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Ezekiel 48: The LORD Is There

The last chapter of Ezekiel divides the land among the twelve tribes, each receiving a strip running from east to west. Seven tribes were placed north of a central holy portion and five to the south. The holy portion held the sanctuary, land for the priests, land for the Levites, and land for the city, with the prince's land on either side. The city would have twelve gates, three on each side, each named after one of the tribes of Israel. The book ends with the city's new name: Yahweh is there.

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¹ “Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar Enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath (and they shall have their sides east and west), Dan, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “By the border of Dan, from the east side to the west side, Asher, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ “By the border of Asher, from the east side even to the west side, Naphtali, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ “By the border of Naphtali, from the east side to the west side, Manasseh, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ “By the border of Manasseh, from the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ “By the border of Ephraim, from the east side even to the west side, Reuben, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ “By the border of Reuben, from the east side to the west side, Judah, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ “By the border of Judah, from the east side to the west side, shall be the offering which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in width, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side to the west side; and the sanctuary shall be in the middle of it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ “The offering that you shall offer to Yahweh shall be twenty-five thousand reeds in length, and ten thousand in width.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ For these, even for the priests, shall be the holy offering: toward the north twenty-five thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in width, and toward the east ten thousand in width, and toward the south twenty-five thousand in length; and the sanctuary of Yahweh shall be in the middle of it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ It shall be for the priests who are sanctified of the sons of Zadok, who have kept my instruction, who didn’t go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² It shall be to them an offering from the offering of the land, a most holy thing, by the border of the Levites.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ “Alongside the border of the priests, the Levites shall have twenty-five thousand cubits in length and ten thousand in width. All the length shall be twenty-five thousand, and the width ten thousand.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ They shall sell none of it, nor exchange it, nor shall the first fruits of the land be alienated, for it is holy to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ “The five thousand cubits that are left in the width, in front of the twenty-five thousand, shall be for common use, for the city, for dwelling and for pasture lands; and the city shall be in the middle of it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ These shall be its measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ The city shall have pasture lands: toward the north two hundred fifty, and toward the south two hundred fifty, and toward the east two hundred fifty, and toward the west two hundred fifty.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ The remainder of the length, alongside the holy offering, shall be ten thousand eastward and ten thousand westward; and it shall be alongside the holy offering. Its increase shall be for food to those who labor in the city.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ Those who labor in the city, out of all the tribes of Israel, shall cultivate it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ All the offering shall be a square of twenty-five thousand by twenty-five thousand. You shall offer it as a holy offering, with the possession of the city.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ “The remainder shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy offering and of the possession of the city; in front of the twenty-five thousand of the offering toward the east border, and westward in front of the twenty-five thousand toward the west border, alongside the portions, it shall be for the prince. The holy offering and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the middle of it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² Moreover, from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the middle of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ “As for the rest of the tribes: from the east side to the west side, Benjamin, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ “By the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, Simeon, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ “By the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west side, Issachar, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁶ “By the border of Issachar, from the east side to the west side, Zebulun, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁷ “By the border of Zebulun, from the east side to the west side, Gad, one portion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁸ “By the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, to the brook, to the great sea.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁹ “This is the land which you shall divide by lot to the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their several portions, says the Lord Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁰ “These are the exits of the city: On the north side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³¹ and the gates of the city shall be named after the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³² “At the east side four thousand five hundred reeds, and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³³ “At the south side four thousand five hundred reeds by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁴ “At the west side four thousand five hundred reeds, with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁵ “It shall be eighteen thousand reeds in circumference; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org

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Ezekiel 48 · Preschool

God Is There

Name Date

Color the city with twelve gates. God is with His people!

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Bible Verse

“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds in circumference; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’

Ezekiel 48:35 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

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Read the verse aloud. Say: At the end of the book, God said the city would be called: Yahweh is there. That means God is with His people. God is with you too, wherever you go! Let's thank God for always being with us.

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Ezekiel 48 · Grade 4

The Last Word

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Read and Think

Ezekiel 48 finishes the vision of the land. Each tribe received a strip of land running from the east side to the west side. Seven tribes were north of the center and five were south. Every tribe had a place, and no one was left out.

In the center lay the holy portion. The sanctuary stood there, surrounded by land for the priests and the Levites. Next to it was the city and its farmland, with the prince's land on both sides.

The city had twelve gates, three on each side, each named for a tribe of Israel. The whole book ends with the city's new name: Yahweh is there. The book that began with God's glory leaving the temple ends with God living among His people.

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How was the land divided?
What stood in the center of the holy portion?
How were the city gates named?
How does the book's ending answer its earlier sadness?

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tribeseastcityportion

Each tribe received a strip of land running from the side to the west side.
Seven were north of the center and five were south.
In the center lay the holy .
The had twelve gates, three on each side, each named for a tribe of Israel.

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Every tribe had a place in the land. How does God make room for everyone in His family?
The city's name was Yahweh is there. How does knowing God is with you change how you face hard days?

Memory Verse

“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds in circumference; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’

Ezekiel 48:35 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me always. Help me . Amen.

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Big and small groups got the same portion. Where is it hard for you to treat everyone fairly, and how can God help?
How can you make sure everyone gets a fair turn?

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Ezekiel 48 · Grade 5

Yahweh Shammah

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Read and Think

Ezekiel 48 completes the allotment of the land. Unlike Joshua's irregular tribal borders, these are equal, parallel bands running east to west. Dan is placed farthest north and Gad farthest south, with seven tribes above the holy district and five below. Tribes descended from Jacob's servant wives are placed at the edges, yet every tribe receives an equal share.

At the center lay the holy district, about twenty-five thousand reeds square. The sanctuary was in the middle of the priests' portion; the Levites' portion lay beside it; then came the city with its common land, worked by people from all the tribes. The prince's land flanked the district on both sides, so he would never again need to seize the people's land.

The city's twelve gates bore the names of the twelve tribes, showing that the city belonged to all Israel. The book closes with the city's name: Yahweh Shammah, Yahweh is there. Ezekiel began with exile and the glory departing in chapters 10 and 11; it ends with God's permanent presence. In the New Testament, Revelation 21:12 describes the holy city with twelve gates bearing the names of the twelve tribes.

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How did Ezekiel's tribal borders differ from Joshua's?
Who worked the city's common land?
What does Yahweh Shammah mean?
Which New Testament verse echoes the twelve named gates?

Crossword

Across

At the ____ side four thousand five hundred reeds
These are the exits of the ____

Down

The ____ of Reuben
At the ____ side four thousand five hundred reeds

Think About It

The book moves from God's glory departing to God's permanent presence. What hope does this give people in hard seasons?
Every tribe had an equal share and a gate. What does this say about belonging among God's people?

Memory Verse

“It shall be eighteen thousand reeds in circumference; and the name of the city from that day shall be, ‘Yahweh is there.’

Ezekiel 48:35 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with me always. Help me . Amen.

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How does God being close help you face tomorrow?
How does knowing God will dwell with His people shape your hope?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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