Bible Strands
Ezekiel 43:12
This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Ezekiel on a high mountain in Israel, delivering the final architectural and ritual specifications for the restored temple vision. This declaration immediately follows the command to record the temple’s layout, statutes, and laws so the people may obey them.
The words — תּוֹרַת הַבַּיִת (torat habayit) translates literally as “the law of the house.” This phrase establishes the temple’s surrounding territory on the mountain’s peak as an area of absolute holiness.
The thread — The concept of a holy mountain sanctuary appears in Ezekiel 40:2 and is echoed in Psalm 93:5 regarding God’s house. The prohibition against unclean elements entering the holy space anticipates Revelation 21:27.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that proximity to God’s presence requires strict boundary maintenance and ritual purity. Readers must treat the vision’s instructions as non-negotiable standards for worship and community conduct.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 40:2 In visions of God He took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose southern slope was a structure that resembled a city.
- Revelation 21:27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
- Psalms 93:5 Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.
- Ezekiel 42:20 So he measured the area on all four sides. It had a wall all around, five hundred cubits long and five hundred cubits wide, to separate the holy from the common.
- Joel 3:17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
- Zechariah 14:20 On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.