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Ezekiel 40 · Grade 5

A Blueprint of Hope

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Chapters 40-48 form the final vision of Ezekiel, dated in the twenty-fifth year of the exile. Ezekiel says that in visions of God he was brought to a very high mountain in Israel. Fourteen years earlier Jerusalem's temple had been burned. In chapters 8-11 Ezekiel had seen God's glory leave the temple. Now he would see a new temple to which the glory would return.

A heavenly guide whose appearance was like bronze led the tour with a measuring reed of about ten and a half feet. He told Ezekiel to see, hear, and set his heart on all he would be shown, then to declare it to Israel. Chapter 40 measures the outer wall, three outer gates, the outer court, three inner gates, the tables for offerings, the rooms for singers and priests, and the inner court.

The precise symmetry stands out: gates mirror one another, and the inner court is a perfect square of one hundred cubits with the altar at its center. Interpreters read the vision in different ways, as a literal future temple, a symbolic picture of God's perfect worship, or a hope fulfilled in the New Testament. In the New Testament, Revelation 21:15 describes an angel with a golden reed to measure the holy city.

Show What You Know

  1. How does chapters 40-48 relate to chapters 8-11?

  2. About how long was the measuring reed?

  3. What are three ways interpreters read this vision?

  4. Which New Testament verse describes a golden reed measuring the holy city?

Crossword

51432

Across

  1. He led me toward the ____
  2. Its arches were toward the outer ____

Down

  1. So he ____ the thickness of the building
  2. He measured the threshold of the ____
  3. Then he measured the ____ of the gate

Think About It

  1. The careful measurements show order and holiness. What does this suggest about the way God wants to be worshiped?

  2. God gave Ezekiel a detailed plan of hope after loss. How can God's promises help people rebuild after hard times?

Memory Verse

The man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, and set your heart on all that I will show you; for you have been brought here so that I may show them to you. Declare all that you see to the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 40:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your house. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How might God be asking you to share what you have learned about Him?
  • How does looking forward to God's new city shape your hope?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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