King James Version
What Does Ezekiel 41:21 Mean?
“The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. posts: Heb. post”
Context
19
So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.
20
From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
21
The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. posts: Heb. post
22
The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
23
And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(21) **The** **posts of** **the temple.—***Posts* is a different word from that hitherto used, and always means the framework in which the doors were hung. *Temple* is, as before, the Holy Place, in distinction from the *sanctuary,* or Holy of Holies. The door-frames of both were square and just alike.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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