Ezekiel 40:20-23

Ezekiel 40:20-23

[20] And the gate  of the outward  court  that looked  toward  the north,  he measured  the length  thereof, and the breadth  [21] And the little chambers  thereof were three  on that side; and the posts  thereof and the arches  thereof were after the measure  of the first  gate:  the length  thereof was fifty  cubits,  and the breadth  five  and twenty  cubits.  [22] And their windows,  and their arches,  and their palm trees,  were after the measure  of the gate  that looketh  toward  the east;  and they went up  unto it by seven  steps;  and the arches  thereof were before  them. [23] And the gate  of the inner  court  was over against the gate  toward the north,  and toward the east;  and he measured  from gate  an hundred  cubits. 

What does Ezekiel 40:20-23 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

There was a gate complex on the north side of the wall that was identical to the one on the east ( Ezekiel 40:6-16). It too was50 cubits (83feet4inches) long and25 cubits (41feet8 inches) wide, excluding its stairway. Seven steps led into the gate complex from the outside up to its threshold ( Ezekiel 40:6). Looking straight through the north gate or through the east gate one could see, 100 cubits (166 feet8 inches) beyond (cf. Ezekiel 40:19), another inner gate complex. Ezekiel saw two of these inner gate complexes, one on the north side of the inner courtyard and one on the east side.