Ezekiel 45:18

“Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:”

"Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:" - Ezekiel 45:18
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What does Ezekiel 45:18 mean?

Ezekiel 45:18 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Thus saith the Lord God; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary". This verse comes from the Book of Ezekiel, which is part of the…

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Cleansing the Sanctuary: A Call to Purity and Dedication

In the midst of an intricate vision of restoration and future hope, the prophet Ezekiel conveys a message that resonates with the heart of worship and holiness. Ezekiel 45:18 states, "Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a…

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A Prayer of Cleansing and Renewal: Sanctifying Our Hearts and Lives

O Sovereign Lord, the Almighty God, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging Your greatness and holiness. We stand in awe of Your majesty and the power encapsulated in Your Words. Lord, as we reflect on Ezekiel 45:18, which…

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Ezekiel 45:18 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:"
Ezekiel 20:45 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezekiel 45:10 - "Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath."
Ezekiel 45:16 - "All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel."
Ezekiel 45:22 - "And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering."
Psalms 18:45 - "The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places."
Ezekiel 40:45 - "And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house."
Ezekiel 45:24 - "And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah."
Ezekiel 45:12 - "And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh."
"¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 20:45
Ezekiel 45:3 - "And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place."
Ezekiel 45:2 - "Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof."
Ezekiel 45:20 - "And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house."
Ezekiel 45:13 - "This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:"
Ezekiel 45:21 - "In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten."
Ezekiel 45:5 - "And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers."
Ezekiel 23:45 - "¶ And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands."
1 Kings 18:45 - "And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel."
"All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel." - Ezekiel 45:16
Ezekiel 45:8 - "In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes."
Ezekiel 45:11 - "The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer."
Ezekiel 45:19 - "And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court."
"Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath." - Ezekiel 45:10
Ezekiel 45:4 - "The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary."
Ezekiel 45:14 - "Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:"
"The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places." - Psalms 18:45
Ezekiel 45:6 - "¶ And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel."
Ezekiel 45:15 - "And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD."
Genesis 45:18 - "And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land."