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Jerusalem has fallen.

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Far from home, the prophet Ezekiel
sees a temple in a vision.

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A guide with a measuring reed

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leads him through its gates,
measuring as they go.

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We're picturing that account here.

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Its measurements guide us;

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some details are an artist's interpretation.

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In the inner court stands an altar,

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with steps facing east,
before the sanctuary.

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The vision carries a promise for Israel:

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God will dwell among his people.

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Inside, carved timber surrounds
a wooden altar,

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described as the table before the Lord.

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Palms alternate with cherubim,

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each bearing two faces:
a human and a young lion.

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Then water emerges beneath the threshold.

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In Ezekiel's vision, it becomes a river

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that brings life.