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 shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

And in the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot;

But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Without blemish

But whatsoever has a blemish, that shall you not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

For such a high priest was befitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

And cleanse

And on the second day you shall offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock.

And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of meeting, that remains among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.