Ezekiel Chapter 42 Vs. 1-12

Ezekiel 42:1-12




The chambers in the inner court 

Leaving the temple proper, Ezekiel then described several adjacent structures for use by the priests Eze. 40:1-4). This complex of rooms was connected with the inner court, with entrances from the outer court. As we said earlier, "utter" means outer. This chamber was not included in the earlier study, because this one is at the outer court, and the others were near the holy place. It appears, in the vision that Ezekiel has entered inside one of the chambers. We decided before that the chambers were for the use of the priests.  

There were two buildings on the north side with a common corridor 17½ feet (10 cubits) wide (Eze. 42:4). The row of rooms… next to the outer court was (50 cubits) long. The other row of rooms next to the sanctuary was twice as long, (100 cubits, Eze. 42:8). This area was 150 feet long by 75 feet wide. This is not inside the chamber, but at the north gate. The walk in front of the chambers seems to have been 15 feet wide. Each door could have been set in 1 1/2 foot for privacy. This is like a motel with a walk in front of it.

These rooms were three stories high, with the rooms on the third level being narrower than those on the first and second floors (Eze. 42:3-6). The second floor was set in a little from the first, and the third floor was set in a little from the second, to make them stronger. We see the reason for them being set in for strength. There were no supporting pillars and they had to draw their strength from the wall. Priestly rooms are described in verses 3-12, situated along the South, North and West walls of the sanctuary and Most Holy Place, in 3 stories. Priests eat the holy offerings and dress there. This gallery did not connect to the inner court, but was between the inner and outer court. "Gallery" means a ledge, or an offset in a building.

An identical group of rooms was on the temple’s south side (Eze. 42:10-12). This side of the chambers all together was 75 feet.

The length of the chambers, next to the outer court, was 75 feet, and the length of the chambers, nearer the temple was 150 feet.

The way to enter these chambers seemed to be underneath, and then go up stairs to them.

These chambers were on the outer wall of the court. It appears, they were the size of the thickness of the wall.





All of the chambers were the same size. There was the 1 1/2 foot offset for these chambers, as well as the others we have read about. The walkway was in the front of them.

It appears, the walkways led to the entrance. These were the same as the others spoken of.