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Ezekiel
received a vision in which a man seemingly made of a shining metal measured the
temple. People have always notes that
the measurements given to Ezekiel don’t match the original temple designs or
any of the designs that happen in the second temple after the exiles
return. When Christ comes and dies, He
is our sacrifice and puts an end to sacrifices completely. Therefore, this temple either represents a
temple yet to come or it is a symbolic representation.
That’s a
debate for other people on another day.
What can we
learn from this passage? God is speaking
to a people in exile. What does He offer
those who are in chaos? What does He offer to those who are scattered and feel
like they are on their own?
God offers
order. This chapter is insanely ordered
and organized. God offers a plan. He offers something incredibly concrete in
which they can believe. God reaches out
to the people who feel forgotten and gives them a vision to hold onto.
Whether this
was just a vision or a vision of something yet to come, it does the trick. Most of the rest of Ezekiel is all about the
concrete promise that an organized reliable life will come. The Hebrew people will have society once
more. They are in exile, but a day is
coming when they will get to see the Promised Land once more.
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