Ezekiel 43:20
And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shalt take of the blood thereof,.... Ezekiel being a priest. This must be understood in a visionary way; for, as Kimchi observes, Ezekiel did not live to come up out of the captivity, but…
This relates to the altar in this mystical temple, and that is mystical too; for Christ is our altar. The Jews, after their return out of captivity, had an altar long before they had a temple, Ezr…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Blood was to be put on the four horns of the altar hearth, on the four corners of the (upper) settle, and on the border; see on Eze 43:43. To "cleanse" is to purify from sin, to "un-sin," if such a…
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