Ezekiel 42:5

"Before the rooms was a walk of ten cubits’ width inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors were toward the north."

Key Reflection

In Ezekiel 42:5, we find a detailed description of the layout within the temple complex as envisioned by the prophet. The "walk" or corridor that was ten cubits wide and one cubit deep served as an internal passage leading to the rooms themselves, which were positioned with their doors facing north. This precise architectural detail reflects the meticulous planning and symbolic significance attributed to the temple's design in Ezekiel’s vision, highlighting both practical functionality and spiritual importance.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Render: “And the upper chambers were” shortened, for galleries took off from them, from “the lower” and from “the middle-most, chambers,of the building.” The building rose in terraces, as was usual in Babylonian architecture, and so each of the two upper stories receded from the one below it.

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