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Chapter 43: The Returning God, the Firing of the Altar
1. the glory of god returns
After the entire temple is revealed, Ezekiel is taken once again to the east-facing gate, the main entrance (v. 1). He then witnesses again the vision he once saw on the banks of the River Kebar. It had already been about 20 years since then (40:1). In other words, the book of Ezekiel was not written all at once. It is a compilation of God's revelation revealed little by little over time. Perhaps it is better to think of understanding the Bible as taking about the same amount of time. It is not simply that we think we understand, but that there are parts of the Bible that become clear little by little as we take time to read it over and over again.
ãLet's go back to chapter 10. There we are given a vision of the glory of the Lord leaving the temple. It was the Lord's judgment. And here in chapter 43, God is returning again in the new temple. It heralds the presence of the Lord's grace. And it announces that the new temple is to be sanctified by being made God's dwelling place again (v. 7). No whoredoms shall be committed there. This means that idolatry, or so-called religious fornication, must not be practiced there. He also says that kings should not be buried within its precincts. In other words, the temple is the "holiest" place (v. 12). The same is true of the church. We must be aware of this.
But the important thing is that it is God Himself who makes the church holy (36:25-28; 37:23). Our efforts to make the church holy often result in Phariseeism, the unfortunate consequence of judging or mounting each other with a critical eye, looking at one another and others, biblically alive or not. Why is this? Perhaps it is because they refuse to understand that the holiness of the church depends on itself. Perhaps it is because they do not understand that human salvation is never enough, that it is never ending, that it has a life-long depth. Like Paul, we agonize over the completion of our own salvation, and it is not a one-time thing. The sanctifying grace of the true God is something to be savored deeply at last (Philippians 3:12-16).
2. the burning of the altar
Verses 11 and following tell us how we should restart activities in the temple now that the Lord's glory has returned. The key is the altar. The altar was a three-tiered structure of stone, with two pedestals on the base and a furnace on top of the pedestals. It is square in shape and has a ziggurat structure with each side becoming smaller (16 cubits, 14 cubits, and 12 cubits) as it is stacked on top of each other. The total height is 10 cubits, or about 5 meters, so it is quite large, the same height as the altar that Solomon built (2 Chronicles 4:1). To reach the furnace of the altar, one goes up the staircase facing east. Those who ascend it will be facing the front of the main hall where the Lord's glorious presence is located.
The altar thus built must first be consecrated (18-27). This is supposed to be done over a period of seven days by offering the "whole burnt offering," which symbolizes devotion, and the "sin cleansing offering," which symbolizes the cleansing of sins committed unknowingly. The altar burning ceremony involved the offering of two of the five offerings, the "burnt offering" and the "cleansing offering. Thus the altar is ready for use, and God says, "I will accept you" (v. 27). An important point. To be sanctified and accepted by God, we must follow God's way. In other words, we must be attentive to what God wants us to do. Even in prayer, as the disciples sought the Lord's guidance, we must listen to God's ways in our life of faith. We must abandon our own way of doing things and receive instruction with a heart that is easily taught. The way of worship, the way of church service, the way of giving offerings, the way of relationships, and so on, will be firmly taught from the Bible once again.
If the church is to come back to life, it will only do so if there are people who are sincerely committed to the completion of their own salvation, "First of all, start with the mass. I pray that today will be another good day.
<Quiz Corner
First, yesterday's quiz. Which is the correct length of one rod? (1) king's cubit x 6, (2) common cubit x 6, (3) one stadion. The answer was (1) king's cubit x 6. One rod is a unit of length, and one rod is the king's cubit (common cubit + hand width) x 6, which is about 312 centimeters, and one stadion is a unit of distance, which is about 185 meters. Now for today's Bible quiz. What was the material of the altar that God commanded Moses to build? (1) clay or stone, (2) bronze, (3) iron, and the answer will be given tomorrow. Well, I wish you a good day today.