Reading for April 1st

Read Ezekiel 45.1-12 In verses 1-9: The size and distribution of the holy district in the land for the use of the preists, the Levites, Israel, and the prince. According to the Hebrew text of v. 1 ("ten thousand cubits wide"), the combined land area is 25,000-cubit square. The priesty portion includes the area for tha sanctuary. The Levites' portion equals that of the priests, but the portion for the rest of Israel is half of that. The portion of the prince is not included in the holy district or city: hedmay not evict Israel. In verses 10-12: Holiness in the Temple requires just, standardized measures (Lev 19.35-36; Duet 25.13-16; compare Am 8.5, Mic 6.10-11; Prov 11.1; 20.10). The homer equals 6.524 bushels, the ephah is a dry measure theat equals 20.878 quarts; the bath is a liquid measure that equals 6.073 gallons; the shekel is a measure of weight equivalent to 176,29 grains; 50 shekel consittue a mina equivalent to 20.148 ounces. Comments or Questions..