Today’s passage: Ezekiel 41
Helpful thoughts:
- In today’s chapter, we are brought inside the future temple.
- Ezekiel did not go into the Most Holy Place (The Holy of Holies) in the temple when it was being measured.
- The cherubim and palm trees (Verses 18-19) were used in the design of Solomon’s temple as well (1 Kings 6:29-32).
- Cherubim guarded the presence of God in Ezekiel’s earlier visions as well as the eastern entrance to the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:22-24.
- The main entrance to the temple is the eastern gate, so there are parallels and pictures here of a return to God’s presence with man in the garden.
Questions to consider:
- Why do you think God would invite Ezekiel and the rest of us into this attention to detail? What can this teach us concerning God’s omniscience, His excellence, etc.? And how can this encourage us in our various pursuits throughout the day?
- What kept Adam and Eve from the garden and God’s presence? What will God wipe away to return mankind to that kind of fellowship with Him?
- How does the design of this temple tie the whole story of redemption together? What things is God teaching His people in all these details?