Ezekiel 43:15

Translations

Modern

The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.

Traditional

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

Literal

And the altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and from the hearth and upward are four horns.

Latin

Ipse autem ariel quatuor cubitorum, et ab ariel usque ad sursum cornua quatuor.

Original

Hebrew

English

The altar hearth shall be four cubits high, and four horns shall project upward from the hearth.

Notes

Ezekiel 43:13–16

The holiness of the temple area would be protected in two ways. First, sinners were kept out of the sacred space. Second, the sacrificial system dealt with sin and impurity.

This focus on holiness is clear from the detailed description of the altar in the inner court. The altar stood at the center of the entire temple complex. Its central place shows how important it was.

The altar shown to Ezekiel was much larger than the altar in front of the tabernacle. It was almost three times as long and wide (see Exodus 27:1–8).

Theme notes and profiles

Israel’s Geography as Theology Jerusalem Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth Temple Legislation as Theology The Church as God’s Temple The New Community

Events

Prophecies of Ezekielc. 593 BC

Related verses

Exodus 27:2
Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
Leviticus 9:9
The sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and applied it to the horns of the altar. And he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
Psalm 118:27
The LORD is God; He has made His light to shine upon us. Bind the festal sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
Isaiah 29:1–2
Woe to you, O Ariel, the city of Ariel where David camped! Year upon year let your festivals recur.
Isaiah 29:7
All the many nations going out to battle against Ariel—even all who war against her, laying siege and attacking her—will be like a dream, like a vision in the night,
1 Kings 2:28
When the news reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah but not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

Glossary

Altar Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism New Jerusalem Pillar of Fire and Cloud Remnant Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy

Topics

Altar in Solomon's Temple: Ezekiel's Vision of

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