Ezekiel 43

“Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:” Naming Afterward keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many…” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came…” Naming Chebar keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.” The line’s distinctive content terms include east, gate, glory. Its relationship to verses 3 and 5 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me.” The line’s distinctive content terms include house, speaking, stood. Its relationship to verses 5 and 7 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them…” The line’s distinctive content terms include abominations, anger, committed. Its relationship to verses 9 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of…” The line’s distinctive content terms include carcases, dwell, kings. Its relationship to verses 8 and 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them…” Naming Israel and Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include form, forms, ordinances. Its relationship to verses 10 and 12 shows what work it does in this passage.

“This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD ; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto…” Naming Levites keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle…” The number four makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the…” The line’s distinctive content terms include blemish, bullock, cleansing. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And thou shalt offer them before the LORD , and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.