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As we remarked yesterday, we need to look at the effort that went into all this and be sure that we put the same effort into building God's things in our own lives. Nothing is more important than God's work and our meditation on His word. Everything we do should add, as it were, another stone or table or bowl or whatever to the temple which we build.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
QUALITY IN DETAIL
I recently saw a television programme that documented a number of people building their dream homes. The houses they built ranged from low budget accommodation through to million dollar mansions. The thing that showed the difference in quality between them was the attention to detail. The million dollar house was perfect in every minute detail, whereas those building cheaper houses had to put up with imperfections and flaws.
When it came to Solomon's building of the temple of the LORD, we can see the Solomon not only looked at the big picture, but that he also made sure that the quality of the temple was as good as it could be, by paying attention to every last detail. 2 Chronicles 3 shows us some of how detailed it was. It was the ultimate in quality, the very best for the LORD.
We might not always be able to afford quality, but we can make sure that our lives are quality lives for the LORD. We can do this by paying attention to the detail in our actions. What do we say or do in those moments when we are caught off guard? How do we act when we are tired or provoked? What do we use our time for? How do we fill in our free time?
Let's build ourselves quality lives for the LORD our God, perfect in every detail.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Robert
2 Chron. 4 It is interesting to note that most of the temple and the work inside was trusted to a Gentile, Huram-abi the son of a Danite woman but his father was from Tyre. Again it can be a foretelling that God's house would be a house for all nations.
Alex Browning [Kitchener-Waterloo] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Alex
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1. Then Solomon <8010> began <2490>(8686) to build <1129>(8800) the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> at Jerusalem <3389> in mount <2022> Moriah <4179>, where the LORD appeared <7200>(8738) unto David <1732> his father <1>, in the place <4725> that David <1732> had prepared <3559>(8689) in the threshingfloor <1637> of Ornan <771> the Jebusite <2983>.
2. And he began <2490>(8686) to build <1129>(8800) in the second <8145> day of the second <8145> month <2320>, in the fourth <702> year <8141> of his reign <4438>.
3. Now these are the things wherein Solomon <8010> was instructed <3245>(8717) for the building <1129>(8800) of the house <1004> of God <430>. The length <753> by cubits <520> after the first <7223> measure <4060> was threescore <8346> cubits <520>, and the breadth <7341> twenty <6242> cubits <520>.
4. And the porch <197> that was in the front <6440> of the house, the length <753> of it was according to the breadth <7341> of the house <1004>, twenty <6242> cubits <520>, and the height <1363> was an hundred <3967> and twenty <6242>: and he overlaid <6823>(8762) it within <6441> with pure <2889> gold <2091>.
5. And the greater <1419> house <1004> he cieled <2645>(8765) with fir <1265> tree <6086>, which he overlaid <2645>(8762) with fine <2896> gold <2091>, and set <5927>(8686) thereon palm trees <8561> and chains <8333>.
6. And he garnished <6823>(8762) the house <1004> with precious <3368> stones <68> for beauty <8597>: and the gold <2091> was gold <2091> of Parvaim <6516>.
7. He overlaid <2645>(8762) also the house <1004>, the beams <6982>, the posts <5592>, and the walls <7023> thereof, and the doors <1817> thereof, with gold <2091>; and graved <6605>(8765) cherubims <3742> on the walls <7023>.
8. And he made <6213>(8799) the most <6944> holy <6944> house <1004>, the length <753> whereof was according to <6440> the breadth <7341> of the house <1004>, twenty <6242> cubits <520>, and the breadth <7341> thereof twenty <6242> cubits <520>: and he overlaid <2645>(8762) it with fine <2896> gold <2091>, amounting to six <8337> hundred <3967> talents <3603>.
9. And the weight <4948> of the nails <4548> was fifty <2572> shekels <8255> of gold <2091>. And he overlaid <2645>(8765) the upper chambers <5944> with gold <2091>.
10. And in the most <6944> holy <6944> house <1004> he made <6213>(8799) two <8147> cherubims <3742> of image <6816> work <4639>, and overlaid <6823>(8762) them with gold <2091>.
11. And the wings <3671> of the cherubims <3742> were twenty <6242> cubits <520> long <753>: one <259> wing <3671> of the one cherub was five <2568> cubits <520>, reaching <5060>(8688) to the wall <7023> of the house <1004>: and the other <312> wing <3671> was likewise five <2568> cubits <520>, reaching <5060>(8688) to the wing <3671> of the other <312> cherub <3742>.
12. And one wing <3671> of the other <259> cherub <3742> was five <2568> cubits <520>, reaching <5060>(8688) to the wall <7023> of the house <1004>: and the other <312> wing <3671> was five <2568> cubits <520> also, joining <1695> to the wing <3671> of the other <312> cherub <3742>.
13. The wings <3671> of these cherubims <3742> spread themselves forth <6566>(8802) twenty <6242> cubits <520>: and they stood <5975>(8802) on their feet <7272>, and their faces <6440> were inward <1004>.
14. And he made <6213>(8799) the vail <6532> of blue <8504>, and purple <713>, and crimson <3758>, and fine linen <948>, and wrought <5927>(8686) cherubims <3742> thereon.
15. Also he made <6213>(8799) before <6440> the house <1004> two <8147> pillars <5982> of thirty <7970> and five <2568> cubits <520> high <753>, and the chapiter <6858> that was on the top <7218> of each of them was five <2568> cubits <520>.
16. And he made <6213>(8799) chains <8333>, as in the oracle <1687>, and put <5414>(8799) them on the heads <7218> of the pillars <5982>; and made <6213>(8799) an hundred <3967> pomegranates <7416>, and put <5414>(8799) them on the chains <8333>.
17. And he reared up <6965>(8686) the pillars <5982> before <6440> the temple <1964>, one <259> on the right hand <3225>, and the other <259> on the left <8040>; and called <7121>(8799) the name <8034> of that on the right hand <3233>(8675) <3227> Jachin <3199>, and the name <8034> of that on the left <8042> Boaz <1162>.
1. Moreover he made <6213>(8799) an altar <4196> of brass <5178>, twenty <6242> cubits <520> the length <753> thereof, and twenty <6242> cubits <520> the breadth <7341> thereof, and ten <6235> cubits <520> the height <6967> thereof.
2. Also he made <6213>(8799) a molten <3332>(8716) sea <3220> of ten <6235> cubits <520> from brim <8193> to brim <8193>, round <5696> in compass <5439>, and five <2568> cubits <520> the height <6967> thereof; and a line <6957> of thirty <7970> cubits <520> did compass <5437>(8799) it round about <5439>.
3. And under it was the similitude <1823> of oxen <1241>, which did compass <5437>(8802) it round about <5439>: ten <6235> in a cubit <520>, compassing <5362>(8688) the sea <3220> round about <5439>. Two <8147> rows <2905> of oxen <1241> were cast <3332>(8803), when it was cast <4166>.
4. It stood <5975>(8802) upon twelve <8147> <6240> oxen <1241>, three <7969> looking <6437>(8802) toward the north <6828>, and three <7969> looking <6437>(8802) toward the west <3220>, and three <7969> looking <6437>(8802) toward the south <5045>, and three <7969> looking <6437>(8802) toward the east <4217>: and the sea <3220> was set above <4605> upon them, and all their hinder parts <268> were inward <1004>.
5. And the thickness <5672> of it was an handbreadth <2947>, and the brim <8193> of it like the work <4639> of the brim <8193> of a cup <3563>, with flowers <6525> of lilies <7799>; and it received <2388>(8688) and held <3557>(8686) three <7969> thousand <505> baths <1324>.
6. He made <6213>(8799) also ten <6235> lavers <3595>, and put <5414>(8799) five <2568> on the right hand <3225>, and five <2568> on the left <8040>, to wash <7364>(8800) in them: such things as they offered <4639> for the burnt offering <5930> they washed <1740>(8686) in them; but the sea <3220> was for the priests <3548> to wash in <7364>(8800).
7. And he made <6213>(8799) ten <6235> candlesticks <4501> of gold <2091> according to their form <4941>, and set <5414>(8799) them in the temple <1964>, five <2568> on the right hand <3225>, and five <2568> on the left <8040>.
8. He made <6213>(8799) also ten <6235> tables <7979>, and placed <3240>(8686) them in the temple <1964>, five <2568> on the right side <3225>, and five <2568> on the left <8040>. And he made <6213>(8799) an hundred <3967> basons <4219> of gold <2091>.
9. Furthermore he made <6213>(8799) the court <2691> of the priests <3548>, and the great <1419> court <5835>, and doors <1817> for the court <5835>, and overlaid <6823>(8765) the doors <1817> of them with brass <5178>.
10. And he set <5414>(8804) the sea <3220> on the right <3233> side <3802> of the east end <6924>, over against <4136> the south <5045>.
11. And Huram <2361> made <6213>(8799) the pots <5518>, and the shovels <3257>, and the basons <4219>. And Huram <2361>(8676) <2438> finished <3615>(8762) <6213>(8800) the work <4399> that he was to make <6213>(8804) for king <4428> Solomon <8010> for the house <1004> of God <430>;
12. To wit, the two <8147> pillars <5982>, and the pommels <1543>, and the chapiters <3805> which were on the top <7218> of the two pillars <5982>, and the two <8147> wreaths <7639> to cover <3680>(8763) the two <8147> pommels <1543> of the chapiters <3805> which were on the top <7218> of the pillars <5982>;
13. And four <702> hundred <3967> pomegranates <7416> on the two <8147> wreaths <7639>; two <8147> rows <2905> of pomegranates <7416> on each <259> wreath <7639>, to cover <3680>(8763) the two <8147> pommels <1543> of the chapiters <3805> which were upon <6440> the pillars <5982>.
14. He made <6213>(8804) also bases <4350>, and lavers <3595> made <6213>(8804) he upon the bases <4350>;
15. One <259> sea <3220>, and twelve <8147> <6240> oxen <1241> under it.
16. The pots <5518> also, and the shovels <3257>, and the fleshhooks <4207>, and all their instruments <3627>, did Huram <2361> his father <1> make <6213>(8804) to king <4428> Solomon <8010> for the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> of bright <4838>(8803) brass <5178>.
17. In the plain <3603> of Jordan <3383> did the king <4428> cast <3332>(8804) them, in the clay <5645> ground <127> between Succoth <5523> and Zeredathah <6868>.
18. Thus Solomon <8010> made <6213>(8799) all these vessels <3627> in great <3966> abundance <7230>: for the weight <4948> of the brass <5178> could not be found out <2713>(8738).
19. And Solomon <8010> made <6213>(8799) all the vessels <3627> that were for the house <1004> of God <430>, the golden <2091> altar <4196> also, and the tables <7979> whereon the shewbread <3899> <6440> was set;
20. Moreover the candlesticks <4501> with their lamps <5216>, that they should burn <1197>(8763) after the manner <4941> before <6440> the oracle <1687>, of pure <5462>(8803) gold <2091>;
21. And the flowers <6525>, and the lamps <5216>, and the tongs <4457>, made he of gold <2091>, and that perfect <4357> gold <2091>;
22. And the snuffers <4212>, and the basons <4219>, and the spoons <3709>, and the censers <4289>, of pure <5462>(8803) gold <2091>: and the entry <6607> of the house <1004>, the inner <6442> doors <1817> thereof for the most <6944> holy <6944> place, and the doors <1817> of the house <1004> of the temple <1964>, were of gold <2091>.
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Everything is carefully measured to fit and to be correct and precise and perfect. So it should be with our lives as we present them to God.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
40:1 - This verse indicates the reason why we believe there is a period of 50 years between the return of Christ and the opening of the Temple.
Consider: "the five and twentieth year", dated from the fall of Jehoiachin comprises 11 years of Zedekiah's reign, and a further 14 years to this vision. Therefore, 50 years from Josiah's Passover (2 Chron 35) which was a jubilee year(and typifies the return of Christ). Hence, this indicates the Temple will be opened in a Jubilee year from the return of Christ.
Matt Drywood [Hamilton Book Road (Can)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Matt
Ezekiel's Temple: A Fresh Look at Ezekiel's Temple by Harry Whittaker
www.christadelphianbooks.org/haw/ezek_temple/ch02.html
www.christadelphianbooks.org/haw/ezek_temple/ch03.html
www.christadelphianbooks.org/haw/ezek_temple/ch04.html ("8. ...Contrast Isa.60:1" on last pg should be Isa. 60:11).
(Whittaker believed Ezekiel 40-48 was pre-millennial and designed to show the Jews how they were to worship and serve God when their seventy years of exile were expired).
Charles Link, Jr. [Moorestown, (NJ, USA)] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Charles
As we consider the measurements of the temple, the most amazing thing is the size of the whole building. It is described as a city, which says a lot about its size. Taking a conservative 19 inches for a cubit and a hand breadth, it being five hundred reed round about, this would would work out to be a mile or 1600 meters long. We remember visiting a large city in the United over 50 years ago and a brother pointing out a car manufacturing plant, and saying that the temple would take up more space than this enormous plant. When we compare an area over a mile square, we can get an idea of the size of the temple.
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to John
WE ARE THE GATES
When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he asked them, "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you received from God?" (1Cor 6:19)
If our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, then some of the temple design must contain principles we can apply to our lives as we live for the Lord. The temple in Ezekiel's prophecy is an appropriate one to think about in this regard. Much of it's description involves gates and entrances. The gates around the temple in Ezekiel's prophecy were there for the purpose of people coming in to worship the LORD. Each gate had a portico over it to protect the worshippers from the sun, wind and rain as they entered. The portico was a shelter from the outside weather. There were four gates around the temple courtyard allowing easy access for people to come and go from any direction.
As a temple of the LORD, we also need to have the doors of our hearts wide open for those who want to worship the LORD to be able to find him there. As people come to us to find the LORD, they need to find us accessible, open, and a shelter from the storms they face in their lives. We are not the final stop. It is God they need to find, but here and now, we are the gates through whom people can find him. Are we open and pointing the way to the LORD?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Robert
What did the gateway look like?
Sir Isaac Newton, the famous scientist who discovered gravity and documented the three laws of physics, also studied prophecy. One of his treasured subjects was the temple. His writing on this chapter can be found in Manuscript 434 at this link, where you will find his plan drawing of the gateway:
http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00079
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Rob
The Temple of Ezekiel's Prophecy by Henry Sulley, 1887
http://books.google.com/books?id=mgMUAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
(Sulley believed Ezekiel's Temple would be millennial).
Charles Link, Jr. [Moorestown, (NJ, USA)] Comment added in 2013 Reply to Charles
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1. In the five <2568> and twentieth <6242> year <8141> of our captivity <1546>, in the beginning <7218> of the year <8141>, in the tenth <6218> day of the month <2320>, in the fourteenth <702> <6240> year <8141> after <310> that the city <5892> was smitten <5221>(8717), in the selfsame <6106> day <3117> the hand <3027> of the LORD <3068> was upon me, and brought <935>(8686) me thither.
2. In the visions <4759> of God <430> brought <935>(8689) he me into the land <776> of Israel <3478>, and set <5117>(8686) me upon a very <3966> high <1364> mountain <2022>, by which was as the frame <4011> of a city <5892> on the south <5045>.
3. And he brought <935>(8686) me thither, and, behold, there was a man <376>, whose appearance <4758> was like the appearance <4758> of brass <5178>, with a line <6616> of flax <6593> in his hand <3027>, and a measuring <4060> reed <7070>; and he stood <5975>(8802) in the gate <8179>.
4. And the man <376> said <1696>(8762) unto me, Son <1121> of man <120>, behold <7200>(8798) with thine eyes <5869>, and hear <8085>(8798) with thine ears <241>, and set <7760>(8798) thine heart <3820> upon all that I shall shew <7200>(8688) thee; for to the intent <4616> that I might shew <7200>(8687) them unto thee art thou brought <935>(8717) hither: declare <5046>(8685) all that thou seest <7200>(8802) to the house <1004> of Israel <3478>.
5. And behold a wall <2346> on the outside <2351> of the house <1004> round about <5439>, and in the man's <376> hand <3027> a measuring <4060> reed <7070> of six <8337> cubits <520> long by the cubit <520> and an hand breadth <2948>: so he measured <4058>(8799) the breadth <7341> of the building <1146>, one <259> reed <7070>; and the height <6967>, one <259> reed <7070>.
6. Then came <935>(8799) he unto the gate <8179> which looketh <6440> toward <1870> the east <6921>, and went up <5927>(8799) the stairs <4609> thereof, and measured <4058>(8799) the threshold <5592> of the gate <8179>, which was one <259> reed <7070> broad <7341>; and the other <259> threshold <5592> of the gate, which was one <259> reed <7070> broad <7341>.
7. And every little chamber <8372> was one <259> reed <7070> long <753>, and one <259> reed <7070> broad <7341>; and between the little chambers <8372> were five <2568> cubits <520>; and the threshold <5592> of the gate <8179> by <681> the porch <197> of the gate <8179> within <1004> was one <259> reed <7070>.
8. He measured <4058>(8799) also the porch <197> of the gate <8179> within <1004>, one <259> reed <7070>.
9. Then measured <4058>(8799) he the porch <197> of the gate <8179>, eight <8083> cubits <520>; and the posts <352> thereof, two <8147> cubits <520>; and the porch <197> of the gate <8179> was inward <1004>.
10. And the little chambers <8372> of the gate <8179> eastward <1870> <6921> were three <7969> on this side <6311>, and three <7969> on that side <6311>; they three <7969> were of one <259> measure <4060>: and the posts <352> had one <259> measure <4060> on this side and on that side.
11. And he measured <4058>(8799) the breadth <7341> of the entry <6607> of the gate <8179>, ten <6235> cubits <520>; and the length <753> of the gate <8179>, thirteen <7969> <6240> cubits <520>.
12. The space <1366> also before <6440> the little chambers <8372> was one <259> cubit <520> on this side, and the space <1366> was one cubit <520> on that side: and the little chambers <8372> were six <8337> cubits <520> on this side, and six <8337> cubits <520> on that side.
13. He measured <4058>(8799) then the gate <8179> from the roof <1406> of one little chamber <8372> to the roof <1406> of another: the breadth <7341> was five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520>, door <6607> against door <6607>.
14. He made <6213>(8799) also posts <352> of threescore <8346> cubits <520>, even unto the post <352> of the court <2691> round about <5439> the gate <8179>.
15. And from the face <6440> of the gate <8179> of the entrance <2978> unto the face <6440> of the porch <197> of the inner <6442> gate <8179> were fifty <2572> cubits <520>.
16. And there were narrow <331>(8801) windows <2474> to the little chambers <8372>, and to their posts <352> within <6441> the gate <8179> round about <5439>, and likewise to the arches <361>: and windows <2474> were round about <5439> inward <6441>: and upon each post <352> were palm trees <8561>.
17. Then brought <935>(8686) he me into the outward <2435> court <2691>, and, lo, there were chambers <3957>, and a pavement <7531> made <6213>(8803) for the court <2691> round about <5439>: thirty <7970> chambers <3957> were upon the pavement <7531>.
18. And the pavement <7531> by the side <3802> of the gates <8179> over against <5980> the length <753> of the gates <8179> was the lower <8481> pavement <7531>.
19. Then he measured <4058>(8799) the breadth <7341> from the forefront <6440> of the lower <8481> gate <8179> unto the forefront <6440> of the inner <6442> court <2691> without <2351>, an hundred <3967> cubits <520> eastward <6921> and northward <6828>.
20. And the gate <8179> of the outward <2435> court <2691> that looked <6440> toward <1870> the north <6828>, he measured <4058>(8804) the length <753> thereof, and the breadth <7341> thereof.
21. And the little chambers <8372> thereof were three <7969> on this side and three <7969> on that side; and the posts <352> thereof and the arches <361> thereof were after the measure <4060> of the first <7223> gate <8179>: the length <753> thereof was fifty <2572> cubits <520>, and the breadth <7341> five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520>.
22. And their windows <2474>, and their arches <361>, and their palm trees <8561>, were after the measure <4060> of the gate <8179> that looketh <6440> toward <1870> the east <6921>; and they went up <5927>(8799) unto it by seven <7651> steps <4609>; and the arches <361> thereof were before <6440> them.
23. And the gate <8179> of the inner <6442> court <2691> was over against the gate <8179> toward the north <6828>, and toward the east <6921>; and he measured <4058>(8799) from gate <8179> to gate <8179> an hundred <3967> cubits <520>.
24. After that he brought <3212>(8686) me toward <1870> the south <1864>, and behold a gate <8179> toward <1870> the south <1864>: and he measured <4058>(8804) the posts <352> thereof and the arches <361> thereof according to these measures <4060>.
25. And there were windows <2474> in it and in the arches <361> thereof round about <5439>, like those windows <2474>: the length <753> was fifty <2572> cubits <520>, and the breadth <7341> five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520>.
26. And there were seven <7651> steps <4609> to go up <5930> to it, and the arches <361> thereof were before <6440> them: and it had palm trees <8561>, one <259> on this side, and another <259> on that side, upon the posts <352> thereof.
27. And there was a gate <8179> in the inner <6442> court <2691> toward <1870> the south <1864>: and he measured <4058>(8799) from gate <8179> to gate <8179> toward <1870> the south <1864> an hundred <3967> cubits <520>.
28. And he brought <935>(8686) me to the inner <6442> court <2691> by the south <1864> gate <8179>: and he measured <4058>(8799) the south <1864> gate <8179> according to these measures <4060>;
29. And the little chambers <8372> thereof, and the posts <352> thereof, and the arches <361> thereof, according to these measures <4060>: and there were windows <2474> in it and in the arches <361> thereof round about <5439>: it was fifty <2572> cubits <520> long <753>, and five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520> broad <7341>.
30. And the arches <361> round about <5439> were five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520> long <753>, and five <2568> cubits <520> broad <7341>.
31. And the arches <361> thereof were toward the utter <2435> court <2691>; and palm trees <8561> were upon the posts <352> thereof: and the going up <4608> to it had eight <8083> steps <4609>.
32. And he brought <935>(8686) me into the inner <6442> court <2691> toward <1870> the east <6921>: and he measured <4058>(8799) the gate <8179> according to these measures <4060>.
33. And the little chambers <8372> thereof, and the posts <352> thereof, and the arches <361> thereof, were according to these measures <4060>: and there were windows <2474> therein and in the arches <361> thereof round about <5439>: it was fifty <2572> cubits <520> long <753>, and five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520> broad <7341>.
34. And the arches <361> thereof were toward the outward <2435> court <2691>; and palm trees <8561> were upon the posts <352> thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up <4608> to it had eight <8083> steps <4609>.
35. And he brought <935>(8686) me to the north <6828> gate <8179>, and measured <4058>(8804) it according to these measures <4060>;
36. The little chambers <8372> thereof, the posts <352> thereof, and the arches <361> thereof, and the windows <2474> to it round about <5439>: the length <753> was fifty <2572> cubits <520>, and the breadth <7341> five <2568> and twenty <6242> cubits <520>.
37. And the posts <352> thereof were toward the utter <2435> court <2691>; and palm trees <8561> were upon the posts <352> thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up <4608> to it had eight <8083> steps <4609>.
38. And the chambers <3957> and the entries <6607> thereof were by the posts <352> of the gates <8179>, where they washed <1740>(8686) the burnt offering <5930>.
39. And in the porch <197> of the gate <8179> were two <8147> tables <7979> on this side, and two tables <7979> on that side, to slay <7819>(8800) thereon the burnt offering <5930> and the sin offering <2403> and the trespass offering <817>.
40. And at the side <3802> without <2351>, as one goeth up <5927>(8802) to the entry <6607> of the north <6828> gate <8179>, were two <8147> tables <7979>; and on the other <312> side <3802>, which was at the porch <197> of the gate <8179>, were two <8147> tables <7979>.
41. Four <702> tables <7979> were on this side, and four <702> tables <7979> on that side, by the side <3802> of the gate <8179>; eight <8083> tables <7979>, whereupon they slew <7819>(8799) their sacrifices.
42. And the four <702> tables <7979> were of hewn <1496> stone <68> for the burnt offering <5930>, of a cubit <520> and an half <2677> long <753>, and a cubit <520> and an half <2677> broad <7341>, and one <259> cubit <520> high <1363>: whereupon also they laid <3240>(8686) the instruments <3627> wherewith they slew <7819>(8799) the burnt offering <5930> and the sacrifice <2077>.
43. And within <1004> were hooks <8240>, an <259> hand <2948> broad, fastened <3559>(8716) round about <5439>: and upon the tables <7979> was the flesh <1320> of the offering <7133>.
44. And without <2351> the inner <6442> gate <8179> were the chambers <3957> of the singers <7891>(8802) in the inner <6442> court <2691>, which was at the side <3802> of the north <6828> gate <8179>; and their prospect <6440> was toward <1870> the south <1864>: one <259> at the side <3802> of the east <6921> gate <8179> having the prospect <6440> toward <1870> the north <6828>.
45. And he said <1696>(8762) unto me, This <2090> chamber <3957>, whose prospect <6440> is toward <1870> the south <1864>, is for the priests <3548>, the keepers <8104>(8802) of the charge <4931> of the house <1004>.
46. And the chamber <3957> whose prospect <6440> is toward <1870> the north <6828> is for the priests <3548>, the keepers <8104>(8802) of the charge <4931> of the altar <4196>: these are the sons <1121> of Zadok <6659> among the sons <1121> of Levi <3878>, which come near <7131> to the LORD <3068> to minister <8334>(8763) unto him.
47. So he measured <4058>(8799) the court <2691>, an hundred <3967> cubits <520> long <753>, and an hundred <3967> cubits <520> broad <7341>, foursquare <7251>(8794); and the altar <4196> that was before <6440> the house <1004>.
48. And he brought <935>(8686) me to the porch <197> of the house <1004>, and measured <4058>(8799) each post <352> of the porch <197>, five <2568> cubits <520> on this side, and five <2568> cubits <520> on that side: and the breadth <7341> of the gate <8179> was three <7969> cubits <520> on this side, and three <7969> cubits <520> on that side.
49. The length <753> of the porch <197> was twenty <6242> cubits <520>, and the breadth <7341> eleven <6249> <6240> cubits <520>; and he brought me by the steps <4609> whereby they went up <5927>(8799) to it: and there were pillars <5982> by the posts <352>, one <259> on this side, and another <259> on that side.
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6:30, 64 So they said to [Jesus], Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? ... But there are some of you [disciples] who do not believe.
The people in v30 saw the feeding of the five thousand and presumably were fed from this miracle - yet they ask for a sign so that they could believe! Yet others in 2:23 believed when they saw miracles.
Some people, even previous disciples, put unrealistic barriers up before they will commit to belief, while others tear down those same barriers when they see the evidence before them. May we not rationalise our faith away with spurious barriers that are culturally engraved but have no credence.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
6:64 For Jesus knew from the beginning ... who it was who would betray him.
It could be that Jesus knew early on in his ministry ("from the beginning") that Judas would betray him. This would have been a huge burden for Jesus to bear throughout his ministry.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Bruce
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1. After <3326> these things <5023> Jesus <2424> went <565>(5627) over <4008> the sea <2281> of Galilee <1056>, which is the sea of Tiberias <5085>.
2. And <2532> a great <4183> multitude <3793> followed <190>(5707) him <846>, because <3754> they saw <3708>(5707) his <846> miracles <4592> which <3739> he did <4160>(5707) on <1909> them that were diseased <770>(5723).
3. And <1161> Jesus <2424> went up <424>(5627) into <1519> a mountain <3735>, and <2532> there <1563> he sat <2521>(5711) with <3326> his <848> disciples <3101>.
4. And <1161> the passover <3957>, a feast <1859> of the Jews <2453>, was <2258>(5713) nigh <1451>.
5. When Jesus <2424> then <3767> lifted up <1869>(5660) his eyes <3788>, and <2532> saw <2300>(5666) <3754> a great <4183> company <3793> come <2064>(5736) unto <4314> him <848>, he saith <3004>(5719) unto <4314> Philip <5376>, Whence <4159> shall we buy <59>(5692) bread <740>, that <2443> these <3778> may eat <5315>(5632)?
6. And <1161> this <5124> he said <3004>(5707) to prove <3985>(5723) him <846>: for <1063> he himself <846> knew <1492>(5715) what <5101> he would <3195>(5707) do <4160>(5721).
7. Philip <5376> answered <611>(5662) him <846>, Two hundred <1250> pennyworth <1220> of bread <740> is <714> <0> not <3756> sufficient <714>(5719) for them <846>, that <2443> every one <1538> of them <846> may take <2983>(5632) a <5100> little <1024>.
8. One <1520> of <1537> his <846> disciples <3101>, Andrew <406>, Simon <4613> Peter's <4074> brother <80>, saith <3004>(5719) unto him <846>,
9. There is <2076>(5748) a <1520> lad <3808> here <5602>, which <3739> hath <2192>(5719) five <4002> barley <2916> loaves <740>, and <2532> two <1417> small fishes <3795>: but <235> what <5101> are <2076>(5748) they <5023> among <1519> so many <5118>?
10. And <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627), Make <4160>(5657) the men <444> sit down <377>(5629). Now <1161> there was <2258>(5713) much <4183> grass <5528> in <1722> the place <5117>. So <3767> the men <435> sat down <377>(5627), in number <706> about <5616> five thousand <4000>.
11. And <1161> Jesus <2424> took <2983>(5627) the loaves <740>; and <2532> when he had given thanks <2168>(5660), he distributed <1239>(5656) to the disciples <3101>, and <1161> the disciples <3101> to them that were set down <345>(5740); and <2532> likewise <3668> of <1537> the fishes <3795> as much as <3745> they would <2309>(5707).
12. When <1161> <5613> they were filled <1705>(5681), he said <3004>(5719) unto his <848> disciples <3101>, Gather up <4863>(5628) the fragments <2801> that remain <4052>(5660), that nothing <3363> <5100> be lost <622>(5643).
13. Therefore <3767> they gathered them together <4863>(5627), and <2532> filled <1072>(5656) twelve <1427> baskets <2894> with the fragments <2801> of <1537> the five <4002> barley <2916> loaves <740>, which <3739> remained over and above <4052>(5656) unto them that had eaten <977>(5761).
14. Then <3767> those men <444>, when they had seen <1492>(5631) the miracle <4592> that <3739> Jesus <2424> did <4160>(5656), said <3004>(5707), This <3754> <3778> is <2076>(5748) of a truth <230> that prophet <4396> that should come <2064>(5740) into <1519> the world <2889>.
15. When Jesus <2424> therefore <3767> perceived <1097>(5631) that <3754> they would <3195>(5719) come <2064>(5738) and <2532> take <726> <0> him <846> by force <726>(5721), to <2443> make <4160>(5661) him <846> a king <935>, he departed <402>(5656) again <3825> into <1519> a mountain <3735> himself <846> alone <3441>.
16. And <1161> when <5613> even <3798> was now come <1096>(5633), his <846> disciples <3101> went down <2597>(5627) unto <1909> the sea <2281>,
17. And <2532> entered <1684>(5631) into <1519> a ship <4143>, and went <2064>(5711) over <4008> the sea <2281> toward <1519> Capernaum <2584>. And <2532> it was <1096>(5715) now <2235> dark <4653>, and <2532> Jesus <2424> was <2064> <0> not <3756> come <2064>(5715) to <4314> them <846>.
18. And <5037> the sea <2281> arose <1326>(5712) by reason of a great <3173> wind <417> that blew <4154>(5723).
19. So <3767> when they had rowed <1643>(5761) about <5613> five <4002> and twenty <1501> or <2228> thirty <5144> furlongs <4712>, they see <2334>(5719) Jesus <2424> walking <4043>(5723) on <1909> the sea <2281>, and <2532> drawing <1096>(5740) nigh <1451> unto the ship <4143>: and <2532> they were afraid <5399>(5675).
20. But <1161> he saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, It is <1510>(5748) I <1473>; be <5399> <0> not <3361> afraid <5399>(5737).
21. Then <3767> they willingly <2309>(5707) received <2983>(5629) him <846> into <1519> the ship <4143>: and <2532> immediately <2112> the ship <4143> was <1096>(5633) at <1909> the land <1093> whither <1519> <3739> they went <5217>(5707).
22. The day following <1887>, when the people <3793> which <3588> stood <2476>(5761) on the other side <4008> of the sea <2281> saw <1492>(5631) that <3754> there was <2258>(5713) none <3756> other <243> boat <4142> there <1563>, save <1508> that <1565> one <1520> whereinto <1519> <3739> his <848> disciples <3101> were entered <1684>(5627), and <2532> that <3754> Jesus <2424> went <4897> <0> not <3756> with <4897>(5627) his <846> disciples <3101> into <1519> the boat <4142>, but <235> that his <846> disciples <3101> were gone away <565>(5627) alone <3441>;
23. (Howbeit <235> <1161> there came <2064>(5627) other <243> boats <4142> from <1537> Tiberias <5085> nigh <1451> unto the place <5117> where <3699> they did eat <5315>(5627) bread <740>, after that the Lord <2962> had given thanks <2168>(5660):)
24. When <3753> the people <3793> therefore <3767> saw <1492>(5627) that <3754> Jesus <2424> was <2076>(5748) not <3756> there <1563>, neither <3761> his <846> disciples <3101>, they <846> also <2532> took <1684>(5627) <1519> shipping <4143>, and <2532> came <2064>(5627) to <1519> Capernaum <2584>, seeking for <2212>(5723) Jesus <2424>.
25. And <2532> when they had found <2147>(5631) him <846> on the other side <4008> of the sea <2281>, they said <2036>(5627) unto him <846>, Rabbi <4461>, when <4219> camest thou <1096>(5754) hither <5602>?
26. Jesus <2424> answered <611>(5662) them <846> and <2532> said <2036>(5627), Verily <281>, verily <281>, I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, Ye seek <2212>(5719) me <3165>, not <3756> because <3754> ye saw <1492>(5627) the miracles <4592>, but <235> because <3754> ye did eat <5315>(5627) of <1537> the loaves <740>, and <2532> were filled <5526>(5681).
27. Labour <2038>(5737) not <3361> for the meat <1035> which <3588> perisheth <622>(5734), but <235> for that meat <1035> which <3588> endureth <3306>(5723) unto <1519> everlasting <166> life <2222>, which <3739> the Son <5207> of man <444> shall give <1325>(5692) unto you <5213>: for <1063> him <5126> hath <4972> <0> God <2316> the Father <3962> sealed <4972>(5656).
28. Then <3767> said they <2036>(5627) unto <4314> him <846>, What <5101> shall we do <4160>(5719)(5625) <4160>(5725), that <2443> we might work <2038>(5741) the works <2041> of God <2316>?
29. Jesus <2424> answered <611>(5662) and <2532> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, This <5124> is <2076>(5748) the work <2041> of God <2316>, that <2443> ye believe <4100>(5661) on <1519> him <3739> whom <1565> he hath sent <649>(5656).
30. They said <2036>(5627) therefore <3767> unto him <846>, What <5101> sign <4592> shewest <4160>(5719) thou <4771> then <3767>, that <2443> we may see <1492>(5632), and <2532> believe <4100>(5661) thee <4671>? what <5101> dost thou work <2038>(5736)?
31. Our <2257> fathers <3962> did eat <5315>(5627) manna <3131> in <1722> the desert <2048>; as <2531> it is <2076>(5748) written <1125>(5772), He gave <1325>(5656) them <846> bread <740> from <1537> heaven <3772> to eat <5315>(5629).
32. Then <3767> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Verily <281>, verily <281>, I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, Moses <3475> gave <1325>(5758) you <5213> not <3756> that bread <740> from <1537> heaven <3772>; but <235> my <3450> Father <3962> giveth <1325>(5719) you <5213> the true <228> bread <740> from <1537> heaven <3772>.
33. For <1063> the bread <740> of God <2316> is he <2076>(5748) which <3588> cometh down <2597>(5723) from <1537> heaven <3772>, and <2532> giveth <1325>(5723) life <2222> unto the world <2889>.
34. Then <3767> said they <2036>(5627) unto <4314> him <846>, Lord <2962>, evermore <3842> give <1325>(5628) us <2254> this <5126> bread <740>.
35. And <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, I <1473> am <1510>(5748) the bread <740> of life <2222>: he that cometh <2064>(5740) to <4314> me <3165> shall never <3364> hunger <3983>(5661); and <2532> he that believeth <4100>(5723) on <1519> me <1691> shall <1372> <0> never <3364> <4455> thirst <1372>(5661).
36. But <235> I said <2036>(5627) unto you <5213>, That <3754> ye <3708> <0> also <2532> have seen <3708>(5758) me <3165>, and <2532> believe <4100>(5719) not <3756>.
37. All <3956> that <3739> the Father <3962> giveth <1325>(5719) me <3427> shall come <2240>(5692) to <4314> me <1691>; and <2532> him that cometh <2064>(5740) to <4314> me <3165> I will <1544> <0> in no wise <3364> cast <1544>(5632) out <1854>.
38. For <3754> I came down <2597>(5758) from <1537> heaven <3772>, not <3756> to <2443> do <4160>(5725) mine own <1699> will <2307>, but <235> the will <2307> of him that sent <3992>(5660) me <3165>.
39. And <1161> this <5124> is <2076>(5748) the Father's <3962> will <2307> which <3588> hath sent <3992>(5660) me <3165>, that <2443> of all <3956> which <3739> he hath given <1325>(5758) me <3427> I should lose <622>(5661) nothing <3361> <1537> <846>, but <235> should raise <450> <0> it <846> up again <450>(5692) at <1722> the last <2078> day <2250>.
40. And <1161> this <5124> is <2076>(5748) the will <2307> of him that sent <3992>(5660) me <3165>, that <2443> every one <3956> which <3588> seeth <2334>(5723) the Son <5207>, and <2532> believeth <4100>(5723) on <1519> him <846>, may have <2192>(5725) everlasting <166> life <2222>: and <2532> I <1473> will raise <450> <0> him <846> up <450>(5692) at the last <2078> day <2250>.
41. The Jews <2453> then <3767> murmured <1111>(5707) at <4012> him <846>, because <3754> he said <2036>(5627), I <1473> am <1510>(5748) the bread <740> which <3588> came down <2597>(5631) from <1537> heaven <3772>.
42. And <2532> they said <3004>(5707), Is <2076>(5748) not <3756> this <3778> Jesus <2424>, the son <5207> of Joseph <2501>, whose <3739> father <3962> and <2532> mother <3384> we <2249> know <1492>(5758)? how is it <4459> then <3767> that he <3778> saith <3004>(5719), <3754> I came down <2597>(5758) from <1537> heaven <3772>?
43. Jesus <2424> therefore <3767> answered <611>(5662) and <2532> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Murmur <1111>(5720) not <3361> among <3326> yourselves <240>.
44. No man <3762> can <1410>(5736) come <2064>(5629) to <4314> me <3165>, except <3362> the Father <3962> which <3588> hath sent <3992>(5660) me <3165> draw <1670>(5661) him <846>: and <2532> I <1473> will raise <450> <0> him <846> up <450>(5692) at the last <2078> day <2250>.
45. It is <2076>(5748) written <1125>(5772) in <1722> the prophets <4396>, And <2532> they shall be <2071>(5704) all <3956> taught <1318> of God <2316>. Every man <3956> therefore <3767> that hath heard <191>(5660), and <2532> hath learned <3129>(5631) of <3844> the Father <3962>, cometh <2064>(5736) unto <4314> me <3165>.
46. Not <3756> that <3754> any man <5100> hath seen <3708>(5758) the Father <3962>, save <1508> he which <3588> is <3844> <5607>(5752) of God <2316>, he <3778> hath seen <3708>(5758) the Father <3962>.
47. Verily <281>, verily <281>, I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, He that believeth <4100>(5723) on <1519> me <1691> hath <2192>(5719) everlasting <166> life <2222>.
48. I <1473> am <1510>(5748) that bread <740> of life <2222>.
49. Your <5216> fathers <3962> did eat <5315>(5627) manna <3131> in <1722> the wilderness <2048>, and <2532> are dead <599>(5627).
50. This <3778> is <2076>(5748) the bread <740> which <3588> cometh down <2597>(5723) from <1537> heaven <3772>, that <3363> <0> a man <5100> may eat <5315>(5632) thereof <1537> <846>, and <2532> not <3363> die <599>(5632).
51. I <1473> am <1510>(5748) the living <2198>(5723) bread <740> which <3588> came down <2597>(5631) from <1537> heaven <3772>: if <1437> any man <5100> eat <5315>(5632) of <1537> this <5127> bread <740>, he shall live <2198>(5695) for <1519> ever <165>: and <1161> <2532> the bread <740> that <3739> I <1473> will give <1325>(5692) is <2076>(5748) my <3450> flesh <4561>, which <3739> I <1473> will give <1325>(5692) for <5228> the life <2222> of the world <2889>.
52. The Jews <2453> therefore <3767> strove <3164>(5711) among <4314> themselves <240>, saying <3004>(5723), How <4459> can <1410>(5736) this man <3778> give <1325>(5629) us <2254> his flesh <4561> to eat <5315>(5629)?
53. Then <3767> Jesus <2424> said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Verily <281>, verily <281>, I say <3004>(5719) unto you <5213>, Except <3362> ye eat <5315>(5632) the flesh <4561> of the Son <5207> of man <444>, and <2532> drink <4095>(5632) his <846> blood <129>, ye have <2192>(5719) no <3756> life <2222> in <1722> you <1438>.
54. Whoso eateth <5176>(5723) my <3450> flesh <4561>, and <2532> drinketh <4095>(5723) my <3450> blood <129>, hath <2192>(5719) eternal <166> life <2222>; and <2532> I <1473> will raise <450> <0> him <846> up <450>(5692) at the last <2078> day <2250>.
55. For <1063> my <3450> flesh <4561> is <2076>(5748) meat <1035> indeed <230>, and <2532> my <3450> blood <129> is <2076>(5748) drink <4213> indeed <230>.
56. He that eateth <5176>(5723) my <3450> flesh <4561>, and <2532> drinketh <4095>(5723) my <3450> blood <129>, dwelleth <3306>(5719) in <1722> me <1698>, and I <2504> in <1722> him <846>.
57. As <2531> the living <2198>(5723) Father <3962> hath sent <649>(5656) me <3165>, and I <2504> live <2198>(5719) by <1223> the Father <3962>: so <2532> he that eateth <5176>(5723) me <3165>, even he <2548> shall live <2198>(5695) by <1223> me <1691>.
58. This <3778> is <2076>(5748) that bread <740> which <3588> came down <2597>(5631) from <1537> heaven <3772>: not <3756> as <2531> your <5216> fathers <3962> did eat <5315>(5627) manna <3131>, and <2532> are dead <599>(5627): he that eateth <5176>(5723) of this <5126> bread <740> shall live <2198>(5695) for <1519> ever <165>.
59. These things <5023> said he <2036>(5627) in <1722> the synagogue <4864>, as he taught <1321>(5723) in <1722> Capernaum <2584>.
60. Many <4183> therefore <3767> of <1537> his <846> disciples <3101>, when they had heard <191>(5660) this, said <2036>(5627), This <3778> is <2076>(5748) an hard <4642> saying <3056>; who <5101> can <1410>(5736) hear <191>(5721) it <846>?
61. When <1161> Jesus <2424> knew <1492>(5761) in <1722> himself <1438> that <3754> his <846> disciples <3101> murmured <1111>(5719) at <4012> it <5127>, he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Doth this <5124> offend <4624>(5719) you <5209>?
62. What and <3767> if <1437> ye shall see <2334>(5725) the Son <5207> of man <444> ascend up <305>(5723) where <3699> he was <2258>(5713) before <4386>?
63. It is <2076>(5748) the spirit <4151> that quickeneth <2227>(5723); the flesh <4561> <3756> profiteth <5623>(5719) nothing <3762>: the words <4487> that <3739> I <1473> speak <2980>(5719) unto you <5213>, they are <2076>(5748) spirit <4151>, and <2532> they are <2076>(5748) life <2222>.
64. But <235> there are <1526>(5748) some <5100> of <1537> you <5216> that believe <4100>(5719) not <3756>. For <1063> Jesus <2424> knew <1492>(5715) from <1537> the beginning <746> who <5101> they were <1526>(5748) that believed <4100>(5723) not <3361>, and <2532> who <5101> should <2076>(5748) betray <3860>(5694) him <846>.
65. And <2532> he said <3004>(5707), Therefore <1223> <5124> said I <2046>(5758) unto you <5213>, that <3754> no man <3762> can <1410>(5736) come <2064>(5629) unto <4314> me <3165>, except <3362> it were <5600>(5753) given <1325>(5772) unto him <846> of <1537> my <3450> Father <3962>.
66. From <1537> that <5127> time many <4183> of his <846> disciples <3101> went <565>(5627) back <1519> <3694>, and <2532> walked <4043>(5707) no more <3765> with <3326> him <846>.
67. Then <3767> said <2036>(5627) Jesus <2424> unto the twelve <1427>, <3361> Will <2309>(5719) ye <5210> also <2532> go away <5217>(5721)?
68. Then <3767> Simon <4613> Peter <4074> answered <611>(5662) him <846>, Lord <2962>, to <4314> whom <5101> shall we go <565>(5695)? thou hast <2192>(5719) the words <4487> of eternal <166> life <2222>.
69. And <2532> we <2249> believe <4100>(5758) and <2532> are sure <1097>(5758) that <3754> thou <4771> art <1488>(5748) that Christ <5547>, the Son <5207> of the living <2198>(5723) God <2316>.
70. Jesus <2424> answered <611>(5662) them <846>, Have <1586> <0> not <3756> I <1473> chosen <1586>(5668) you <5209> twelve <1427>, and <2532> one <1520> of <1537> you <5216> is <2076>(5748) a devil <1228>?
71. <1161> He spake <3004>(5707) of Judas <2455> Iscariot <2469> the son of Simon <4613>: for <1063> he <3778> it was that should <3195>(5707) betray <3860>(5721) him <846>, being <5607>(5752) one <1520> of <1537> the twelve <1427>.