Ezekiel 45:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

In the first month

Exodus 12:2

Numbers 28:11

Matthew 6:33

Without blemish

And cleanse

Bible References

In the first month

This month is to you the beginning of months: this to you the first month of the year.

And in the beginnings of your months, ye shall bring near a burnt-offering to Jehovah; two bullocks, sons of a cow, and one ram, seven blameless lambs, sons of a year;

But seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these shall be added to you.

Without blemish

And every one which in it is a blemish ye shall not bring it: for it shall not be for acceptance for you.

For such a chief priest became us, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and being higher than the heavens;

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself blameless to God, purify your consciousness from dead works to serve the living God?

But with precious blood, as of a lamb blameless and spotless, of Christ:

And cleanse

And in the second day thou shalt bring near a kid of the goats complete for sin; and cleanse ye the altar as they cleansed for the bullock.

And he expiated for the holy place from the uncleanness of the sons of Israel, and from their transgression for all their sins: and so shall he do for the tent of appointment, dwelling with them in the midst of their uncleanness.

And almost all things are purified according to the law with blood; and without blood-letting there is no remission.

But in these, a reminding of sins yearly.