מראות אלהים
Fourteen stations, in the order of the vision.
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And He brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
Ezekiel is set on a very high mountain and met by a figure like bronze, holding a line of flax and a measuring reed. Everything that follows is measured.
Ezekiel describes chambers for the priests on the north and south, and kitchens in the corners of the outer court where offerings were cooked. The Mishnah cites these corner courts when describing Ezrat Nashim.
The last chapters redivide the land among the tribes, with a sacred portion for the Sanctuary, the priests and the Levites, and the city whose name will be ‘The LORD is there’.
Rashi says plainly of one term that he does not know what it means. Rambam says the future Temple is not described clearly or completely. Commentators such as Malbim and the Tosafot Yom Tov attempted full reconstructions and reached different results.
Ezekiel is told to show the House to Israel so that they would be ashamed of their iniquities and keep its forms and laws. The measurements are a moral summons as much as a plan.
Established in primary text
Classical interpretation
Historically supported
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