Ezekiel Chapter 45 · Verse 25
In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.
Original Language Analysis
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
In the seventh
H7651
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
In the seventh
Strong's:
H7651
Word #:
1 of 14
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
עָשָׂ֨ר
H6240
עָשָׂ֨ר
Strong's:
H6240
Word #:
3 of 14
ten (only in combination), i.e., -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
הַיָּמִ֑ים
day
H3117
הַיָּמִ֑ים
day
Strong's:
H3117
Word #:
4 of 14
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה
shall he do
H6213
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה
shall he do
Strong's:
H6213
Word #:
7 of 14
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
In the seventh
H7651
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
In the seventh
Strong's:
H7651
Word #:
9 of 14
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
הַיָּמִ֑ים
day
H3117
הַיָּמִ֑ים
day
Strong's:
H3117
Word #:
10 of 14
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
כַּֽחַטָּאת֙
according to the sin offering
H2403
כַּֽחַטָּאת֙
according to the sin offering
Strong's:
H2403
Word #:
11 of 14
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
כָּעֹלָ֔ה
according to the burnt offering
H5930
כָּעֹלָ֔ה
according to the burnt offering
Strong's:
H5930
Word #:
12 of 14
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
Historical Context
Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23:33-43, Deuteronomy 16:13-15) celebrated harvest and wilderness provision. Post-exilic Jews reinstituted it (Nehemiah 8:13-18). Jesus attended Tabernacles (John 7:2-39), proclaiming Himself the source of living water—fulfilling the festival's water-drawing ceremony. Zechariah 14:16-19 predicts millennial nations observing Tabernacles, aligning with Ezekiel's vision. The feast's memorial and prophetic dimensions demonstrate worship's temporal scope.
Questions for Reflection
- Why do Passover and Tabernacles have identical offerings in Ezekiel's vision?
- How does Tabernacles (dwelling with God) point to Revelation 21:3?
- What does Zechariah 14:16-19 (nations observing Tabernacles) teach about millennial worship?
Analysis & Commentary
In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil—Feast of Tabernacles: בַּשְּׁבִיעִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ (bashĕvîʿî baḥămishāh ʿāśār yôm laḥōdesh, 'in the seventh [month], on the fifteenth day of the month')—Tishri 15 (Leviticus 23:33-43).
חַג (ḥag, 'the feast')—Tabernacles, celebrating wilderness wandering and harvest. Offerings match Passover: sin, burnt, grain, oil. This symmetry—spring and fall festivals with identical offerings—demonstrates God's consistent requirements. Tabernacles commemorates dwelling with God (booths/tabernacles); millennial observance anticipates eternal dwelling: 'Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men' (Revelation 21:3). Worship remembers past redemption and anticipates future consummation.