今天的經文大概是整本聖經中敘事最少的一段了！然而却是以西結的異象中，最令流亡到巴比倫的猶太人興奮的一幕。在異象中，先知預先看到在舊殿原址上建立起來的新殿，而這舊殿已在十四年前就毀了！以西結的「藍圖」非常精確──有時還很冗長──包括牆、門、房間、柱子、拱門及家具的尺寸，在所有的格式和格局之中，以西結看到主的榮光（從以西結書第十一章二十三節起，上帝的榮光就不在聖殿裡了）重新回到新的聖殿，那裡是上帝希望能「在這裡住，在以色列人中間，直到永遠」的地方。（結43：7）。

        把你的「重要尺寸」填寫於下：
        身高 _______        鞋子尺碼 _______
        體重 _______        手套尺碼 _______
        腰圍 _______        大衣尺碼 _______
        胸圍 _______        帽子尺碼 _______
        你的尺寸和以西結在四十到四十二章中的異象有什麼共同點嗎？
        也許保羅的話會給你一點暗示：「豈不知你們是上帝的殿，上帝的靈住在你們裡頭麼？」（林前3：16）你的尺寸和以西結的異象都是對上帝的聖殿所做的測量！
        上帝要求你的身體，事實上也是全人，成為祂的聖殿，明白了這一點，在你生命中的哪一部份──正如以西結的時代被毀的聖殿──需要重建呢？請你的配偶或朋友幫助你做一個「自我改進」的計畫，使你能「在你的身子上榮耀上帝。」（林前6：20）祂配得這一切！

        一個人（或女人）原有的尺寸
        一肘的長度是從手肘到中指指間──約十八吋，和你的尺寸相比，如何？

正如同靈魂不會死氣沉沉的待在身體裡面，上帝的靈也不可能住在我們裡面，卻不透過外在的表現來彰顯祂的同在。

English

        Today's passage may contain some of the least inspirational reading in the entire Old Testament! And yet to the exiles in Babylon it must have been one of the most thrilling of all Ezekiel's visions. For in it, the prophet is given a preview of the new temple, built upon the site of the old one destroyed 14 years earlier. Ezekiel's "blueprint" of the temple includes exact—and at times tedious— measurements of the walls, gates, chambers, porches, posts, arches, and furnishings. But in the midst of all the cubits and courtyards, Ezekiel sees the glory of the Lord (absent from the temple since 11:23) returning to the new Holy of Holies where God intends to "dwell in the midst of die children of Israel for ever" (43:7).

        Fill in the following chart with your vital statistics:
        Height ———————        Shoe size ———————
        Weight ————————        Glove size ————————
        Waist ————————        Coat size ————————
        Chest ————————        Hat size ————————
        Now, what does your chart have in common with Ezekiel's vision in chapters 40-42?
        Perhaps these words of Paul will give you a hint: "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16). Both your chart and Ezekiel's chapters contain measurements of God's temple!
        God claims your body as His temple. Knowing that, is there an area of your life that, like the ruined temple of Ezekiel's day, is in need of refurbishing? Enlist the aid of your spouse or friends in selecting an overdue self-improvement project that will help you "glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Corinthians 6:20). He deserves it!

        The True Measure of a Man (or Woman)
        A cubit was the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger—about 18 inches. How does your cubit compare?

As the soul does not live idly in the body, so the Spirit of God cannot dwell in us without manifesting Himself by outward effects.