23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish.
23 When you have finished purifying it, you are to offer a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.
23 When you have finished purifying it, you shall offer a bull from the herd without blemish and a ram from the flock without blemish.
23 Then, when you have purified it, offer a bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock.
23 When you have finished cleansing it, you shall offer a young bull without blemish, and a ram from the flock without blemish.
23 When you have finished the cleansing ceremony, offer another young bull that has no defects and a perfect ram from the flock.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 43:23
Chapter Summary
After Ezekiel had surveyed the temple of God, he had a vision of the glory of God. When Christ crucified, and the things freely given to us of God, through Him, are shown to us by the Holy Ghost, they make us ashamed for our sins. This frame of mind prepares us for fuller discoveries of the mysteries of redeeming love; and the whole of the Scriptures should be opened and applied, that men may see their sins, and repent of them. We are not now to offer any atoning sacrifices, for by one offering Christ has perfected for ever those that are sanctified, Hebrews 10:14; but the sprinkling of his blood is needful in all our approaches to God the Father. Our best services can be accepted only as sprinkled with the blood which cleanses from all sin.