December 7 (Ezekiel 45–46; Psalm 127; Hebrews 1–3)

Through the ESV Bible in a Year with Ray Ortlund

Crossway

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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0:00.0	A reading from the book of Ezekiel.
0:04.4	When you allot the land as an inheritance,
0:08.1	you shall set apart for the Lord a portion of the land as a holy district,
0:13.1	25,000 cubits long and 20,000 cubits broad.
0:17.6	It shall be holy throughout its whole extent.
0:24.9	Of this, a square plot of 500 by 500 cubits shall be for the sanctuary, with 50 cubits for an open space around it. And from this measured
0:31.9	district, you shall measure off a section 25,000 cubits long, and a 10,000 broad, in which shall be the sanctuary
0:40.3	the most holy place.
0:42.6	It shall be the holy portion of the land.
0:45.7	It shall be for the priests who minister in the sanctuary and approach the Lord to minister
0:50.6	to him.
0:52.0	And it shall be a place for their houses and a holy place for the sanctuary.
0:57.0	Another section, 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits broad, shall be for the Levites who
1:04.5	minister at the temple as their possession for cities to live in. Alongside the portion set
1:10.8	apart as the Holy District, you shall assign
1:13.6	for the property of the city an area 5,000 cubits broad and 25,000 cubits long. It shall belong
1:21.6	to the whole House of Israel. And to the Prince shall belong the land on both sides of the Holy District and the property of the
1:29.7	city, alongside the Holy District and the property of the city on the west and on the east,
1:36.1	corresponding in length to one of the tribal portions, and extending from the western to the eastern
1:42.0	boundary of the land. It is to be his property in Israel.
1:47.0	And my princes shall no more oppress my people,
1:50.6	but they shall let the house of Israel have the land according to their tribes.
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