Rooms For The Priests. Ezekiel 42:1-20

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1 1 Rooms For The Priests Ezekiel 42:1-20

2 2 Rooms For The Priests Text: Ezekiel 42:1-20, 1. Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north. 2. Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width 87½ feet. 3. Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories. 4. In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½ feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their entrances were on the north. 5. Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries took more space from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building. 6. For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper ones. 7. As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet long. 8. For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long. 9. Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court. 10. At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers 11. with a passage in front of them. They looked like the chambers on the north. Of the same length and width, and all their exits according to their arrangements and entrances

3 3 12. were the chambers which were toward the south. There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters. 13. Then he said to me, The north chambers and the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy. 14. When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other garments, then they will go near the places where the people are. 15. Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around. 16. He measured the east side with the measuring stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. 17. He measured the north side as 875 feet by the measuring stick. 18. He measured the south side as 875 feet by the measuring stick. 19. He turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring stick. 20. He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places. (NET) Introduction: I. In this chapter, Ezekiel spoke to the organization of temple space for the priests and emphasized the holiness of the temple. (See Hamilton.) II. Fredenburg advised that students avail themselves of several different translations to better understand the meaning of the text and to reduce the effects of any textural corruptions that have resulted from misunderstanding of technical terms as well as other composition and translation complications.

4 4 III. Coffman summarized chapter 42 by saying, Herein is contained a special description of the chambers for housing the priests, and also special information regarding the outer court. IV. The Pulpit Commentary states, This chapter furnishes a brief account of the priests chambers (rooms) in the outer court (verses 1-14), and a detailed measurement of the temple precincts (verses 15-20). Note: Although great detail is provided in Ezekiel regarding the temple, many questions remain which continue to puzzle and mystify even the most astute Biblical scholars. Commentary: The Priests Rooms Ezekiel 42:1, Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber which was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north. (NET) I. Then the man led me north and into the outer court and... A. Ezekiel was taken back to the outer court to witness the measuring of the priests chambers (rooms). (Smith) B. Clarke wrote, The man (guide) led Ezekiel out from the temple into the court of the priests. The court of the people was beyond this court. C. The survey of the temple having been completed, Ezekiel was conducted by his guide into the outer court, by the way toward the north, i.e., by the inner north gate, and from the outer court into the priestly chambers (rooms)... (The Pulpit Commentary.)

5 5 1. Ezekiel 40:17, 23, Then he brought me to the outer court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement. Opposite the gate on the north and the east was a gate of the inner court; he measured the distance from gate to gate at 175 feet. (NET) II. brought me to the rooms opposite the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall on the north side. A. These rooms were over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. Ezekiel 42:2, Its length was 175 feet on the north side, and its width 87½ feet. (NET) I. The building whose door faced north was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide. A. The building was 175 feet long on the north side and 87 ½ feet wide. (See NET Bible.) B. Two three-storied buildings flanked the rear of the temple area on the north and south. These chambers (rooms) served as dining halls and robing (dressing) rooms for the priests when they officiated at the Temple (Ezekiel 42:1-14). (Smith) C. Inside this building were two parallel rows of rooms of three tiers (galleries) that ran east to west, Fredenburg wrote. D. The building which contained the priests rooms was a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide. (See The Pulpit Commentary.)

6 6 Ezekiel 42:3, Opposite the 35 feet that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement which belonged to the outer court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories. (NET) I. Both in the section twenty cubits from the inner court and in the section opposite the pavement of the outer court, gallery faced gallery at the three levels. A. Twenty cubits equal 35 feet. B. This twenty cubits may refer to the clear space which surrounded the temple on the south, west and north sides. (The Pulpit Commentary.) 1. Ezekiel 41:12-14, The building that was facing the temple courtyard at the west side was 122½ feet wide; the wall of the building was 8¾ feet all around, and its length 157½ feet. Then he measured the temple as 175 feet long, the courtyard of the temple and the building and its walls as 175 feet long, and also the width of the front of the temple and the courtyard on the east as 175 feet. (NET) C. This pavement was previously described as running along the inside of the outer wall. 1. Ezekiel 40:17, Then he brought me to the outer court. I saw chambers there, and a pavement made for the court all around; thirty chambers faced the pavement. (NET) D. These priestly rooms were constructed on three levels, stories.

7 7 Ezekiel 42:4, In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½ feet wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, and their entrances were on the north. (NET) I. In front of the rooms was an inner passageway ten cubits wide and a hundred cubits long. A. This walkway was 17 ½ feet wide. (NET) B. These rooms were accessed from the open area within the temple courtyard by an inner court passageway ten cubits wide that ran the length of the building, Fredenburg wrote. C. Clarke defined this walk of ten cubits breadth inward as a sort of parapet, a wall, rampart, or elevation of earth or stone... a low wall or railing to protect the edge of a platform, roof, or bridge. (Merriam Webster s Collegiate Dictionary) II. Their doors were on the north. A. Fredenburg explained that these doors to the inside rooms were on the north, facing away from the sacred area. Ezekiel 42:5, Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries took more space from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building. I. Now the upper rooms were narrower, for the galleries took more space from them than from the rooms on the lower and middle floors of the building. A. The Pulpit Commentary states, The chambers rose in terrace form, each of the upper stories receding from that below it, as was customary in Babylonian architecture.

8 8 Ezekiel 42:6, For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were set back from the ground more than the lower and upper ones. (NET) I. The rooms on the third floor had no pillars, as the courts had; so they were smaller in floor space than those on the lower and middle floors. A. The reason for this shortening of the upper stories is that the chambers (rooms) did not have pillars or colonnades. 1. The recession of the upper stories was necessary to secure support for their respective rooms. (The Pulpit Commentary) 2. Ezekiel 40:49, The length of the porch was 35 feet and the width 19¼ feet; steps led up to it, and there were pillars beside the jambs on either side. (NET) Ezekiel 42:7, As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet long. (NET) I. There was an outer wall parallel to the rooms and the outer court; it extended in front of the rooms for fifty cubits. A. According to the NET Bible, this fifty cubits were equal to 87 ½ feet long. B. Fredenburg explained that the outer wall parallel to the priests rooms and the outer court restricted visual access from the outer court into the priests changing and eating rooms.

9 9 C. This wall was actually a fence or hedge, according to The Pulpit Commentary. 1. Ezekiel 13:5, You have not gone up in the breaks in the wall, nor repaired a wall for the house of Israel that it would stand strong in the battle on the day of the LORD. (NET) 2. The fence was doubtless intended to screen the side windows of the lower chambers from public gaze, since these were to be occupied as robing and disrobing rooms for the priests who should officiate in the temple. (The Pulpit Commentary) a. Ezekiel 42:14, When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other garments, then they will go near the places where the people are. (NET) b. Ezekiel 44:19, When they go out to the outer court to the people, they must remove the garments they were ministering in, and place them in the holy chambers; they must put on other garments so that they will not transmit holiness to the people with their garments. (NET) Ezekiel 42:8, For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long. (Net) I. While the row of rooms on the side next to the outer court was fifty cubits long,...

10 10 A. Fifty cubits equal 87 ½ feet. (NET) B. The rooms whose windows looked into the outer court projected fifty cubits in to the outer court from north to south. (The Pulpit Commentary). II. The row on the side nearest the sanctuary was a hundred cubits long. A. One-hundred cubits equal 175 feet. (NET) B. The chambers (rooms) whose windows fronted the temple were a hundred cubits from east to west. (The Pulpit Commentary) Ezekiel 42:9, Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court. (NET) I. The lower rooms had an entrance on the east side as one enters them from the outer court. A. Fredenburg noted that the priests entered this structure on the east side from the outer court, changed their clothes, and then entered the inner court from the middle story. The priests would reverse the direction, process after they completed their service and proceeded to leave. B. The entrance ran along the east side of the building, and led from the outer court to the temple court. As the outer court was higher than that of the temple, and could only be reached by steps, the entrance is represented as lying under the rooms. It was this entrance that was screened by the fence mentioned in verse 7. (The Pulpit Commentary)

11 11 1. Ezekiel 42:7, As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet long. (NET) Ezekiel 42:10, At the beginning of the wall of the court toward the south, facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers (NET) I. On the south side along the length of the wall of the outer court, adjoining the temple courtyard and opposite the outer wall, were rooms with a passageway in front of them. A. These rooms on the south side were a mirror image of the rooms, passageways and doorways on the north side. (See Fredenburg.) II. These were like the rooms on the north; they had the same length and width, with similar exits and dimensions. A. The construction of the rooms for the priests on the north and south sides was essentially identical. III. Similar to the doorways on the north were the doorways of the rooms on the south. A. The doorways north and south were essentially identical. IV. There was a doorway at the beginning of the passageway that was parallel to the corresponding wall extending eastward, by which one enters the rooms. A. Again the point is the similarity, symmetry of the various corresponding parts pertaining to the priests rooms.

12 12 Ezekiel 42:13, Then he said to me, The north chambers and the south chambers which face the courtyard are holy chambers where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy. (NET) I. Then he said to me, The north and south rooms facing the temple courtyard are the priests rooms, where the priests who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. A. These rooms were used for three purposes, the first purpose being: eating the most holy offerings. a. Leviticus 6:14-18, This is the law of the grain offering. The sons of Aaron are to present it before the Lord in front of the altar, and the priest must take up with his hand some of the choice wheat flour of the grain offering and some of its olive oil, and all of the frankincense that is on the grain offering, and he must offer its memorial portion up in smoke on the altar as a soothing aroma to the Lord. Aaron and his sons are to eat what is left over from it. It must be eaten unleavened in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Meeting Tent. It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. Every male among the sons of Aaron may eat it. It is a perpetual allotted portion throughout your generations from the gifts of

13 13 the Lord. Anyone who touches these gifts must be holy. (NET) b. Ezekiel 40:46, and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the Lord to minister to him. (NET) c. Ezekiel 44:15-16, But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord. They will enter my sanctuary, and approach my table to minister to me; they will keep my charge. (NET) d. Previously any male descendant of Aaron could eat portions of the sacrifices but in this new temple, only the descendants of Zadok could eat the portions of sacrifices. (See Fredenburg.) e. Leviticus 2:8-10, You must bring the grain offering that must be made from these to the Lord. Present it to the priest, and he will bring it to the altar. Then the priest must take up from the grain offering its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar it is a gift of a soothing aroma to the Lord. The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord. (NET)

14 14 2. Related references: a. Leviticus 2:3, The remainder of the grain offering belongs to Aaron and to his sons it is most holy from the gifts of the Lord. (NET) b. Leviticus 6:17, 25, 29, It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their portion from my gifts. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering. Tell Aaron and his sons, This is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered the sin offering must be slaughtered before the Lord. It is most holy. Any male among the priests may eat it. It is most holy. (NET) c. Leviticus 6:1, 6, Then the Lord spoke to Moses: Then he must bring his guilt offering to the Lord, a flawless ram from the flock, convertible into silver shekels, for a guilt offering to the priest. (NET) d. Numbers 18:9-10, Of all the most holy offerings reserved from the fire this will be yours: Every offering of theirs, whether from every grain offering or from every purification offering or from every reparation offering which they bring to me, will be most holy for you and for your sons. 10 You are to eat it as a most holy offering; every male may eat it. It will be holy to you. (NET) e. Leviticus 10:12-13, Then Moses spoke to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his remaining sons, Take the grain offering which

15 15 remains from the gifts of the Lord and eat it unleavened beside the altar, for it is most holy. 13 You must eat it in a holy place because it is your allotted portion and the allotted portion of your sons from the gifts of the Lord, for this is what I have been commanded. (NET) II. There they will put the most holy offerings the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings for the place is holy. A. A second use of certain of these rooms was for storage of the grain offerings, sin offerings and guilt offerings. (See Fredenburg.) Ezekiel 42:14, When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other garments, then they will go near the places where the people are. (NET) I. Once the priests enter the holy precincts, they are not to go into the outer court until they leave behind the garments in which they minister, for these are holy. A. The third use of these rooms is for storing the priests garments, vestments. (See Fredenburg.) B. Special priestly garments were carefully stored to protect their purity and to protect the impure public who may well die by coming in to contact with holy things. (See Fredenburg.) 1. 1 Samuel 6:19-20, But the Lord struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down

16 16 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the Lord had struck the people with a hard blow. The residents of Beth Shemesh asked, Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here? (NET) 2. 1 Samuel 5:10-12, So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our people! So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said, Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won t kill us and our people! The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city s cry for help went all the way up to heaven. (NET) C. Clarke wrote, The priests were not permitted to wear their robes in the outer court. These vestments were to be used only when they ministered; and, when they had completed their duties, they were to deposit them in one of the chambers mentioned in the thirteenth verse. 1. The putting on and off of these holy clothes took place in the specific places and at the times specified! II. They are to put on other clothes before they go near the places that are for the people. A. When performing their holy duties, the priests were to be attired in the approved holy vestments.

17 17 B. Holy vestments were never to be worn other than when the priests were performing their holy duties in specified holy places. Measurement of the Temple Precincts. Ezekiel 42:15, Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate which faces east and measured all around. (NET) I. When he had finished measuring what was inside the temple area, he led me out by the east gate and measured the area all around: A. Having completed the tour of the courts and buildings of the temple area, the guide took Ezekiel through the eastern gate. (Smith) 1. The guide took Ezekiel through the eastern gate to the outside of the temple compound. (See Fredenburg.) 2. The guide measured the outside perimeter of the temple compound. (See Fredenburg.) 3. This was the temple area, not just the temple only, but the temple with its courts. (The Pulpit Commentary) Ezekiel 42:16, He measured the east side with the measuring stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET) I. He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was five hundred cubits. A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible)

18 18 B. His final measurements were those of the outer wall which surrounded the entire Temple area. (Smith) C. The east side was measured first. D. The Pulpit Commentary understands the wall to be that of a great quadrangle which encompassed the whole structure, or the outer court and all within. Ezekiel 42:16, He measured the east side with the measuring stick as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET) I. He measured the east side with the measuring rod; it was fivehundred cubits. A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible) B. His final measurements were those of the outer wall which surrounded the entire Temple area. (Smith) C. The east side was measured first. Ezekiel 42:17, He measured the north side as 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET) I. He measured the north side; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible) B. The north side was the second side to be measured. Ezekiel 42:18, He measured the south side as 875 feet by the measuring stick.

19 19 I. He measured the south sides; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 feet. (NET Bible) B. The south side was the third side to be measured. Ezekiel 42:19, He turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring stick. (NET) I. Then he turned to the west side, and measured; it was five hundred cubits by the measuring rod. A. Five hundred cubits equal 875 Feet. B. The fourth and final side to be measured was the west side. Ezekiel 42:20, He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places. (NET) I. So he measured the area on all four sides. A. This wall was found to form a square of five hundred reeds which equals about 3,062, 500 square yards. (Smith) The Pulpit Commentary gives the size of this area as 2,250,000 square yards. 1. Clarke concluded, No wonder this was called a city. a. Ezekiel 40:2, By means of divine visions he brought me to the land of Israel and placed me

20 20 on a very high mountain, and on it was a structure like a city, to the south. (NET) II. It had a wall around it, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common. A. This enclosure was 875 feet long and 875 feet wide. 1. The temple compound was square, each side being five hundred cubits; that is, 875 feet. 2. The measuring rod, reed was used for this measuring of the length and width of the temple compound. B. It had a wall round about to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. The holy place was that which was consecrated to the Lord; into which no heathen, nor stranger nor any in a state of impurity, might enter. The profane place was that which men, women, Gentiles, pure or impure, might be admitted, Clarke wrote. C. The purpose of this wall was to separate the holy from the common. (The Pulpit Commentary) 1. Psalm 114:2, Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his kingdom. (NET) 2. Daniel 9:20, While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the Lord my God concerning his holy mountain (NET) Note: The summit of Mount Moriah could not accommodate such a vast quadrangle: this shows the temple was an ideal house, never

21 21 to be built upon the literal Mount Moriah. (The Pulpit Commentary.) Conclusion: I. This unit, chapters 40-48, couples the present despair of a defeated people with future hopes of better days. (See Allen.) A. Jerusalem lay in ruins. Its most talented citizens had been carried captive to Babylon where they in despondency longed for their return to their homeland. II. Ezekiel was taken in a vision to Jerusalem and was shown a great and glorious Temple that surpassed the wonders of Solomon s Temple. A. To the captives in Babylon, this magnificent Temple active in service to God was exhilarating. B. Hope of glory days ahead for Israel centered in faithful worship and service to God in this magnificent temple. C. From depression and despair, Israel was now filled with renewed hope for the future. III. Those of us who are lost and without hope in the world can find happiness eternally in Christ Jesus our Lord. A. Happy time can be yours again,...and forever. 1. Romans 13:11, And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers. (NET)

22 22 2. Psalm 24:3-4, Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place? The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them. (NET) 3. Isaiah 33:14-15, Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire? The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others (NET) 4. Psalm 15:1-5, Lord, who may be a guest in your home? Who may live on your holy hill? Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly. He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor. He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise. He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended. (NET) 5. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, Do you not know that you are God s temple and that God s Spirit lives in you? If someone destroys God s temple, God will destroy him. For God s temple is holy, which is what you are. (NET)

23 23 6. Hebrews 3:6, But Christ is faithful as a son over God s house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in. (NET) 7. Hebrews 6:19-20, We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, where Jesus our forerunner entered on our behalf, since he became a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek. (NET) 8. Hebrews 12:22-24, But you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks of something better than Abel s does. (NET) B. Christians, in view of our heavenly home, ought to be the happiest of all people who have ever lived!

24 24 Questions On Ezekiel 42: In this chapter, Ezekiel spoke to the of for the and emphasized the of the. 2. What benefits result from consulting several versions when studying a passage of Scripture? 3. This chapter furnishes a brief account of the s ( ) in the (verses - ), and a detailed of the (verses - ). 4. The ( ) led out from the into the of the. The of the was this. 5. The priests rooms were the and the on the. These rooms were over against the, and which was the toward the.

25 flanked the of the area on the and. These ( ) served as and ( ) rooms for the. The building was a ( feet) long and ( feet) wide. 7. A surrounded the on the, and. The was described as along the of the. The were on. 8. How were these priestly rooms accessed? 9. Compare the upper, middle and lower priestly rooms as to size and shape. Why were these differences necessary? 10. The to the and the from the into the and. This

26 26 was actually a or. The was intended to the of the from, since these rooms were to be as and for the who should in the. 11. The the on the from the, their, and then the from the. 12. The would the, after they their and to. 13. The ran the of the, and from the to the. As the was than that of the, and could only be reached by, the is represented as the. It was this that was by the mentioned in verse The on the were a of the, and on the. These were like the or the ; they had the same and, with and

27 27. on the were to the on the. 15. There was a at the of the that was to the, by which one the. 16. In view of all the extensive information and measurements given in this unit regarding the temple, why do so many mysteries and uncertainties remain in regard to the temple compound? 17. What was done in the north and south rooms facing the temple? For what were these rooms used? 18. Who was permitted to eat the most holy offerings? What were these most holy offerings?

28 Where were the special priestly garments worn? Where did the priests change clothes from priestly garments to secular clothes? When and where were the priestly garments to be worn? 20. What would result from the priests wearing priestly vestments where street clothes were required or wearing street clothes where priestly vestments were required? 21. In which direction did the temples face? The temple compound was and measured cubits ( feet) by cubits ( feet). 22. The final measurements were those of the which the. The side was. (Smith) 23. The Pulpit Commentary understands the to be that of a which the whole, or the and all. 24. The side was measured first, the side second, the side was measured third and the

29 29 west side last. The area contained square yards. A encompassed this entire area. 25. What was used to measure the entire Temple component? Describe this instrument. How long was it? Of what was it made? 26. How does Adam Clarke identify, describe this wall? 27. What was the purpose of this wall? (See verse 20). 28. Was this Temple located on Mount Moriah, Mount Zion or elsewhere? Give reasons for your answer. 29. This unit, chapters 40-48, couples the of a with

30 30 of. (See Allen.) To the captives in, this in to was to the. of for centered in and to in this. 30. What does the Bible say about those of us who are lost and without hope in the world? Can there be future happiness for us? Give reasons for your answer.