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Ezekiel 43 — Sermon Preparation
The glory of the LORD returns to the new temple from the east, and God gives detailed instructions for the altar and its consecration. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 43, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 43 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַמָּה | ʼammâh | H520 | 12 | a mother, a cubit |
| אַרְבַּע | ʼarbaʻ | H702 | 9 | four |
| עֲזָרָה | ʻăzârâh | H5835 | 5 | inclosure, border |
| צוּרָה | tsûwrâh | H6699 | 4 | rock, form |
| סָבִיב | çâbîyb | H5439 | 6 | circle, neighbour |
| רֹחַב | rôchab | H7341 | 5 | width |
| מַרְאֶה | marʼeh | H4758 | 5 | view, appearance |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 43, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XLIII In this chapter and the next, the temple-service is described, but under the type of the Old Testament service. The glory of God first fills the temple, ver. 1-6. A promise of God's continuing with his people, if they obey him, ver. 7-12. A description of the altar of burnt offerings, ver. 13-17. Directions for the consecration of that altar, ver. 18-27. 2. Came - When the glory departed, it went eastward, and now it returns, it comes from the east. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ezekiel 43:2–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Chebar— Ezek 43:3
- Jerusalem— Ezek 43:3
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