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Rooms For The Priests

Ezekiel 42:1-20



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Rooms For The Priests

Text:

Ezekiel 42:1-20,

1. Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and

brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and

opposite the building on the north.

2. Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width 87½ feet.

3. Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner court, and opposite

the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced

gallery in the three stories.

4. In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½

feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their entrances were on the

north.

5. Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries

took more space from them than from the lower and middle

chambers of the building.

6. For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of

the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the

ground more than the lower and upper ones.

7. As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the

outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet long.

8. For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet long, while

those facing the temple were 175 feet long.

9. Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters

from the outer court.

10. At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing

the courtyard and the building, were chambers

11. with a passage in front of them. They looked like the chambers

on the north. Of the same length and width, and all their exits

according to their arrangements and entrances



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12. were the chambers which were toward the south. There was an

opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the

corresponding wall toward the east when one enters.

13. Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south

chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the

priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings.

There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the

sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy.

14. When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the

sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in

which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other

garments, then they will go near the places where the people are.”

15. Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple,

he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around.

16. He measured the east side with the measuring stick as 875 feet

by the measuring stick.

17. He measured the north side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.

18. He measured the south side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.

19. He turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the

measuring stick.

20. He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet

long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places.

(NET)

Introduction:

I. In this chapter, Ezekiel spoke to the organization of temple space for

the priests and emphasized the holiness of the temple. (See Hamilton.)

II. Fredenburg advised that students avail themselves of several different

translations to better understand the meaning of the text and to reduce

the effects of any textural corruptions that have resulted from

misunderstanding of technical terms as well as other composition and

translation complications.



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III. Coffman summarized chapter 42 by saying, “Herein is contained a

special description of the chambers for housing the priests, and also

special information regarding the outer court.

IV. The Pulpit Commentary states, “This chapter furnishes a brief

account of the priests’ chambers (rooms) in the outer court (verses 1-14),

and a detailed measurement of the temple precincts (verses 15-20).

Note: Although great detail is provided in Ezekiel 40-48 regarding the

temple, many questions remain which continue to puzzle and mystify

even the most astute Biblical scholars.

Commentary:

The Priests’ Rooms

Ezekiel 42:1, Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the

north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the

courtyard and opposite the building on the north. (NET)

I. Then the man led me north and into the outer court and . . .

A. “Ezekiel was taken back to the outer court to witness the

measuring of the priests’ chambers (rooms).” (Smith)

B. Clarke wrote, “The man (guide) led Ezekiel out from the temple

into the court of the priests. The court of the people was beyond

this court.”

C. The survey of the temple having been completed, Ezekiel was

conducted by his guide into the outer court, by the way toward the

north, i.e., by the inner north gate, and from the outer court into the

priestly chambers (rooms) . . . (The Pulpit Commentary.)



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1. Ezekiel 40:17, 23, Then he brought me to the outer

court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made for

the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement.

Opposite the gate on the north and the east was a gate of

the inner court; he measured the distance from gate to

gate at 175 feet. (NET)

II. brought me to the rooms opposite the temple courtyard and opposite

the outer wall on the north side.

A. These rooms were over against the separate place, and which

was before the building toward the north.

Ezekiel 42:2, Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width

87½ feet. (NET)

I. The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and

fifty cubits wide.

A. The building was 175 feet long on the north side and 87 ½ feet

wide. (See NET Bible.)

B. “Two three-storied buildings flanked the rear of the temple area

on the north and south. These chambers (rooms) served as dining

halls and robing (dressing) rooms for the priests when they

officiated at the Temple (Ezekiel 42:1-14).” (Smith)

C. “Inside this building were two parallel rows of rooms of three

tiers (galleries) that ran east to west,” Fredenburg wrote.

D. The building which contained the priests’ rooms was a hundred

cubits long and fifty cubits wide. (See The Pulpit Commentary.)



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Ezekiel 42:3, Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner

court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer

court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories. (NET)

I. Both in the section twenty cubits from the inner court and in the

section opposite the pavement of the outer court, gallery faced

gallery at the three levels.

A. Twenty cubits equal 35 feet.

B. This twenty cubits may refer to the clear space which

surrounded the temple on the south, west and north sides.

(The Pulpit Commentary.)

1. Ezekiel 41:12-14, The building that was facing the

temple courtyard at the west side was 122½ feet

wide; the wall of the building was 8¾ feet all

around, and its length 157½ feet. Then he measured

the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the

temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet

long, and also the width of the front of the temple

and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet. (NET)

C. This pavement was previously described as running along

the inside of the outer wall.

1. Ezekiel 40:17, Then he brought me to the outer

court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made

for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the

pavement. (NET)

D. These priestly rooms were constructed on three levels,

stories.



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Ezekiel 42:4, In front of the chambers was a walkway on the

inner side, 17½ feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their

entrances were on the north. (NET)

I. In front of the rooms was an inner passageway ten cubits wide

and a hundred cubits long.

A. This walkway was 17 ½ feet wide. (NET)

B. These rooms “were accessed from the open area within the

temple courtyard by an inner court passageway ten cubits

wide that ran the length of the building,” Fredenburg wrote.

C. Clarke defined this walk of ten cubits’ breadth inward as a

sort of parapet, a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone

. . . a low wall or railing to protect the edge of a platform,

roof, or bridge.” (Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary)

II. Their doors were on the north.

A. Fredenburg explained that these doors to the inside rooms

were on the north, facing away from the sacred area.

Ezekiel 42:5, Now the upper chambers were narrower, because

the galleries took more space from them than from the lower

and middle chambers of the building.

I. Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more

space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle

floors of the building.

A. The Pulpit Commentary states, “The chambers rose in

terrace form, each of the upper stories receding from that

below it, as was customary in Babylonian architecture.”



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Ezekiel 42:6, For they were in three stories and had no pillars

like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers

were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper

ones. (NET)

I. The rooms on the third floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so

they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and

middle floors.

A. The reason for this shortening of the upper stories is that

the chambers (rooms) did not have pillars or colonnades.

1. The recession of the upper stories was necessary to

secure support for their respective rooms. (The Pulpit

Commentary)

2. Ezekiel 40:49, The length of the porch was 35 feet

and the width 19¼ feet; steps led up to it, and there

were pillars beside the jambs on either side. (NET)

Ezekiel 42:7, As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers,

toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet

long. (NET)

I. There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court;

it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits.

A. According to the NET Bible, this fifty cubits were equal to

87 ½ feet long.

B. Fredenburg explained that the outer wall parallel to the

priests’ rooms and the outer court restricted visual access

from the outer court into the priests’ changing and eating

rooms.



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C. This “wall” was actually a fence or hedge, according to

The Pulpit Commentary.

1. Ezekiel 13:5, You have not gone up in the breaks

in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of

Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the

day of the LORD. (NET)

2. “The fence was doubtless intended to screen the side

windows of the lower chambers from public gaze, since

these were to be occupied as robing and disrobing

rooms for the priests who should officiate in the

temple.” (The Pulpit Commentary)

a. Ezekiel 42:14, When the priests enter, then

they will not go out from the sanctuary to the

outer court without taking off their garments

in which they minister, for these are holy; they

will put on other garments, then they will go

near the places where the people are.” (NET)

b. Ezekiel 44:19, When they go out to the outer

court to the people, they must remove the

garments they were ministering in, and place

them in the holy chambers; they must put on

other garments so that they will not transmit

holiness to the people with their garments.

(NET)

Ezekiel 42:8, For the chambers on the outer court were 87½

feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long.

(Net)

I. While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was

fifty cubits long, . . .



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A. Fifty cubits equal 87 ½ feet. (NET)

B. The rooms whose windows looked into the outer court

projected fifty cubits in to the outer court from north to south.

(The Pulpit Commentary).

II. The row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits

long.

A. One-hundred cubits equal 175 feet. (NET)

B. The chambers (rooms) whose windows fronted the temple

were a hundred cubits from east to west. (The Pulpit

Commentary)

Ezekiel 42:9, Below these chambers was a passage on the east

side as one enters from the outer court. (NET)

I. The lower rooms had an entrance on the east side as one enters

them from the outer court.

A. Fredenburg noted that the priests entered this structure on

the east side from the outer court, changed their clothes, and

then entered the inner court from the middle story. The

priests would reverse the direction, process after they

completed their service and proceeded to leave.

B. The entrance ran along the east side of the building, and

led from the outer court to the temple court. As the outer

court was higher than that of the temple, and could only be

reached by steps, the entrance is represented as lying under

the rooms. It was this entrance that was screened by the

fence mentioned in verse 7. (The Pulpit Commentary)



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1. Ezekiel 42:7, As for the outer wall by the side of

the chambers, toward the outer court facing the

chambers, it was 87½ feet long. (NET)

Ezekiel 42:10, At the beginning of the wall of the court toward

the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were

chambers (NET)

I. On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court,

adjoining the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall, were

rooms with a passageway in front of them.

A. These rooms on the south side were a mirror image of the

rooms, passageways and doorways on the north side. (See

Fredenburg.)

II. These were like the rooms on the north; they had the same

length and width, with similar exits and dimensions.

A. The construction of the rooms for the priests on the north

and south sides was essentially identical.

III. Similar to the doorways on the north were the doorways of the

rooms on the south.

A. The doorways north and south were essentially identical.

IV. There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that

was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by

which one enters the rooms.

A. Again the point is the similarity, symmetry of the various

corresponding parts pertaining to the priests’ rooms.



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Ezekiel 42:13, Then he said to me, “The north chambers and

the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy

chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the

most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy

offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt

offering, because the place is holy. (NET)

I. Then he said to me, “The north and south rooms facing the

temple courtyard are the priests’ rooms, where the priests who

approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings.

A. These rooms were used for three purposes, the first

purpose being: . . .

1. eating the most holy offerings.

a. Leviticus 6:14-18, “‘This is the law of the

grain offering. The sons of Aaron are to

present it before the Lord in front of the altar,

and the priest must take up with his hand some

of the choice wheat flour of the grain offering

and some of its olive oil, and all of the

frankincense that is on the grain offering, and

he must offer its memorial portion up in smoke

on the altar as a soothing aroma to the Lord.

Aaron and his sons are to eat what is left over

from it. It must be eaten unleavened in a holy

place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the

Meeting Tent. It must not be baked with yeast.

I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It

is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt

offering. Every male among the sons of Aaron

may eat it. It is a perpetual allotted portion

throughout your generations from the gifts of



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the Lord. Anyone who touches these gifts must

be holy.’” (NET)

b. Ezekiel 40:46, and the chamber which faces

north is for the priests who keep charge of the

altar. These are the descendants of Zadok,

from the descendants of Levi, who may

approach the Lord to minister to him.” (NET)

c. Ezekiel 44:15-16, “‘But the Levitical priests,

the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge

of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went

astray from me, will approach me to minister

to me; they will stand before me to offer me the

fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord.

They will enter my sanctuary, and approach

my table to minister to me; they will keep my

charge. (NET)

d. Previously any male descendant of Aaron could

eat portions of the sacrifices but in this new

temple, only the descendants of Zadok could eat

the portions of sacrifices. (See Fredenburg.)

e. Leviticus 2:8-10, “‘You must bring the grain

offering that must be made from these to the

Lord. Present it to the priest, and he will bring

it to the altar. Then the priest must take up

from the grain offering its memorial portion

and offer it up in smoke on the altar—it is a

gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. The

remainder of the grain offering belongs to

Aaron and to his sons—it is most holy from the

gifts of the Lord. (NET)



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2. Related references:

a. Leviticus 2:3, The remainder of the grain

offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons—it is

most holy from the gifts of the Lord. (NET)

b. Leviticus 6:17, 25, 29, It must not be baked

with yeast. I have given it as their portion from

my gifts. It is most holy, like the sin offering

and the guilt offering. “Tell Aaron and his

sons, ‘This is the law of the sin offering. In the

place where the burnt offering is slaughtered

the sin offering must be slaughtered before the

Lord. It is most holy. Any male among the

priests may eat it. It is most holy. (NET)

c. Leviticus 6:1, 6, Then the Lord spoke to

Moses: Then he must bring his guilt offering to

the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock,

convertible into silver shekels, for a guilt

offering to the priest. (NET)

d. Numbers 18:9-10, Of all the most holy

offerings reserved from the fire this will be

yours: Every offering of theirs, whether from

every grain offering or from every purification

offering or from every reparation offering

which they bring to me, will be most holy for

you and for your sons. 10 You are to eat it as a

most holy offering; every male may eat it. It

will be holy to you. (NET)

e. Leviticus 10:12-13, Then Moses spoke to

Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his

remaining sons, “Take the grain offering which



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remains from the gifts of the Lord and eat it

unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy.

13 You must eat it in a holy place because it is

your allotted portion and the allotted portion

of your sons from the gifts of the Lord, for this

is what I have been commanded. (NET)

II. There they will put the most holy offerings – the grain offerings,

the sin offerings and the guilt offerings for the place is holy.

A. A second use of certain of these rooms was for storage of

the grain offerings, sin offerings and guilt offerings. (See

Fredenburg.)

Ezekiel 42:14, When the priests enter, then they will not go out

from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their

garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will

put on other garments, then they will go near the places where

the people are.” (NET)

I. Once the priests enter the holy precincts, they are not to go into

the outer court until they leave behind the garments in which they

minister, for these are holy.

A. The third use of these rooms is for storing the priests’

garments, vestments. (See Fredenburg.)

B. Special priestly garments were carefully stored to protect

their purity and to protect the impure public who may well

die by coming in to contact with holy things. (See

Fredenburg.)

1. 1 Samuel 6:19-20, But the Lord struck down some

of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had

looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down



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50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the

Lord had struck the people with a hard blow. The

residents of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to

stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will

the ark go up from here?” (NET)

2. 1 Samuel 5:10-12, So they sent the ark of God to

Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron,

the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have

brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our

people!” So they assembled all the leaders of the

Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of

Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so

that it won’t kill us and our people!” The terror of

death was throughout the entire city; God was

attacking them very severely there. The people who

did not die were struck with sores; the city’s cry for

help went all the way up to heaven. (NET)

C. Clarke wrote, “The priests were not permitted to wear

their robes in the outer court. These vestments were to be

used only when they ministered; and, when they had

“completed their duties, they were to deposit them in one of

the chambers mentioned in the thirteenth verse.”

1. The putting on and off of these holy clothes took

place in the specific places and at the times specified!

II. They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places

that are for the people.”

A. When performing their holy duties, the priests were to be

attired in the approved holy vestments.



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B. Holy vestments were never to be worn other than when

the priests were performing their holy duties in specified holy

places.

Measurement of the Temple Precincts.

Ezekiel 42:15, Now when he had finished measuring the

interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces

east and measured all around. (NET)

I. When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple

area, he led me out by the east gate and measured the area all

around:

A. “Having completed the tour of the courts and buildings of

the temple area, the guide took Ezekiel through the eastern

gate.” (Smith)

1. The guide took Ezekiel through the eastern gate to

the outside of the temple compound. (See Fredenburg.)

2. The guide measured the outside perimeter of the

temple compound. (See Fredenburg.)

3. This was “the temple area, not just the temple only,

but the temple with its courts. (The Pulpit

Commentary)

Ezekiel 42:16, He measured the east side with the measuring

stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET)

I. He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five

hundred cubits.

A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible)



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B. “His final measurements were those of the outer wall

which surrounded the entire Temple area.” (Smith)

C. The east side was measured first.

D. The Pulpit Commentary understands the wall to be that of

a great quadrangle which encompassed the whole structure,

or the outer court and all within.

Ezekiel 42:16, He measured the east side with the measuring

stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET)

I. He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five-

hundred cubits.


B. “His final measurements were those of the outer wall

which surrounded the entire Temple area.” (Smith)

C. The east side was measured first.

Ezekiel 42:17, He measured the north side as 875 feet by the

measuring stick. (NET)

I. He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits by the

measuring rod.


B. The north side was the second side to be measured.

Ezekiel 42:18, He measured the south side as 875 feet by the

measuring stick.



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I. He measured the south sides; it was five hundred cubits by the

measuring rod.


B. The south side was the third side to be measured.

Ezekiel 42:19, He turned to the west side and measured 875

feet by the measuring stick. (NET)

I. Then he turned to the west side, and measured; it was five

hundred cubits by the measuring rod.

A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 Feet.

B. The fourth and final side to be measured was the west

side.

Ezekiel 42:20, He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall

around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy

and common places. (NET)

I. So he measured the area on all four sides.

A. “This wall was found to form a square of five hundred

reeds which equals about 3,062, 500 square yards.” (Smith)

The Pulpit Commentary gives the size of this area as

2,250,000 square yards.

1. Clarke concluded, “No wonder this was called a

city.”

a. Ezekiel 40:2, By means of divine visions he

brought me to the land of Israel and placed me



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on a very high mountain, and on it was a

structure like a city, to the south. (NET)

II. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five

hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.

A. This enclosure was 875 feet long and 875 feet wide.

1. The temple compound was square, each side being

five hundred cubits; that is, 875 feet.

2. The measuring rod, reed was used for this measuring

of the length and width of the temple compound.

B. “It had a wall round about – to make a separation between

the sanctuary and the profane place. The holy place was that

which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen,

nor stranger nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The

profane place was that which men, women, Gentiles, pure or

impure, might be admitted,” Clarke wrote.

C. The purpose of this wall was to separate the holy from the

common. (The Pulpit Commentary)

1. Psalm 114:2, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel

his kingdom. (NET)

2. Daniel 9:20, While I was still speaking and

praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people

Israel and presenting my request before the Lord

my God concerning his holy mountain— (NET)

Note: The summit of Mount Moriah could not accommodate such

a vast quadrangle: this shows the temple was an ideal house, never



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to be built upon the literal Mount Moriah. (The Pulpit

Commentary.)

Conclusion:

I. This unit, chapters 40-48, couples the present despair of a

defeated people with future hopes of better days. (See Allen.)

A. Jerusalem lay in ruins. Its most talented citizens had been

carried captive to Babylon where they in despondency longed

for their return to their homeland.

II. Ezekiel was taken in a vision to Jerusalem and was shown a

great and glorious Temple that surpassed the wonders of

Solomon’s Temple.

A. To the captives in Babylon, this magnificent Temple

active in service to God was exhilarating.

B. Hope of glory days ahead for Israel centered in faithful

worship and service to God in this magnificent temple.

C. From depression and despair, Israel was now filled with

renewed hope for the future.

III. Those of us who are lost and without hope in the world can

find happiness eternally in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A. Happy time can be yours again, . . .and forever.

1. Romans 13:11, And do this because we know the

time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from

sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we

became believers. (NET)



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2. Psalm 24:3-4, Who is allowed to ascend the

mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy

dwelling place? The one whose deeds are blameless

and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or

make promises with no intention of keeping them.

(NET)

3. Isaiah 33:14-15, Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic

grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can

coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can

coexist with unquenchable fire?’ The one who lives

uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses

to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a

bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and

does not seek to harm others— (NET)

4. Psalm 15:1-5, Lord, who may be a guest in your

home? Who may live on your holy hill? Whoever

lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks

honestly. He does not slander, or do harm to others,

or insult his neighbor. He despises a reprobate, but

honors the Lord’s loyal followers. He makes firm

commitments and does not renege on his promise.

He does not charge interest when he lends his

money. He does not take bribes to testify against the

innocent. The one who lives like this will never be

upended. (NET)

5. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Do you not know that you

are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy

him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you

are. (NET)



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6. Hebrews 3:6, But Christ is faithful as a son over

God’s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold

firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride

in. (NET)

7. Hebrews 6:19-20, We have this hope as an anchor

for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside

behind the curtain, where Jesus our forerunner

entered on our behalf, since he became a priest

forever in the order of Melchizedek. (NET)

8. Hebrews 12:22-24, But you have come to Mount

Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly

Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly

and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled

in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the

spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to

the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better

than Abel’s does. (NET)

B. Christians, in view of our heavenly home, ought to be the

happiest of all people who have ever lived!



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3. This chapter furnishes a brief account of the _____________’s

_______________ (______________) in the _____________

_______________ (verses _____ - _____), and a detailed

_______________ of the _____________ _____________ (verses

_____ - _____).

4. The _____________ (_____________) led _____________ out

from the _______________ into the _______________ of the

_______________. The _______________ of the _____________

was _______________ this _____________.

5. The priests’ rooms were _____________ the _____________

________________ and ________________ the _____________

_____________ on the _____________ _____________. These

rooms were over against the _______________, and which was

_____________ the _____________ toward the _____________.



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6. ___________ ___________ - _____________ _____________

flanked the _____________ of the _____________ area on the

_______________ and _______________. These _____________

(_____________) served as _____________ _____________ and

_____________ (_____________) rooms for the _____________.

The building was a _____________ _____________ (______ feet)

long and _____________ _____________ (______ feet) wide.

7. A ___________ ___________ surrounded the _____________

on the _____________, _____________ and _____________

_______________. The ________________ was described as

____________ along the _______________ of the _____________

______________. The _____________ _____________ were

____________ on _____________ _____________ ___________.

8. How were these priestly rooms accessed? __________________

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9. Compare the upper, middle and lower priestly rooms as to size

and shape. Why were these differences necessary? ____________

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10. The ______________ ______________ ______________ to

the ______________’ ______________ and the ______________

____________ ______________ ______________ ____________

from the ____________ ____________ into the ______________’

______________ and ______________ ______________. This



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“____________” was actually a ____________ or ____________.

The ___________ was intended to ___________ the ___________

______________ of the ____________ ______________ from

______________ ____________, since these rooms were to be

____________ as __________ and ____________ ____________

for the _______________ who should ______________ in the

______________.

11. The ______________ ______________ the ______________

on the ____________ ______________ from the ______________

______________, ______________ their ________________, and

then ________________ the ______________ ______________

from the ______________ ______________.

12. The ____________ would ____________ the _____________,

____________ after they ______________ their ______________

and ______________ to ______________.

13. The ____________ ran ______________ the ______________

______________ of the ______________, and ______________

from the ____________ ______________ to the ______________

______________. As the ______________ ______________ was

______________ than that of the ______________, and could only

be reached by _________________, the ______________ is

represented as ____________ ____________ the _____________.

It was this ______________ that was ______________ by the

______________ mentioned in verse 7.

14. The ____________ on the ______________ ______________

were a _____________ ______________ of the ______________,

________________ and ______________ on the ______________

________________. These were like the ______________ or the

________________; they had the same ______________ and

________________, with ______________ ______________ and



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__________. ___________ on the __________ were __________

to the ______________ on the ______________.

15. There was a ______________ at the ______________ of the

____________ that was ______________ to the ______________

____________ ______________, by which one ______________

the ______________.

16. In view of all the extensive information and measurements

given in this unit regarding the temple, why do so many mysteries

and uncertainties remain in regard to the temple compound? _____

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17. What was done in the north and south rooms facing the

temple? For what were these rooms used? ___________________

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18. Who was permitted to eat the most holy offerings? What were

these “most holy offerings”? ______________________________

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19. Where were “the special priestly garments” worn? Where did

the priests change clothes from priestly garments to secular

clothes? When and where were the priestly garments to be worn?

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20. What would result from the priests wearing priestly vestments

where street clothes were required or wearing street clothes where

priestly vestments were required? __________________________

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21. In which direction did the temples face? ___________ The

temple compound was _________________ and measured

______________ ______________ cubits (_______ feet) by

______________ ______________ cubits ( _________ feet).

22. The final measurements were those of the ______________

________________ which ______________ the ______________

_____________. The ______________ side was ______________

______________. (Smith)

23. The Pulpit Commentary understands the ______________ to

be that of a ____________ ____________ which ______________

the whole ____________, or the _____________ ______________

and all ______________.

24. The ____________ side was measured first, the ____________

side second, the ______________ side was measured third and the



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west side last. The area contained ______________ square yards.

A ______________ encompassed this entire area.

25. What was used to measure the entire Temple component?

Describe this instrument. How long was it? Of what was it made?

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26. How does Adam Clarke identify, describe this wall? ________

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27. What was the purpose of this wall? (See verse 20). _________

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28. Was this Temple located on Mount Moriah, Mount Zion or

elsewhere? Give reasons for your answer. ___________________

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29. This unit, chapters 40-48, couples the __________________

___________ of a ___________ ___________ with ___________



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_____________ of _____________ _____________. (See Allen.)

To the captives in _______________, this _______________

___________ ___________ in _____________ to _____________

was _____________ to the _____________. _____________ of

____________ ____________ ____________ for _____________

centered in _____________ _____________ and _____________

to _____________ in this _____________ _____________.

30. What does the Bible say about those of us who are lost and

without hope in the world? Can there be future happiness for us?

Give reasons for your answer. ____________________________

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