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The Inner Court
These verses focus on measured parts of the court and the porch of the house. The details are brief and exact, helping us notice shape, position and the way up to the porch.
Understanding the passage
The setting of this message
In Ezekiel 40:47–49, the speaker says, “he measured” and “he brought me”. These verses mention the court, the altar before the house, the porch posts, the gate sides, the steps and the pillars. The passage stays centred on careful measurements and locations.
Ezekiel 40:47–49Main takeaway
This passage presents the court and porch with exact measurements, drawing attention to order, position and ascent toward the house.
Explore the message
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01The measured courtThe court is measured as one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide. The text then states clearly that it was square.
Explanation
The court is measured as one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide. The text then states clearly that it was square. This gives a simple but important picture of proportion and order. The measurements are not approximate. They are presented as exact dimensions of the court.
02The altar’s positionThe same verse adds, “The altar was before the house.” The passage does not describe the altar’s size here, but it does give its location.
Explanation
The same verse adds, “The altar was before the house.” The passage does not describe the altar’s size here, but it does give its location. That short statement helps readers place the altar in relation to the house. The verse links measured space with a clearly named feature within it.
03The porch posts and gate sidesThe text then says, “he brought me to the porch of the house”. Each post of the porch measured five cubits, one on each side.
Explanation
The text then says, “he brought me to the porch of the house”. Each post of the porch measured five cubits, one on each side. The gate width is also given as three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side. The wording keeps the focus on symmetry and precise arrangement.
04The porch, steps and pillarsThe porch itself measured twenty cubits long and eleven cubits wide. The verse also mentions “the steps by which they went up to it”, showing an upward approach.
Explanation
The porch itself measured twenty cubits long and eleven cubits wide. The verse also mentions “the steps by which they went up to it”, showing an upward approach. Pillars stood by the posts, one on each side. These details suggest a structured entrance, though the text mainly stresses measured features and placement.
Questions to explore
Pause, look back at the verses and talk together.
01What measurements show that the court was square?
The verse gives the same number for both length and width: one hundred cubits by one hundred cubits.
02Where does the passage place the altar?
Use the exact phrase from the verse that gives its location in relation to the house.
03Which details describe the way the porch is arranged and approached?
Look for the measurements of the posts and gate sides, then notice the steps and the pillars on each side.
Read the Bible passage
World English Bible ClassicScripture quotation · Public domain
Ezekiel 40:47–49
47He measured the court, one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, square. The altar was before the house.
48Then he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side. The width of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.
49The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the width eleven cubits, even by the steps by which they went up to it. There were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.