Eze 45:13-15 | MHM | STEP | Oblations Enjoined : After giving rules for justice between people, this section now explains how the people should honor God with offerings. True religion means being right with both other people and with God. God asks His people to give back to Him as a sign of thankfulness and dependence. v. 13–14 : These verses show how important it is for God’s people to be honest and exact in business. If they are not honest, they damage how others see their faith, and they cannot please God. God wants His people to be trustworthy in all they do. This reflects God’s nature as a God of order and justice, and it emphasizes that fairness and integrity are essential in any community (Ezekiel 45:13-14 ). v. 13–15 : God commands everyone in the land to give an oblation to the Lord from what they own. This is like paying rent to God, who is the true owner of everything. Earlier, they gave God a portion of the land (Ezekiel 45:1 ), but now God asks for offerings from their goods and animals too. From every homer of wheat or barley, they must give one-sixtieth. From every cor of oil, they give one-hundredth. From their flocks, one lamb out of 200 must be given, and it should be from the best animals. These offerings are used for burnt-offerings and peace-offerings , which show both thanks to God and a desire for His mercy and peace. These sacrifices remind us that Christ is our true sacrifice, bringing reconciliation with God (Ezekiel 45:13-15 ).

‏ Ezekiel 45:13-15

Oblations Enjoined: After giving rules for justice between people, this section now explains how the people should honor God with offerings. True religion means being right with both other people and with God. God asks His people to give back to Him as a sign of thankfulness and dependence.

v. 13–14: These verses show how important it is for God’s people to be honest and exact in business. If they are not honest, they damage how others see their faith, and they cannot please God. God wants His people to be trustworthy in all they do. This reflects God’s nature as a God of order and justice, and it emphasizes that fairness and integrity are essential in any community (Ezekiel 45:13-14 ^a).

v. 13–15: God commands everyone in the land to give an oblation to the Lord from what they own. This is like paying rent to God, who is the true owner of everything. Earlier, they gave God a portion of the land (Ezekiel 45:1 ^b), but now God asks for offerings from their goods and animals too. From every homer of wheat or barley, they must give one-sixtieth. From every cor of oil, they give one-hundredth. From their flocks, one lamb out of 200 must be given, and it should be from the best animals. These offerings are used for burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, which show both thanks to God and a desire for His mercy and peace. These sacrifices remind us that Christ is our true sacrifice, bringing reconciliation with God (Ezekiel 45:13-15 ^c).

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