Ezekiel 41:1 Then the man brought me to the main hall and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits on each side.
This entire chapter is devoted to measuring the temple. Commentary says over and over some variation of “This was a substantial building with real, measurable dimensions.” It’s incredibly odd unless I go back to yesterday’s idea of God giving His people hope that He has not abandoned them, that He is working toward their restoration.
Ezekiel 41:2 The entrance was ten cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were five cubits wide. He also measured the main hall; it was forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.
The temple was destroyed. The people were exiled. But here in vivid measurements and detail is proof that God has not forsaken them, that He is with them, is for them, is making a way, even now, even through this wilderness.
Ezekiel 41:3 Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance; each was two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits wide.
God of all creation, Thank You for Your steadfast love, even in the face of our sometimes wavering affections. Thank You for Your abundant grace, even in the face of our effrontery. Thank You for Your eternal hope, so desperately needed in this world. Draw us closer. Amen.
Ezekiel 41:4 And he measured the length of the inner sanctuary; it was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits across the end of the main hall. He said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”
Have a blessed day.