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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Devotional: April 20th

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Ezekiel 45:21-25; ; Ezekiel 46:1-11

Ch. 45 ends with instructions about the Passover, the first of the three great annual feasts (Deuteronomy 16:1-22). Henceforward each Israelite will be able to understand its priceless significance and think of the Lamb of God, whose blood has sheltered him from judgment. The second feast, that of Pentecost, is not mentioned here, and we may understand why: it concerns the Church whose portion is heavenly, and it has no place in this picture of the earthly reign. By contrast, v. 25 refers to the third solemn occasion, simply called "the feast". This is the Feast of Tabernacles, but little is said about it here as it prefigures the millennium, which will have already begun.

Ch. 46 defines the ceremonies of the Sabbath and the new moon, including the prince’s obligations in their connection.

The importance and clarity of this prophetic vision has perhaps surprised us. But, let us repeat, after having been dishonoured in Israel, it is fitting that God should give expression to His satisfaction in respect of the future form of worship by which, at last, He will be glorified on the earth. And He wants us to rejoice over it with Him, we who already offer Him praise as His heavenly people.

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