Ezekiel 42:9

Ezekiel 42:9 says, And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.  Ezekiel said that under the chambers was an entryway on the east side.  We are not called to be separated from the people of the world, living above them in isolation, but we are to show the way to salvation.  

Verse ten adds, The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building.  These chambers were the thickness of the wall toward the east.  It would seem that they were in a wall between the separate place and the building.  I think this would refer to the place where the priests went to offer sacrifices on the altar, the separate place, and the temple where the people gathered.  We no longer have a place where only certain religious leaders can go and a separate place where the rest of Christians can go.  Jesus Christ removed that barrier.  

Verse eleven continues, And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors.  Ezekiel said the way before these chambers was the same as the ones to the north and that they went in and out through the doors.  There is but one door to salvation and that is by putting our faith in Jesus Christ, and this door is the same for all people.  

Verse twelve states, And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them.  Ezekiel said that even though there were many doors to the chambers that there was still one door at the head of the way to pass through as I understand this.  Though we may come to Jesus Christ by many different ways or from many different places, He is still the only door to salvation.

Verse thirteen adds, Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the Lord shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy.  God told Ezekiel that the north and south chambers which were before the separate place were holy chambers where only the priests that came to offer offerings and sacrifices to Him could come.  We no longer have these restrictions, since after we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we become a part of the priesthood of believers.  I believe that we can also say that wherever we go is holy ground, since the Holy Spirit lives in us.  

Verse fourteen continues, When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.  Ezekiel was told that the priests were not to go out into the outer court while they were serving as priests who offered the sacrifices and offerings and that even their clothes, which were said to be holy were to remain in these chambers.  We no longer have this restriction, and no material thing is holy in and of itself, but we are to be holy, or set aside, for doing what God calls us to do as living sacrifices to Him. 

Ezekiel 42:5

Ezekiel 42:5 says, Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building.  God said the upper chambers were to be shorter than the lower chambers.  I can’t really visualize this, but it was done according to God’s plan.  We may not always be able to see everything that God is doing in the world today, but we need to have faith that He knows what He is doing.  

Verse six adds, For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.  God said that there were three stories to the building, but that not all had the same supporting pillars that the courts had.  

Verse seven continues, And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits.  God then gave Ezekiel the size and location of these chambers.  

Verse eight concludes. For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.  This continues to give the size and location of these chambers, now speaking about those in the utter, or outer chamber.  We just need to know today that whatever heaven looks like, it will look like God designed it and there will be room for all believers there.  

Ezekiel 42:1

 Ezekiel 42:1 says, Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north.  Matthew Henry says that Ezekiel was taken to where he would have an exact view of the temple and all the buildings associated with it.  God first brought Ezekiel to the utter or outer court to the north.  God allowed Ezekiel to see what the completed temple and everything associated with it would look like, and He allows us by faith to see His completed work of salvation when we put our faith in Jesus Christ.   

Verse two adds, Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits.  Matthew Henry says that since we aren’t acquainted with the Hebrew language and architecture of that time it is somewhat hard to comprehend the mystical meaning of all of this, and I would have to agree with him.  Still, we don’t need to understand it all, because it no longer exists, being replaced by our putting our faith in Jesus Christ.  The first several verses refer to the chambers about the court and their location and structure.  What we need to understand is that God was the architect of the whole complex, just as He is the architect of our salvation today.  

Verse three continues, Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.  Matthew Henry says that these chambers were not in the temple but were close to it.  

Verse four concludes, And before the chambers was a walk to ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north.  Ezekiel said there was a walkway to the doors to the north as I understand it.  God always provides us a walkway or path to salvation, and that is by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. 

Ezekiel 41:22

Ezekiel 41:22 says, The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the Lord.  God next showed Ezekiel the size of the altar and told him that this would be the table that is before the Lord.  If we have an altar today, it should always be a place where we come to God under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  

Verse twenty-three adds, And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.  God said that the temple and the sanctuary were to have two doors.  We as Christians only have one door to God, and that is through putting our faith in Jesus Christ, Who died for our sins.  

Verse twenty-four continues, And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.  Each door was to have two leaves.  This was ornamentation for the doors. 

Verse twenty-five states, And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.  God said the doors were to be decorated with cherubim and palm trees like the walls were.  When we enter God’s kingdom, everything should spiritually be the same everywhere and everywhere we are should be a place to bring honor to God.  

Verse twenty-six adds, And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.  God said that narrow windows and palm trees were to be on each side.