Ezekiel 43:1-12

Ezekiel 43:1-12

[1] me to the gate,  that looketh  toward  the east:  [2] And, behold, the glory  of the God  of Israel  came  from the way  of the east:  and his voice  of many  waters:  and the earth  shined  with his glory.  [3] And it was according to the appearance  which I saw,  even according to the vision  that I saw  when I came  to destroy  the city:  were like the vision  that I saw  by the river  Chebar;  and I fell  upon my face.  [4] And the glory  of the LORD  came  into the house  by the way  of the gate  whose prospect  is toward  the east.  [5] So the spirit  took me up,  and brought  me into the inner  court;  and, behold, the glory  of the LORD  filled  the house.  [6] And I heard  him speaking  unto me out of the house;  and the man  stood  by me.  [7] And he said  unto me, Son  of man,  the place  of my throne,  and the place  of the soles  of my feet,  where I will dwell  in the midst  of the children  of Israel  for ever,  and my holy  name,  shall the house  of Israel  no more defile,  neither they, nor their kings,  by their whoredom,  nor by the carcases  of their kings  in their high places.  [8] In their setting  of their threshold  and their post  by  my posts,  and the wall  between me and them, they have even defiled  my holy  name  by their abominations  that they have committed:  them in mine anger.  [9] their whoredom,  and the carcases  of their kings,  far  from me, and I will dwell  in the midst  of them for ever.  [10] Thou son  of man,  shew  the house  of Israel,  that they may be ashamed  of their iniquities:  and let them measure  the pattern.  [11] And if they be ashamed  of all that they have done,  shew  them the form  of the house,  and the fashion  thereof, and the goings out  thereof, and the comings  in thereof, and all the forms  thereof, and all the ordinances  thereof, and all the forms  thereof, and all the laws  thereof: and write  it in their sight,  that they may keep  the whole form  thereof, and all the ordinances  thereof, and do  them. [12] This is the law  of the house;  Upon the top  of the mountain  the whole limit  thereof round about  shall be most  Behold, this is the law  of the house. 

What does Ezekiel 43:1-12 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Having described the temple, God next revealed that He approved of it.