Eze 40:38-43 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 40:38-43: 40:38-43 The sacrificial animals were slaughtered and prepared in rooms beside the gateways into the inner courtyard. This detail highlights the primary function of this new Temple as a place of sacrifice. The animals had to be washed and cut into pieces before they could be offered on the altar. • This new Temple in Ezekiel’s vision was radically focused on sacrifices that atoned for sin. By contrast, the Temple in Jerusalem was both a center for sacrifice and a house for prayer (see 1 Kgs 8:27-30 , 52-53 ; Isa 56:6-8 ; Matt 21:13 ).

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b1 Kgs 8:27-30►

dIsa 56:6-8►

eMatt 21:13►

‏ Ezekiel 40:38-43

Summary for Ezek 40:38-43: 40:38-43 ^a The sacrificial animals were slaughtered and prepared in rooms beside the gateways into the inner courtyard. This detail highlights the primary function of this new Temple as a place of sacrifice. The animals had to be washed and cut into pieces before they could be offered on the altar.

• This new Temple in Ezekiel’s vision was radically focused on sacrifices that atoned for sin. By contrast, the Temple in Jerusalem was both a center for sacrifice and a house for prayer (see 1 Kgs 8:27-30 ^b, 52-53 ^c; Isa 56:6-8 ^d; Matt 21:13 ^e).
40:43 ^f The hooks might be used to store the knives and implements mentioned in 40:42 ^g.