431 Then he led me to the gate , the gate facing toward the east ; 2 and behold , the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east . And His voice was like the sound of many waters ; and the earth shone with His glory . 3 And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw , like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city . And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar ; and I fell on my face . 4 And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate facing toward the east . 5 And the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court ; and behold , the glory of the Lord filled the house .
6 Then I heard one speaking to me from the house , while a man was standing beside me.
7 He said to me, "Son of man , this is the place of My throne and the place of the soles of My feet , where e I will dwell among the sons of Israel forever . And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name , neither they nor their kings , by their harlotry and by the corpses of their kings when they die , 8 by setting their threshold by My threshold and their door post beside My door post , with only the wall between Me and them. And they have defiled My holy name by their abominations which they have committed . So I have consumed them in My anger . 9 "Now let them put away their harlotry and the corpses of their kings far from Me; and I will dwell among them forever . 10 "As for you, son of man , describe the temple to the house of Israel , that they may be ashamed of their iniquities ; and let them measure the plan . 11 "If they are ashamed of all that they have done , make known to them the design of the house , its structure , its exits , its entrances , all its designs , all its statutes , and all its laws . And write it in their sight , so that they may observe its whole design and all its statutes and do them. 12 "This is the law of the house : its entire area on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy . Behold , this is the law of the house .
13 "And these are the measurements of the altar by cubits (the cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth ): the base shall be a cubit and the width a cubit , and its border on its edge round about one span ; and this shall be the height of the base of the altar . 14 "From the base on the ground to the lower ledge shall be two cubits and the width one cubit ; and from the smaller ledge to the larger ledge shall be four cubits and the width one cubit . 15 "The altar hearth shall be four cubits ; and from the altar hearth shall extend upwards four horns . 16 "Now the altar hearth shall be twelve e cubits long by twelve e wide , square in its four sides . 17 "The ledge shall be fourteen e cubits long by fourteen e wide in its four sides , the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about ; and its steps shall face the east ." 18 And He said to me, " Son of man , thus says the Lord GOD , 'These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built , to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it. 19 'You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok , who draw near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD , 'a young bull for a sin offering . 20 'You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about ; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it. 21 'You shall also take the bull for the sin offering , and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house , outside e the sanctuary . 22 'On the second day you shall offer a male goat without blemish for a sin offering , and they shall cleanse the altar as they cleansed it with the bull . 23 'When you have finished cleansing it, you shall present a young bull without blemish and a ram without blemish from the flock . 24 'You shall present them before the Lord , and the priests shall throw salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord . 25 ' For seven days you shall prepare daily a goat for a sin offering ; also a young bull and a ram from the flock , without blemish , shall be prepared . 26 'For seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it; so shall they consecrate e it. 27 'When they have completed the days , it shall be that on the eighth day and onward , the priests shall offer your burnt offerings on the altar , and your peace offerings ; and I will accept you,' declares the Lord GOD ."
