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 chief of months -- it is the first to you of the months of the year;

'And in the beginnings of your months ye bring near a burnt-offering to Jehovah: two bullocks, sons of the herd, and one ram, seven lambs, sons of a year, perfect ones;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Without blemish

nothing in which is blemish do ye bring near, for it is not for a pleasing thing for you.

For such a chief priest did become us -- kind, harmless, undefiled, separate from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens,

how much more shall the blood of the Christ (who through the age-during Spirit did offer himself unblemished to God) purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted -- Christ's --

And cleanse

And on the second day thou dost bring near a kid of the goats, a perfect one, for a sin-offering, and they have cleansed the altar, as they cleansed it for the bullock.

and he hath made atonement for the sanctuary because of the uncleanness of the sons of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins; and so he doth for the tent of meeting which is tabernacling with them in the midst of their uncleannesses.

and with blood almost all things are purified according to the law, and apart from blood-shedding forgiveness doth not come.

but in those sacrifices is a remembrance of sins every year,