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Ezekiel

Ezekiel 
Day 
Day 440

"And behold, the glory of the God of Israel"

Text: Ezekiel 43:1

THE RETURN OF THE GLORY OF GOD

Ezekiel recorded sorrowfully the departure of the glory of God (Ezekiel 10). The departure of God’s glory meant that the old Temple was no more than a shell that was no longer regarded or accepted.

In Ezekiel 43 we read about the Return of the glory of God. The special attention given in the earlier chapters were just a preface to this great event- the Return of the glory of God to the Temple!

“Afterward he brought me to the gate,
the gate that faces toward the east.
And behold, the glory of the God of Israel
came from the way of the east.
His voice was like the sound of many waters;
and the earth shone with His glory.
It was like the appearance of the vision which I saw—
like the vision which I saw when I came to destroy the city.
The visions were like the vision
which I saw by the River Chebar;
and I fell on my face.”
Ezekiel 43:1-3

1. The Gate that faces East.

a) This was where the Glory of God departed.

b) This would be the place where the Glory of God would return to the Temple when it is fully constructed.

2. The Glory of God.

a) It was called “The glory of the God of Israel”.

b) Israel’s glory was tied to the Lord.

c) It is the Lord who gives glory to the nation.

3. The Voice of the Lord.

a) God’s voice was majestic and powerful.

b) His voice was likened to “the sound of many waters”.

c) When God spoke the earth shone with His glory.

d) God’s glory was felt by creation.

4. A special Vision from God.

a) Ezekiel recalled his first vision from God (Ezekiel 1).

b) It was a powerful vision that had stayed on his heart and mind.

c) He was reminded of how God revealed to him how He would destroy Jerusalem of old.

d) This same powerful vision was experienced again.

e) Ezekiel fell on his face in awe when he saw this new vision of God.