Ezekiel Chapter 40 Vs. 44-47

The inner court

Ezekiel 40:44-47

As Ezekiel entered the inner court he again noticed two rooms, one at the side of the north gate and facing south and another at the side of the south gate facing north. The room on the north side was the one facing south (i.e., its entrance opened to the south into the inner court).

Provision is made for the praises of the redeemed in music.

It appears that the singers had chambers. They were located near the inner gate. They were at the side of the north gate. They looked south. The song leader was near the east gate looking north.

This room was for the priests in charge of the temple, and the room on the south side was for the priests in charge of the altar. This shows they were in charge of seeing that the tasks were properly done. These rooms probably will serve as utility rooms and rest areas for the priests on duty. These priests will be descended from Zadok (cf. Eze_43:19; Eze_44:15; Eze_48:11), the high priest in Solomon’s day (1Ki_1:26-27). “Sons of Zadok”: Proper names tie the vision to historical reality, calling for literal interpretation. This Levitical family descended from Levi, Aaron, Eleazar and Phinehas. In accord with God’s covenant with Phinehas, and because of Eli’s unfaithfulness and Zadok’s faithfulness to David and Solomon, Zadok’s sons serve as priest in the millennial temple.



This court is 150 feet square. The altar was just a part of this area and where offerings occur.