Ezekiel 43-45 - Yahweh’s Glory Returns to the Temple

Yahweh’s Glory Returns to the Temple

Eze 43:2-3 LSB - 

[2] and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. 

[3] And [it was] like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to bring the city to ruin. And the visions [were] like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.

Eze 43:4-5 LSB - 

[4] And the glory of Yahweh came into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the east. 

[5] And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house.

Eze 11:23 LSB - [23] The glory of Yahweh went up from the midst of the city and stood over the mountain which is east of the city.

Eze 43:7, 9 LSB -
[7] He said to me, "Son of man, [this is] the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their harlotry and by the corpses of their kings when they die, ...
[9] "Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever.

The Altar and Offerings

Eze 43:27 LSB - [27] 'So they will complete the days. And it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall offer on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; and I will accept you,' declares Lord Yahweh."

The Gate of the Prince

Eze 44:2-3 LSB - [2] Yahweh said to me, "This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no one shall enter by it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut. [3] "As for the prince, he shall sit in it as prince to eat bread before Yahweh; he shall enter by way of the porch of the gate and shall go out by the same way."

The Levitical Responsibilities

Eze 44:15-16 LSB - 

[15] "But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the responsibility of My sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to minister to Me; and they shall stand before Me to bring near to Me the fat and the blood," declares Lord Yahweh. 

[16] "They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to minister to Me and keep the responsibility [given by] Me.

Yahweh’s Portion of the Land

Eze 45:1 LSB - [1] "And when you divide by lot the land for inheritance, you shall offer a contribution to Yahweh, a holy portion of the land; the length shall be the length of 25,000 [cubits], and the width shall be 20,000. It shall be holy within all its boundary round about.

The Prince’s Portion of the Land