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title = "Ezekiel 40:28–49"
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date = "2023-07-03"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel40.28-49)
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With the outer court measured and mapped out, the survey vision moves to the
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inner court of the temple. Like the outer court, the inner court has three
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gateways with steps to a higher level on the north, east, and south sides.
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Since the measurements of these gates are not explicitly given, I take it to
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mean "the same size as the others" refer to the outer gateways. One difference
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from the outer court is mentioned: eight steps up to the temple instead of
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seven.
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Just inside the inner court's northern vestibule is a room for the preparation
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of animal sacrifices. The animals would be handed off to the priests in the
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outer court, which was as far as the lay people were allowed to go. After being
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led up the eight steps, the animals would be laid on the stone tables,
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slaughtered, skinned, and butchered according to the manner of sacrifice being
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made. The hooks were for draining the blood, which was collected to sprinkle on
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the altar and to make the meat suitable for eating.
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On the either side of the inner court are chambers for the priests to provide
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service for the temple and the altar. The Lord gives an injunction that only
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the descendants of Zadok, who was high priest during Solomon's reign, may serve
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here. More on this in chapter 44 when reasons for this restriction are given.
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The altar for burnt offerings sits in front of the temple in the inner court,
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and two pillars sit beside the door jambs of the building. These pillars are
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likely to be recreations of Jachin and Boaz, the bronze pillars set up in front
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of Solomon's temple. (_1 Kings 7_) The temple was even higher than the inner
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court, with a vestibule containing ten steps.
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* * *
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You create an orderly universe, and You provide security and stability through
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structrue.
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