5First I saw a wall around the outside of the Temple complex. The measuring stick in the man''s hand was about ten feet long. He measured the thickness of the wall: about ten feet. The height was also about ten feet. [JC]
Ezekiel 40 opens the final major vision of the book: a detailed tour of a restored temple, measured by a divine messenger. The chapter describes the outer wall, gates, and outer court of a temple complex that has never been built in history. This is not merely architecture; it is
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