- Bible
- Ezekiel
- Chapter 43
- Verse 24
And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shalt offer them before the Lord,.... Upon the altar of burnt offering, which stood before the house or temple where Jehovah dwelt, Eze 40:47,
and the priests shall cast salt upon them;…
There was, on each of the seven days, a burnt-offering of a bullock and a ram, preceded by a “sin-offereng of a bullock” on the first day, and of a “kid of the goats” on the other days. Eze 43:24 Salt…
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…
Cambridge Bible
The burnt-offering was wholly consumed on the altar, salt being sprinkled on the flesh, Lev 2:13; Mar 9:49.
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