Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everyone, welcome back to a year in the Bible of Daily Grace.

My name is Aubrey Coleman, one of the hosts for the podcast, and today we're looking

at the book of Ezekiel chapter 45 through 48.

Toward the end of Ezekiel's ministry, captivity for the Israelites was nearing the end.

The Meads and the Persians would eventually help them return to Jerusalem to rebuild.

The last visions of Ezekiel reveal God's plan for a new temple and a new land where they would

rebuild the city.

In his last visions, the location where the temple would be built is referred to as the holy portion of the land.

There, a sanctuary would be built.

There would be houses for the priest to live in, and there would be an area designated for the other Levites. There would be a section reserved for the entire people of Israel

and a place for the governor. The governor is called to enact peace and justice.

He's to be an honest governor and one who holds the ordinances and observances of the Lord rightly.

The conduct of burnt offerings is explained including how to worship and how to prepare

the offerings, even how to enter the gates. Ezekiel is shown in his

vision the exact chambers and courts where all of these things will take place.

Ezekiel then concludes his description of the temple with the image of a flowing river coming out from the temple.

It is too deep to cross over and it runs to the edges of the sea.

It provides fresh food and the trees and plants alongside it yield great fruit.

The imagery provides hope of God restoring the land, keeping his promise to the Israelites

and giving them abundant provision in his presence.

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