Bible Chapter Summary
Ezekiel 45 Summary
Land Division and Sacred Oblation
When Israel divides the land by inheritance, they shall offer a holy oblation to the Lord: twenty-five thousand reeds in length and ten thousand in breadth. The sanctuary with its most holy place shall occupy five hundred reeds square. Priests shall possess the northern portion, and Levites the southern, with the city taking a portion. The Lord gives the prince specific regulations for his portion, establishing just balances and measures, and prescribes offerings for the Passover and feast days.
Key themes
Key verses
Ezekiel 45:1-5
“Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about.”
Ezekiel 45:9-15
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 45:18-20
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:”
Ezekiel 45:21-25
“In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten.”
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