From Daniel Block’s Commentary on Ezekiel.

  • I. The New Temple (40:1-43:11)
    • A. Preamble (40:1-4)
    • B. Design of the Temple (40:5-46)
      • 1. Outsider Features (40:5-27)
        • a. Outer Wall (40:5)
        • b. Outer East Gate (40:6-16)
        • c. Outer Court (40:17-19)
        • d. Outer North Gate (40:20-23)
        • e. Outer South Gate (40:24-27)
      • 2. Interior Features (40:28-46)
        • a. Gates of Inner Wall (40:28-27)
        • b. Chamber of Offering at Northern Wall (40:38-43)
        • c. Priestly Chamber (40:44-46)
    • C. Dimensions of Sacred Space (40:47-42:20)
      • 1. Interior Measurements (40:47-41:4)
      • 2. Auxiliary Structures of the Temple (41:5-12)
      • 3. General Dimensions of the Temple Complex (41:13-15a)
      • 4. Interior Decorations and Furnishings (41:15b-26)
      • 5. Priestly Sacristies (42:1-4)
      • 6. Concluding Temple Measurements (42:13-20)
    • D. Return of Yahweh to the Temple (43:1-9)
    • E. Epilogue (43:10-11)
  • II. The New Law (43:12-46:24)
    • A. Preamble (43:12)
    • B. New Altar for Burnt Offerings (43:13-27)
      • 1. Nature of the altar (43:13-17)
      • 2. Consecration of the altar (42:18-27)
    • C. Regulations for the Outer East Gate (44:1-3)
    • D. Regulations for the Temple Service (44:4-31)
      • 1. Preamble (44:4-6a)
      • 2. Problem of the past (44:6b-8)
      • 3. Solution for the future (44:9-16)
        • a. Role of Levites (44:9-14)
        • b. Role of Zadokites (44:15-16)
      • 4. New Zadokite Order (44:17-31)
        • a. Instructions for Zadokites (44:17-27)
        • b. Status of the Zadokites (44:28-31)
    • E. Regulations for the Princely/Priestly Land (45:1-8a)
    • F. Misc. Regulations (45:8b-17)
      • 1. Challenge for Princes (45:8b-9)
      • 2. Business Ordinance (45:10-12)
      • 3. Teruma Offering (45:13-17)
    • G. Regulations for National Feasts (45:18-46:15)
      • 1. New Passover (45:18-25)
      • 2. Other Festivals (46:1-15)
    • H. Regulations for Management of Royal Lands (46:16-18)
    • I. Temple Kitchen (46:19-24)
  • III. The New Land (47:1-48:29)
    • A. Healing the Land (47:1-12)
      • 1. River of Life (47:1-7)
      • 2. Interpretation of the River of Life (47:8-12)
    • B. Reappointment of the Land (47:13-48:29)
      • 1. Boundaries of the New Land (47:13-23)
        • a. Preamble (47:13-14)
        • b. Boundary (47:15-20)
        • c. Epilogue (47:21-23)
      • 2. New Allotments (48:1-7; 23-29)
      • 3. Sacred “Reserve” (48:8-22)
        • a. Sanctuary allotment (48:8-14)
        • b. Public allotment (48:15-20)
        • c. Allotment for Prince (48:21-22)
  • IV. The New City (48:30-35)

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