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King James VersionEzekiel 41:16–26

The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered;

To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.

And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;

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.

From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.

The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other.

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.

And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.

And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door.

And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.

And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.

Italic words were supplied in the English translation for clarity.

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Ezekiel 41:16–26

Woodwork, Cherubim, Palms, Altar-Table, and Doors Furnish the Interior

Cieled with wood, cherubim and palms alternating

The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered. From above the door even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure.

It is made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree is between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub has two faces. So that the face of a man is toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it is made through all the house round about.

The altar of wood is the table before the LORD

From the ground unto above the door cherubims and palm trees are made, and on the wall of the temple. The posts of the temple are squared. The altar of wood is three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; the corners, the length, and the walls thereof are of wood. He said, This is the table that is before the LORD.

The temple and the sanctuary have two doors. The doors have two leaves apiece, two turning leaves. Cherubims and palm trees are made on the doors, like as they are made upon the walls, and there are thick planks upon the face of the porch without. Narrow windows and palms on the sides of the porch. The images do not authorize worship of decorations, one literal face arrangement as a required icon, or transferring these access rules straight onto churches.

How this should shape us

Let the inner walls preach guarded life: human face, lion face, and palms, with a wooden table named before the LORD. Do not adore the carving, do not fight over the faces, and do not police a congregation as if it were this nave.

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Best judgment: The images do not authorize worship of decorations, one literal face arrangement, or transferring temple access rules directly to churches.

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King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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Ezekiel course: summary, outline, background, introductory issues, themes, and passage studies

Supports: Reader-oriented historical, literary, theological, and pastoral synthesis with visible alternatives and ancient-to-modern limits.

Enter the Bible Ezekiel course, Outline and Theological Themes: temple, glory, worship, river, land, tribes, and city; applied to Ezekiel 41:16–26

Jeremiah and Ezekiel: Ezekiel Parts 1-3 Study Guides

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Yale Bible Study, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, Ezekiel Part 3 study guide: dry bones, Gog, land, and temple utopia; applied to Ezekiel 41:16–26

Gates and Entrances in Ezekiel 40-48

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Rhyder, 'Gates and Entrances in Ezekiel 40-48,' Vetus Testamentum 73 (2023), publication record, abstract, and author-hosted reading sample for pp. 752-765; applied to Ezekiel 41:16–26

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Ezekiel course: summary, outline, background, introductory issues, themes, and passage studies

Alan G. Padgett; revised by Tyler Mayfield

Enter the Bible, Luther Seminary, revised June 2023

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Jeremiah and Ezekiel: Ezekiel Parts 1-3 Study Guides

Joel S. Baden and Jacqueline Vayntrub

Yale Bible Study, 2024

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Gates and Entrances in Ezekiel 40-48

Julia Rhyder

Vetus Testamentum 73, 2023

Supports: Gates, access, hierarchy, protection, and social space in the final vision, without pretending the inspected sample is a complete commentary.

Exact location: Rhyder, 'Gates and Entrances in Ezekiel 40-48,' Vetus Testamentum 73 (2023), publication record, abstract, and author-hosted reading sample for pp. 752-765; applied to Ezekiel 41:16–26

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