Ezekiel 41:22
The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD.
Original Language Analysis
עֵ֑ץ
of wood
H6086
עֵ֑ץ
of wood
Strong's:
H6086
Word #:
2 of 20
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
שָׁלוֹשׁ֩
was three
H7969
שָׁלוֹשׁ֩
was three
Strong's:
H7969
Word #:
3 of 20
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
אַמּ֗וֹת
cubits
H520
אַמּ֗וֹת
cubits
Strong's:
H520
Word #:
4 of 20
properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
אַמּ֗וֹת
cubits
H520
אַמּ֗וֹת
cubits
Strong's:
H520
Word #:
8 of 20
properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
עֵ֑ץ
of wood
H6086
עֵ֑ץ
of wood
Strong's:
H6086
Word #:
13 of 20
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
and he said
H1696
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
and he said
Strong's:
H1696
Word #:
14 of 20
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן
unto me This is the table
H7979
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן
unto me This is the table
Strong's:
H7979
Word #:
17 of 20
a table (as spread out); by implication, a meal
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
H834
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
Strong's:
H834
Word #:
18 of 20
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
Cross References
Ezekiel 23:41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.Ezekiel 44:16They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.Malachi 1:12But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible.Malachi 1:7Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.Revelation 8:3And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.1 Kings 6:20And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.Leviticus 24:6And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
Historical Context
The altar of incense in previous temples stood before the veil to the Most Holy Place (Exodus 30:1-10). The table of showbread represented God's provision and covenant fellowship (Exodus 25:23-30). This vision combines both concepts.
Questions for Reflection
- How do sacrifice and fellowship relate in your relationship with God through Christ?
- What does it mean that Christ is both your atonement and your communion with God?
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Analysis & Commentary
The wooden altar before the LORD was 'the table that is before the LORD.' This combines altar (sacrifice) and table (fellowship meal) imagery. It represents both atonement and communion with God—access through sacrifice, relationship through fellowship. Christ fulfills both: He is our sacrifice and our fellowship (1 Corinthians 5:7-8, Revelation 19:9).