH 4:1 1Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD‘S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And peoples shall flow to it. NKJV QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? something like the structure of a city

WHERE WILL THE LORD RE-BUILD HIS CITY?

READ: JEREMIAH 31:38-39 38 ‘Behold, the days are coming’, says the LORD, ‘that the city shall be built for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.’ NKJV

WHERE WAS THE TOWER OF HANANEL? ‘on the north wall of Jerusalem’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:2 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE WHERE DID THE LORD TAKE EZEKIEL? ‘He took me into the land of Israel’ ‘He set me on a very high mountain’

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? something like the structure of a city

WHAT CITY WILL THE LORD RE-BUILD? JERUSALEM? READ: ZECHARIAH 14:10 10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses. NKJV QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? ‘there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze’ ‘He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand’ ‘he stood in the gateway’

WHAT DID ZECHARIAH SEE?

READ: ZECHARIAH 2:1-2 1 I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 So I said, ‘Where are you going?’ He said to me, ‘To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.’ NKJV

WHAT WAS THE MAN GOING TO DO? ‘measure Jerusalem’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:3 WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? ‘there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze’ ‘He had a line of flax and a measuring rod in his hand’ ‘he stood in the gateway’

READ: REVELATION 1:13-15 13 In the midst of the seven lamp-stands One like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band. 14 His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire; 15 His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters; WHO DID JOHN SEE? ‘One like the Son of Man’ ‘His feet were like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:3 READ: :15-17 15 He who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. 17 He measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. NKJV WHAT WAS THIS MAN DOING? ‘he measured the city with the reed’ WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THIS CITY? 12,000 FURLONGS = 1500 MILES LENGTH = 1500 MI. BREATH = 1500 MI. HEIGHT = 1500 MI.

WHAT WAS THE MEASUREMENT OF ITS WALL? 144 CUBITS = 324 feet? READ: EZEKIEL 40:4 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE 4 And the man said to me, ‘Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:4 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE 4 And the man said to me, ‘Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears, and fix your mind on everything I show you; for you were brought here so that I might show them to you. Declare to the house of Israel everything you see.’

WHAT DID THIS MAN SAY TO EZEKIEL?

‘look with your eyes and hear with your ears’

‘fix your mind on everything I show you’

‘Declare to the house of Israel everything you see’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:4 WHAT DID THIS MAN SAY TO EZEKIEL? ‘Declare to the house of Israel everything you see’

READ: JEREMIAH 26:2 2 Thus says the LORD: 'Stand in the court of the LORD‘S house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD‘S house, all the words that I command you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word.’ NKJV

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JEREMIAH? ‘speak to all the cities of Judah’ ‘all the words that I command you to speak to them’ ‘Do not diminish a word’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:4 WHAT DID THIS MAN SAY TO EZEKIEL? ‘Declare to the house of Israel everything you see’

READ: :23-25 23 The glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain, which is on the east side of the city. 24 Then the Spirit took me up and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to those in captivity. And the vision that I had seen went up from me. 25 So I spoke to those in captivity of all the things the LORD had shown me. NKJV

WHAT DID EZEKIEL SEE? The glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city WHAT DID EZEKIEL DECLARE TO THE PEOPLE? ‘all the things the LORD had shown me’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:5 A NEW CITY, A NEW TEMPLE 5 Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man's hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:5 5 Now there was a wall all around the outside of the temple. In the man's hand was a measuring rod six cubits long, each being a cubit and a handbreadth; and he measured the width of the wall structure, one rod; and the height, one rod.

WHAT WAS THE LENGTH OF HIS ROD? a measuring rod six cubits long = 9 feet? OR a measuring rod six cubits (each being a cubit and a handbreadth) = 10.5 feet?

WHAT WERE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE WALL? 1 rod wide & 1 rod high 9 feet wide & 9 feet high? OR 10.5 feet wide & 10.5 feet high?? READ: EZEKIEL 40:6-7 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 6 Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide.

7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:6-7 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 6 Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. 7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod. WHAT GATE WAS THIS? East gate of the temple?

WHAT WAS WIDTH OF THE THRESHOLD? one rod

THE GATE CHAMBER? one rod long & one rod wide

BETWEEN THE GATE CHAMBERS? five cubits QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:6 6 Then he went to the gateway which faced east; and he went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one rod wide, and the other threshold was one rod wide. WHAT GATE WAS THIS? East gate of the temple?

READ: :16 16 He brought me into the inner court of the LORD‘S house; and there, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east, and they were worshiping the sun toward the east. NKJV

WHAT WERE THESE MEN DOING AT THE EAST GATE? ‘they were worshiping the sun toward the east’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:7 7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod.

WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF EACH GATE CHAMBER?

one rod long & one rod wide 1 rod = 9 feet? 9 feet x 9 feet? OR 1 rod = 10.5 feet? 10.5 feet x 10.5 feet?

WHAT WAS THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CHAMBERS? 5 cubits = 7.5 feet? QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:7 7 Each gate chamber was one rod long and one rod wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits; and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one rod.

READ: 1 CHRONICLES 9:26-27 26 In this trusted office were four chief gatekeepers; they were Levites. And they had charge over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 27 And they lodged all around the house of God because they had the responsibility, and they were in charge of opening it every morning.NKJV (2 KINGS 22:5)

WHO LODGED IN THE GATE CHAMBERS? LEVITES? READ: EZEKIEL 40:8-9 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 8 He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod.

9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was on the inside. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:8-9 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 8 He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one rod. 9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the gateposts, two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was on the inside.

WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE INSIDE GATE? 1 rod = 9 feet? OR 10.5 feet?

WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE VESITBULE? eight cubits = 12 feet? WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE GATEPOSTS? two cubits = 3 feet? READ: EZEKIEL 40:10 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 10 In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were all the same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:10 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 10 In the eastern gateway were three gate chambers on one side and three on the other; the three were all the same size; also the gateposts were of the same size on this side and that side.

WHAT WAS ON EACH SIDE OF THE GATEWAY?

‘three gate chambers on each side’

‘gateposts of the same size on each side’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:11-12 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

12 There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:11-12 11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 12 There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side. DESCRIBE THE ENTRANCE OF THE EAST GATE:

WHAT WAS THE WIDTH OF THE ENTRANCE? ten cubits = 15 feet? WHAT WAS THE LENGTH OF THE GATE? thirteen cubits = 19.5 feet? THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE GATE CHAMBERS? one cubit on each side = 1.5 feet? WHAT WAS THE SIZE OF EACH CHAMBER? six cubits by six cubits = ‘9 feet x 9 feet’? QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:12 12 There was a space in front of the gate chambers, one cubit on this side and one cubit on that side; the gate chambers were six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.

WHAT WAS THE DIMENSION OF EACH CHAMBER? six cubits by six cubits = ‘9 feet x 9 feet’?

READ: 1 CHRONICLES 9:33-34 33 These are the singers, heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites, who lodged in the chambers , and were free from other duties; for they were employed in that work day and night. NKJV

WHO LODGED IN THESE CHAMBERS? Singers LEVITES? QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:12 WHAT WAS THE DIMENSION OF EACH CHAMBER? six cubits by six cubits = ‘9 feet x 9 feet’?

READ: 1 CHRONICLES 23:28 28 ….Their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God, NKJV

WHO LODGED IN THESE CHAMBERS? LEVITES?

WHY? ‘Their duty was to help the sons of Aaron’ ‘in the courts and in the chambers’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:11-12 WHAT DID EZRA SAY TO THESE LEVITES?

READ: EZRA 8:28-30 28 I said to them, ‘You are holy to the LORD; the articles are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. 29 Watch and keep them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and heads of the fathers' houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD." 30 So the priests and the Levites received the silver and the gold and the articles by weight, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God. NKJV

WHAT SHOULD THEY DO WITH THESE TREASURES? ‘to bring them to Jerusalem’ ‘to the chambers of the house of the LORD’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:13-14 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door.

14 He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:13-14 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other; the width was twenty-five cubits, as door faces door. 14 He measured the gateposts, sixty cubits high, and the court all around the gateway extended to the gatepost. DESCRIBE THE EAST GATE OF THE TEMPLE:

WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE ROOF ‘twenty-five cubits, as door faces door’ = 37.5 feet?

WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE GATEPOSTS sixty cubits high = 90 feet? READ: EZEKIEL 40:15-16 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 15 From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits.

16 There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were palm trees. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:15-16 THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE 15 From the front of the entrance gate to the front of the vestibule of the inner gate was fifty cubits. 16 There were beveled window frames in the gate chambers and in their intervening archways on the inside of the gateway all around, and likewise in the vestibules. There were windows all around on the inside. And on each gatepost were palm trees. DESCRIBE THE EAST GATE OF THE TEMPLE:

WHAT WAS THE TOTAL BREATH OF THE BUILDING? fifty cubits = 75 feet? DESCRIBE THE GATE CHAMBERS: ‘There were beveled windows all around on the inside’ ‘on each gatepost were palm trees’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:17-19 THE OUTER COURT 17 Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.

18 The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement.

19 Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:17-19 THE OUTER COURT 17 Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement. 18 The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement. 19 Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.

DESCRIBE THE OUTER COURT: WHAT WAS AROUND THE COURT? ‘thirty chambers’ 5 cubits each = 150 feet? WHAT WAS THE MEASURE OF THE OUTER COURT? ‘one hundred cubits’ = 150 feet? QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:17 THE OUTER COURT 17 Then he brought me into the outer court; and there were chambers and a pavement made all around the court; thirty chambers faced the pavement.

WHO DWELLED IN THESE CHAMBERS?

LEVITES? Keepers of the gate?

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE OUTER COURT?

READ: REVELATION 11:1-2 QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:17

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE OUTER COURT?

READ: REVELATION 11:1-2 1 I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, ‘Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there. 2 But leave out the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. NKJV

WHAT DID THE ANGLE SAY TO JOHN? ‘do not measure the court which is outside the temple’ ‘it has been given to the Gentiles’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:20-21 THE NORTHERN GATEWAY 20 On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.

21 Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:20-21 THE NORTHERN GATEWAY 20 On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width. 21 Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts and its archways, had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. WHAT GATE IS THIS? North gate? DESCRIBE THE NORTH GATE: WHAT WERE THE MEASUREMENTS OF THIS GATE? ‘same measurements facing north’ ‘same as the first gate’ East gate? ‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’ ‘Length = 75 feet Width = 37.5 feet’? READ: EZEKIEL 40:22-23 THE NORTHERN GATEWAY 22 Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it.

23 A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:22-23 22 Its windows and those of its archways, and also its palm trees, had the same measurements as the gateway facing east; it was ascended by seven steps, and its archway was in front of it. 23 A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gateway, just as the eastern gateway; and he measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits.

DESCRIBE THE NORTH GATE: ‘Its windows, archways and its palm trees’ ‘had the same measurements as the east gate’ ‘It was ascended by seven steps’ ‘its archway was in front of it’

DESCRIBE THE INNER COURT: ‘a gate of the inner court was opposite the north gate’ ‘measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:24-25 THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY 24 After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements.

25 There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:24-25 THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY 24 After that he brought me toward the south, and there a gateway was facing south; and he measured its gateposts and archways according to these same measurements. 25 There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

WHAT GATE IS THIS? South Gate? DESCRIBE THE SOUTH GATE: WHAT WERE THE MEASUREMENTS OF THIS GATE? ‘same measurements facing south’ ‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’ ‘Length = 75 feet Width = 37.5 feet’? READ: EZEKIEL 40:26-27 THE SOUTHERN GATEWAY 26 Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side.

27 There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:26-27 26 Seven steps led up to it, and its archway was in front of them; and it had palm trees on its gateposts, one on this side and one on that side. 27 There was also a gateway on the inner court, facing south; and he measured from gateway to gateway toward the south, one hundred cubits.

DESCRIBE THE SOUTH GATE: ‘Its windows, archways and its palm trees’ ‘had the same measurements as the east gate’ ‘It was ascended by seven steps’ ‘its archway was in front of it’

DESCRIBE THE INNER COURT: ‘a gate of the inner court was opposite the south gate’ ‘same measurement facing south’ ‘measured from gateway to gateway, one hundred cubits’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:28-29 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements.

29 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:28-29 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the southern gateway; he measured the southern gateway according to these same measurements. 29 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

DESCRIBE THE GATEWAY OF THE INNER COURT: ‘Its gate chambers, gateposts and archways’ ‘were the same measurements’ ‘there were windows in it and in its archways all around’ ‘It was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:30-31 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 30 There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide.

31 Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:30-31 30 There were archways all around, twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. 31 Its archways faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts, and going up to it were eight steps.

DESCRIBE THE GATEWAY OF THE INNER COURT: ‘There were archways all around’ ‘twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide’ ‘37.5 feet long and 7.5 feet wide’? ‘Its archways faced the outer court’ ‘palm trees were on its gateposts’ AND ‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven? READ: EZEKIEL 40:32-34 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 32 And he brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these same measurements.

33 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide.

34 Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:32-34 32 And he brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these same measurements. 33 Also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways were according to these same measurements; and there were windows in it and in its archways all around; it was fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. 34 Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps. DESCRIBE THIS SCENE OF THE INNER COURT: ‘same measurements facing east’ ‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’ Length = 75 feet? Width = 37.5 feet? ‘Its archways faced the outer court’ ‘palm trees were on its gateposts on each side’ AND ‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven? READ: EZEKIEL 40:34-35 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 34 Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps.

35 Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements — QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:34-35 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 34 Its archways faced the outer court, and palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side; and going up to it were eight steps. 35 Then he brought me to the north gateway and measured it according to these same measurements —

DESCRIBE THIS SCENE OF THE INNER COURT: ‘Its archways faced the outer court’ ‘palm trees were on its gateposts on each side’ AND ‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven? READ: EZEKIEL 40:36-37 GATEWAYS OF THE INNER COURT 36 also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

37 Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:36-37 36 also its gate chambers, its gateposts, and its archways. It had windows all around; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits. 37 Its gateposts faced the outer court, palm trees were on its gateposts on this side and on that side, and going up to it were eight steps.

DESCRIBE THIS SCENE OF THE INNER COURT: ‘its gate chambers, gateposts, archways and windows’ ‘same measurements all around’ ‘length was fifty cubits’ and ‘width twenty-five cubits’ Length = 75 feet? Width = 37.5 feet?

‘Its archways faced the outer court’ ‘palm trees were on its gateposts on each side’ AND ‘going up to it were eight steps’ not seven? READ: EZEKIEL 40:38-39 WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED 38 There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering.

39 In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:38-39 WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED 38 There was a chamber and its entrance by the gateposts of the gateway, where they washed the burnt offering. 39 In the vestibule of the gateway were two tables on this side and two tables on that side, on which to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering.

DESCRIBE THE ENTRANCE OF THE GATEWAY: ‘There was a chamber where they washed the burnt offering’ ‘In the vestibule were two tables on each side’

WHAT WERE THESE TABLES FOR? ‘to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering and the trespass offering’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:38-39 DESCRIBE THE ENTRANCE OF THE GATEWAY: ‘There was a chamber where they washed the burnt offering’ ‘In the vestibule were two tables on each side’ WHAT WERE THESE TABLES FOR? ‘to slay the burnt offering, the sin offering and the trespass offering’

READ: 2 CHRONCILES 4:6 6 He made ten lavers, and put five on the right side and five on the left, to wash in them; such things as they offered for the burnt offering they would wash in them, but the Sea was for the priests to wash in.NKJV

WHAT DID PUT IN THE TEMPLE? ‘He made ten lavers to wash the burnt offering‘ READ: EZEKIEL 40:40-41 WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED 40 At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables.

41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:40-41 WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED 40 At the outer side of the vestibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the northern gateway, were two tables; and on the other side of the vestibule of the gateway were two tables. 41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side, by the side of the gateway, eight tables on which they slaughtered the sacrifices.

DESCRIBE THE OUTER SIDE OF THE VESTIBULE: ‘As one goes up to the entrance of the north gate’ ‘there were four tables on each side’

WHAT WERE THESE TABLES FOR? ‘to slaughtered the sacrifices’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:42-43 WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED 42 There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

43 Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:42-43 42 There were also four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 43 Inside were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables. DESCRIBE THESE TABLES: ‘Four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering’ ‘1 ½ cubits long, 1 ½ cubits wide’, 1 cubit high’ ‘on these they laid the instruments with which they slaughtered the burnt offering and the sacrifice’ ‘Inside were hooks, fastened all around’ ‘the flesh of the sacrifices was on the tables’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:42 WHERE SACRIFICES WERE PREPARED

DESCRIBE THESE FOUR TABLES: ‘Four tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering’

READ: EXODUS 20:25 25 If you make Me an altar of stone, you shall not build it of hewn stone; for if you use your tool on it, you have profaned it. NKJV

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO MOSES? ‘If you make Me an altar of stone’ ‘you shall not build it of hewn stone’

WHY? ‘If you use your tool on it, you have profaned it’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:44 CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS 44 Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:44 CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS 44 Outside the inner gate were the chambers for the singers in the inner court, one facing south at the side of the northern gateway, and the other facing north at the side of the southern gateway.

WHAT WAS OUTSIDE THE INNER GATE?

‘chambers for the singers in the inner court’

‘one facing south at the side of the northern gateway’

‘one facing north at the side of the southern gateway’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:45-46 CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS 45 Then he said to me, "This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.

46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of , from the sons of , who come near the LORD to minister to Him." QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:45-46 CHAMBERS FOR SINGERS AND PRIESTS 45 Then he said to me, ‘This chamber which faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple. 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.’

WHAT WAS CHAMBER FACING SOUTH FOR? ‘for the priests who have charge of the temple’

WHAT WAS CHAMBER FACING NORTH FOR? ‘for the priests who have charge of the altar’ ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’ ‘who come near the LORD to minister to Him’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.’

WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’

WHAT DID MOSES SAY TO KORAH, DATHAN & ABIRAM

READ: NUMBERS 16:5 Moses spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, ‘Tomorrow morning the LORD will show who is His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to come near to Him. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO AARON?

READ: NUMBERS 18:5-7 5 You shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel. 6 Behold, I Myself have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel; they are a gift to you, given by the LORD, to do the work of the tabernacle of meeting. 7 Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.NKJV QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.’

WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’

READ: 1 SAMUEL 2:34 34 This shall be a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them. NKJV

WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ELI? ‘your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas:’ ‘in one day they shall die, both of them’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.’

WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’

READ: 2 SAMUEL 8:17 17 Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests; Seraiah was the scribe; NKJV (1 CHRONICLES 18:14-17)

WHO WERE ZADOK AND AHIMELECH? ‘Zadok the son of Ahitub and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar were the priests’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? READ: 1 KINGS 1:5-8 5 Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, ‘I will be king’; and he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 6 His father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, ‘Why have you done so?’ He was also very good- looking. His mother had borne him after Absalom. 7 Then he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they followed and helped Adonijah. 8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and the mighty men who belonged to were not with Adonijah. NKJV

WHAT DID ABIATHAR DO? ‘Abiathar the priest helped Adonijah’ ‘Zadok the priest did not go with Adonijah’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 WHAT HAPPENED TO ABIATHAR?

READ: 1 KINGS 2:26-27 26 Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, ‘Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you are deserving of death; but I will not put you to death at this time, because you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and because you were afflicted every time my father was afflicted.’ 27 Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest to the LORD, that he might fulfill the word of the LORD which He spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh.

WHAT DID SOLOMON SAY TO ABIATHAR? ‘You are deserving of death’ ‘I will not put you to death at this time’ ‘Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 46 The chamber which faces north is for the priests who have charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD to minister to Him.’ WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’

WHO WERE THE SONS OF AARON?

READ: 1 CHRONICLES 6:49-53 These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok and Ahimaaz (1 CHRONICLES 24:1-3)

WAS ZADOK A SON OF AARON? QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:46 WHO WERE THESE PRIESTS? ‘the sons of Zadok, from the sons of Levi’

WHAT IS SAID ABOUT EZRA?

READ: EZRA 7:1-5 In the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia: Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest NKJV

WAS EZRA A PRIEST? READ: EZEKIEL 40:47 DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE

47 And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:47 DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE 47 And he measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, foursquare. The altar was in front of the temple.

WHAT WERE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE COURT? one hundred cubits long = 180 feet? one hundred cubits wide = 180 feet?

Foursquare = 180 Feet x 180 feet?

WHERE WAS THE ALTAR? ‘The altar was in front of the temple’ READ: EZEKIEL 40:48 DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE

48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:48 DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE

48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

DESCRIBE THE DOORPOSTS OF THE VESTIBULE: ‘five cubits on each side’ = 7.5 feet on each side’?

DESCRIBE THE WIDTH OF THE GATEWAY: ‘three cubits on each side’ = 4.5 feet on each side’? READ: EZEKIEL 40:49 DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE

49 The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side. QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:49 DIMENSIONS OF THE INNER COURT AND VESTIBULE

49 The length of the vestibule was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; and by the steps which led up to it there were pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and another on that side.

DESCRIBE THE VESTIBULE:

WHAT WERE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE VESTIBULE? ‘length twenty cubits’ = 30 feet? ‘width eleven cubits’ = 16.5 feet?

‘by the steps which led up to it’ ‘there were pillars by the doorposts one on each side’ QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:48 HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO SOLOMON’S TEMPLE? READ: :2-3 2 The house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits. 3 The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestibule extended ten cubits from the front of the house. NKJV THE TEMPLE: ‘length sixty cubits’ = 90 feet? ‘width twenty cubits’ = 30 feet? ‘height thirty cubits’ = 45 feet?

THE VESTIBULE: ‘length twenty cubits’ = 30 feet? ‘width ten cubits’ = 15 feet? QUESTIONS: EZEKIEL 40:48 HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO SOLOMON’S TEMPLE? READ: :15 ‘He cast two pillars of bronze’ ‘each one eighteen cubits high’ ‘a line of twelve cubits’ ‘measured the circumference of each’

WHAT WAS THE HEIGHT OF THESE PILLARS? ‘eighteen cubits high’ = 27 feet?

WHAT WAS CIRCUMFERENCE OF THESE PILLARS? ‘twelve cubits’ = 18 feet? ‘about 3 feet in diameter? THE EASTERN GATEWAY OF THE TEMPLE

WHAT WAS THE TOTAL BREATH OF THE BUILDING? fifty cubits = 75 feet

BOUNDARY WALL: 6 cubits 9 feet ENTRANCE HALL: 5 cubits 7.5 feet GUARD-CHAMBERS: 18 cubits 27 feet BETWEEN CHAMBERS: 10 cubits 15 feet PORCH HALL: 5 cubits 7.5 feet PORCH: 6 cubits 9 feet

TOTAL 50 cubits 75 feet WAS THE TEMPLE THAT EZEKIEL SAW

SOLOMON’S TEMPLE?

OR

ZERUBBABEL’S TEMPLE? (BOOK OF EZRA) TEMPLE OF EZEKIEL’S VISION Measured in cubits