Ezekiel 40:42There were four tables for the burnt offering, of cut stone, a cubit and a half long, and a cubit and a half broad, and one cubit high; whereupon they laid the instruments with which they killed the burnt offering and the sacrifice.
The setting
Tel Aviv, Iraq, ~571 BC. Ezekiel measures exact dimensions - 18 inches by 18 inches by 12 inches high - of stone tables for future temple worship...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by precision yet comforted by God's care
The original word
gāzîṯ (גָּזִית) — cut stone, hewn perfectly, from gazah 'to cut'
Why it matters
A cubit was approximately 18 inches, making these tables perfectly sized for individual sacrifices
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 40:42
The stone is CUT STONE - perfectly shaped, not rough - showing God values craftsmanship
Common misconceptionPeople think God only cares about hearts, not details, but this shows He designs down to exact measurements.
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 40:42 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 40:42 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include temple, precision, worship. Notable phrases: cut stone; cubit and a half. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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