43-46
Earlier in Ezekiel he saw the glory of the Lord depart from the temple. Now Ezekiel has a similar vision to the one he had earlier, but this time he sees the glory returning. In some ways this is like God casting mankind out of His presence in the Garden of Eden, and His return to dwell with man. God takes full account of man’s sin, but His purposes for man will not be thwarted by our sin. However, this not an overlooking of past sins, for He delcares that Israel will no longer defile His Name. Israel will be ashamed of all her sins.
We then get lot more details about the altar and the priesthood. The Levites are demoted, apart from the line of Zadok. There are details about the priesthood and sacrifices. Given that the sacrifices would all be superseded I do find it difficult to get excited about this.
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