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This chapter is linked to its predecessor both thematically and literarily. On the one hand, it continues with the subject of the Temple and the priests, and, on the other hand, it repeats the key words \u201cportion\u201d (<\/span>achuzah<\/span><\/em>) and \u201cgift\u201d (<\/span>terumah<\/span><\/em>; see 44:28,31 and 45:1,4,6,7.) Since the role of the prince (<\/span>nasi<\/span><\/em>) will be greatly expanded in the future Temple (16-17), Ezekiel described how his property holdings (the \u201cportion\u201d, 7) and share of the Temple offerings (the \u201cgift\u201d 13-15) would be similarly enlarged in order to meet those increased responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The context in which these changes would occur is the future reapportionment of the land, whose details continue in Chapter 48. It would be divided\u2014as it was under Joshua\u2014into portions for each tribe, with two significant differences: (1) Rather than duplicating their original portions of varying sizes, all the new portions would be identical--\u201can area 25,000 [cubits] long and 10,000 wide\u201d (45:1) and (2) It would be divided into 13 portions rather than 12, the extra portion to be designated for the priests, Levites, and the prince.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Next, Ezekiel moved to caution the princes to \u201cmake an end of lawlessness and rapine, and do what is right and just,\u201d and, specifically, \u201cput a stop to your evictions of My people\u201d (9). The royalty was in the habit of imposing heavy taxes on the people and in the (likely?) event that they could not pay, they would evict them from their ancestral lands. They were also enjoined to maintain true weights, measures (10-11), and coinage. Apropos of the coinage, Ezekiel stipulated: \u201cThe shekel shall weigh 20 gerahs. 20 shekels, 25 shekels [and] 10 plus 5 shekels [totaling 60 shekels] shall count with you as a mina\u201d (12). (The value of the shekel at 20 gerahs was established by the Torah (Exodus 30:13) and has been estimated by modern scholars to be 9.6 grams of silver.)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Radak, however, spotted a contradiction. Since there were 4 zuzim to a shekel, 60 shekels would translate into 240 zuzim, yet a minah (or: maneh), according to the Talmud, equals only 100 zuzim. His resolution was that Ezekiel was introducing a new unit of currency, \u201cthe sacred maneh\u201d (<\/span>maneh shel kodesh<\/span><\/em>), which was twice the value of the \u201cordinary maneh\u201d (<\/span>shel chol<\/span><\/em>). That raised its value to 200 zuzim; the remaining 40 represent an additional 1\/6<\/span>th<\/span> that was tacked on to the sacred maneh as an act of piety. 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In Chapter 45, God continues instructing Ezekiel about the laws of the rebuilt Temple. In verse 9, God\u2019s attention turns to the princes of Israel, Israel\u2019s political leaders. God commands: \u201cEnough, princes of Israel! Make an end to lawlessness and rapine, and do what is right and just! Put a stop to your evictions of My people\u2014declares the Lord God.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Immediately following this command, God describes proper weights and measures. In verse 10, God instructs, \u201cHave honest balances, an honest <\/span>ephah<\/span><\/em>, and an honest <\/span>bath<\/span><\/em>.\u201d NJPS helpfully explains that these are both measurements of volume, with the <\/span>ephah<\/span><\/em> used for dry goods and the <\/span>bath<\/span><\/em> for liquid goods. Verse 12 describes proper units of weight.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is not the first instance where the Bible is concerned with weights and measures. In Leviticus 19:35-36, God commands Israel that \u201cYou shall not falsify measures of length, weight, or capacity. You shall have an honest balance, honest weights, an honest <\/span>ephah<\/span><\/em>, and an honest <\/span>hin<\/span><\/em>. I the LORD am your God who freed you from the land of Egypt.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Why is it so important that the people of Israel and especially its leaders have honest instruments of measurement? At first glance it might seem that a missing ounce (or gram or two) would not make a huge difference in the grand scheme of things.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One approach to answering this question comes from Rashi\u2019s comment on the beginning of Leviticus 19:35 (more literally translated as \u201cyou shall not do unrighteousness in judgement\u201d). Rashi draws on Sifra to note that the beginning of the verse may not simply refer to falsifying measures, but to executing unfair judgments more broadly (cf Lev 19:15).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Unfair judgments often have a tendency to favor the rich over the poor. As Israel\u2019s political leaders, the princes have a responsibility to make sure that their measures are honest so that they do not defraud the poor, whether intentionally or by accident. If they are careless in matters of small importance, they may also be careless in matters of greater importance.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Having honest measures is not only important for taking care of the poor in society. In our chapter in Ezekiel, verses 13-16 describe the exact measurements required in temple sacrifices. If Israel\u2019s political leaders do not have honest measures, they will not only defraud the poor, but also God.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Having honest measures is not simply about apportioning a precise quantity of solids and liquids, but instead about upholding the moral fabric of society. 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I remember my Bible teachers in elementary school. They emphasized the importance of\u00a0 all the holidays mentioned in the Torah, among them of course, Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot. My teachers highlighted the historical-theological and agricultural meaning of each holiday and the sense of community stressed in these three moments of Pilgrimages, when the people of Israel ascended to Jerusalem to bring their offerings to the Temple. Passover was my favorite holiday to spend with family and its innovative food. Sukkoth was a glorious time of the year to sleep in the booth while our eyes looked at the stars but it was Shavuot where the competition energized us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Which competition you might ask? On Shavuot we created original baskets, we decorated them and filled them with the seven species of the Land of Israel, we brought them to school, as Bikkurim<\/em>-first fruits-gifts to the Temple\/school. Whoever carried the most beautified of all the baskets would receive the first prize. We dedicated so much time and effort to build the baskets that in my childhood memories, it is imprinted: Shavuot, the greatest holiday of all!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Once in High School, skimming through the pages of the Book of Ezekiel, I found disappointment. The Prophet forgot this magnificent holiday. Wait! What? Well, read:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cOn the fourteenth day of the first month you shall have the Passover sacrifice; and during a festival of seven days unleavened bread shall be eaten. 22 On that day, the prince shall provide a bull of sin offering on behalf of himself and of the entire population; 23 and during the seven days of the festival, he shall provide daily\u2014for seven days\u2014seven bulls and seven rams, without blemish, for a burnt offering to the Lord, and one goat daily for a sin offering....25 So, too, during the festival of the seventh month, for seven days from the fifteenth day on, he shall provide the same sin offerings, burnt offerings, meal offerings, and oil (Ezek. 45:21-25)<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Shavuot was observed as the festival of the wheat harvest, <\/span>chag hakatzir<\/em> <\/span>(Exodus 23:16) or a day for bringing first-fruits to the Temple, <\/span>yom habikkurim<\/em> <\/span>(Numbers 28:26). Shavuot is about the agriculture of the Holy Land, and thus not a holiday connected to Ezekiel since he was outside of the Land, in Exile, in Babylon. The earliest source even hinting at a connection between Shavuot and the revelation at Sinai is in 2 Chronicles (15:10-14). Ezekiel was not aware of that, and actually the explicit connection between Shavuot and the giving of the Torah , is only made explicit in late Talmudic times.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

From the point of view of historiography, the Prophet is depicting a reality that is not connected to the Land. Ironically, the haftarah portion we read on Shavuot is from the Book of Ezekiel!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 wide; the bath a tenth of a homer and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the shekel shall weigh 20 gerahs: Ezekiel 45 is full to the brim with exact and precise measurements. Other than providing opportunities for elementary school math problems, what is the purpose of the exact details for the measurements?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\u201cThus said the Lord God: Enough, princes of Israel\u2014remove violence and ruin and act with justice and righteousness. Cease your acts of expulsion against my people. Have honest balances and an honest ephah, and an honest bath\u201d (vv. 9-10). God provides the future princes with a general outline of how to deal with the Israelites, and it seems fairly simple: act justly and righteously and do not commit violence or deception. Yet the next few verses are occupied with the specific details of the measurements rather than the larger issues of how to behave justly and righteously.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

These values are not only meant for the prince, or the king, or those in power, but are guidelines for all of us. Radak relates on verse 10 that \u201cWhat the nation does is the transgression of the kings for they do not protest it.\u201d In order to have an equitable and just society each of us must hold ourselves to a precise standard, and we must make sure that those around us are also behaving justly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Modern psychological studies have found that small ethical transgressions (whether financial transgressions, cheating on a test, or lying) can over time lead to larger and larger transgressions as people become comfortable with the small transgressions and rationalize them. None of us sets out to do something terrible. We are good people, we tell ourselves, so this small thing we are doing is really okay. It\u2019s not <\/span>that<\/span><\/em> bad. Yet, soon enough we may find ourselves doing things that we would never have imagined we would do. Yesterday\u2019s unimaginable act has become today\u2019s \u201cnot <\/span>that<\/span><\/em> bad\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The exacting measurements in Ezekiel 45 give us the signposts, the warnings that we have crossed the line. They give us the opportunity to turn ourselves around before minor transgressions snowball into larger ones, before we let ourselves become someone we don\u2019t even recognize. 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The first part of Chapter 45 deals with the division of the land among the tribes of Israel. But the division here is fundamentally different from that familiar to us, the one dating to the period when the land was originally settled. This new division apparently serves two different purposes. First, the placement of the Levite inheritance between the inheritance of the other tribes and the Temple is meant to prevent the Temple from being defiled. In addition, this new arrangement will prevent the office-bearers from being dependent, to some extent, on the people \u2013 a situation which in the past had led to the misuse of the leaders\u2019 power.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There are some significant discrepancies between the laws that Ezekiel sets down and the laws of the Torah, specifically in the area of sacrifices. It is difficult to characterize all the differences between the sacrifices set down in the Torah and those we encounter in Ezekiel\u2019s prophecy. However, the changes to the sacrifices listed in Ezekiel should be viewed as part of a broader totality of change, including a new order of leadership with the aim of preventing a repetition of the catastrophe of the departure of the Divine Presence and the subsequent destruction of the Temple.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The changes extend from the Temple itself to Jerusalem and to the other parts of the country: the city becomes shared by all the tribes of Israel, and the land is divided among the tribes in an egalitarian manner. This redivision of the inheritances will help to reduce antagonism among the tribes, and perhaps help to prevent oppression and theft, since these, too, were among the reasons for God\u2019s departure from the Temple in the past.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Published in conjunction with<\/span> www.hatanach.com<\/span><\/a>. 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At the end of chapter 45 Ezekiel discusses the sacrifices that are to be given at certain holidays. Interestingly, the only two holidays mentioned are Sukkot and Passover. Why does Ezekiel exclude Shavuot, the third Temple holiday? One answer could simply be that Passover and Sukkot are seven day long festivals as opposed to Shavuot. Due to their elongated time frame, Ezekiel wants to enhance their celebration during the future messianic times.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But beyond their length of time, Passover and Sukkot have a different meaning in the Torah than Shavuot. Shavuot in the Bible is essentially a festival of first fruits. The post-Temple addition of a celebration for the giving of the Torah did not exist at the time of Ezekiel. Passover and Sukkot both mix harvest\/seasonal celebrations with a reminder of the Exodus. Passover as the celebration of the exodus from bondage to freedom and Sukkot of the celebration of God's protection for Israel in the travels to the Holy Land.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For a people who are living in exile, a focus on a festival celebrating the bringing of the first fruits of the harvest may have seemed beyond comprehension. However, an emphasis on two festivals focusing on God's love and protection for his people in a foreign land would be more immediate. Just like God had saved the Israelites from the bondage of Egypt and protected them on their way to the Promised Land, so too God would save his people from the exile in Babylonia and protect them upon their return from exile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","post_main_content_image":"","post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Ezekiel\u2019s Deficient Calendar","tile_main_caption":"Answer: Divine protection in a foreign land. Question: What theme does Pesach and Sukkot have in common, that Shavuot lacks?","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":"","tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_link_for_pay":"0","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Ezekiel","chapter":"45","chapter_main_number":"497","date":"20270726","wall_id":"497"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":8,"id":"75627","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"What Do The Levites Get Exactly? ","post_title":"What Do The Levites Get Exactly?","slug":"what-do-the-levites-get-exactly","old_id":"75627","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":54356,"post_title":"Robert Alter","slug":"robert-alter","old_id":"54356","first_name":"Robert ","last_name":"Alter","description":"Robert Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, where he has taught since 1967. He has written over twenty books, focusing on such topics as the European novel from the 18th century to the present, contemporary American fiction, and modern Hebrew literature. He has also written extensively on the literary aspects of the Bible. His most recent work is his monumental three volume translation of the entire Hebrew Bible - The Hebrew Bible, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019 - from which the selections in 929 are taken. ","short_description":"Robert Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, and author of the three-volume translation of the entire Hebrew Bible - The Hebrew Bible, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019.","credit":"","image_url":"","hide_writer":false,"link_for_pay":false,"image":{"id":54357,"alt":"","title":"robert alter","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","width":184,"height":275,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","medium-width":184,"medium-height":275,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","medium_large-width":184,"medium_large-height":275,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","large-width":184,"large-height":275,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","1536x1536-width":184,"1536x1536-height":275,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","2048x2048-width":184,"2048x2048-height":275,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","post_full_size-width":184,"post_full_size-height":275,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/robert-alter.jpg","home_baner-width":184,"home_baner-height":275}},"tags":false},"related_cahpter":"497","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content_description":"Two readings of a problematic text\r\n\r\n","post_main_content_content":"

45:5 \u201cAnd twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits wide shall be for the Levites who minister in the house. Theirs it shall be as a holding, twenty chambers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

This is the reading of the Masoretic Text, \u2018<\/span>esrim leshakhot<\/span><\/em>, but it is puzzling what chambers are doing out in this open area. Perhaps one should adopt the Septuagint\u2019s reading, which is <\/span>\u2018arim lashavet<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>\u201ctowns in which to dwell.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n

From: Robert Alter, The Hebrew Bible<\/em>, vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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\u201cShavuot in the Bible: A Critical Perspective\u201d<\/a> by Joshua Kulp: Is Shavuot originally a Jewish holiday<\/p>\r\n

\u201cHonesty is the best policy\u201d<\/a> by Rachel Marder: Jewish sources on honesty<\/p>","post_main_content_image":"","post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Go deeper into the chapter....","tile_main_caption":"Source Sheets - Ezekiel 45","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Links to learning resources","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":42232,"alt":"","title":"sefaria-words-sunburst","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","width":608,"height":395,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst-300x195.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":195,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","medium_large-width":608,"medium_large-height":395,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","large-width":608,"large-height":395,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","1536x1536-width":608,"1536x1536-height":395,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","2048x2048-width":608,"2048x2048-height":395,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","post_full_size-width":608,"post_full_size-height":395,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","home_baner-width":608,"home_baner-height":395}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"Sefaria word sunburst visualization","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","old_create_date":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"Ezekiel","chapter":"45","chapter_main_number":"497","date":"20270726","wall_id":"497"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":11,"id":"75629","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"Points to Ponder - Ezekiel 45 ","post_title":"Points to Ponder - Ezekiel 45","slug":"points-to-ponder-ezekiel-45","old_id":"75629","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":38102,"post_title":"929-English","slug":"929-english","old_id":"38102","first_name":"","last_name":"929-English","description":"","short_description":"","credit":"","image_url":"","hide_writer":false,"link_for_pay":false,"image":{"id":38333,"alt":"","title":"\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5.png","width":1513,"height":860,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-300x171.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":171,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-768x437.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":437,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-1024x582.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":582,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5.png","1536x1536-width":1513,"1536x1536-height":860,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5.png","2048x2048-width":1513,"2048x2048-height":860,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-1200x682.png","post_full_size-width":1200,"post_full_size-height":682,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-739x420.png","home_baner-width":739,"home_baner-height":420}},"tags":false},"related_cahpter":"497","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content_description":"","post_main_content_content":"

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  1. Making order<\/em>. Whoever was around during the period of the monarchy can understand Ezekiel\u2019s need to instill order. He sketches a map of distribution with straight lines. No cutting corners. Clear boundaries which protect the holy from being desecrated, and the people from exploitation. And which grant the Levites estates that will solve their economic hardship (that is after their jobs were curtailed in the previous chapters to only providing minimal peripheral services).<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Some realistic details<\/em>.If you\u2019re interested in the historical details of daily life, and the commerce of antiquity, you can learn from verses 10-12 some interesting details about weights and measures, especially the measuring of solids and liquids and the inter-relationship between them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Rebranding.<\/em> The ruler in the prophecies of Ezekiel is called the <\/span>nasi<\/span><\/em>. The laws which Ezekiel has promulgated regarding him redefine his job. In today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s chapter most of the attention is focused on his responsibility for the Temple. There\u2019s a little space devoted to justice and fair commerce in verses 9-12. That\u2019s it. What about the legal system? That was given over the priests in the previous chapter. What about security, economics and international relations. Good question...<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  4. What\u2019s new at the Temple<\/em>. Ezekiel\u2019s Temple law code is different from the one in Leviticus. The system of tithes and donations is different. The purification rites of the Temple occur in the month of Nisan, and not Yom Kippur, and are of a different nature. The sacrifices made for the holiday of Sukkot are equal to those of Pesach and different from the number of sacrifices as mandated by the Torah. 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