As I followed Glory’s departure and return in Ezekiel, I began carrying several subjects together: presence, corruption, separation, cleansing, and dwelling.
That brought me to the seventh-month observances.
The sequence I wanted to examine was:
Trumpet → Atonement and cleansing → Booths and dwelling.
This is a comparison within my study. I want to begin with the passages establishing those observances, then consider how their details relate to the Glory trail.
Beginning With the Seventh Month
Tishri is the familiar calendar name for the seventh month when counting from Nisan. Leviticus 23 itself uses the numbered expression seventh month. I will preserve that distinction as we read. Calendar-name reference.
The chapter identifies Jehovah’s appointed times and gives particular days for their observance.
| Day of the seventh month | Observance |
|---|
| First | Rest, a memorial involving sounding, and a holy assembly |
| Tenth | Atonement, humbling oneself, and rest |
| Fifteenth onward | Seven days of Booths, followed by an eighth-day assembly |
These dates establish the order we are comparing. Leviticus 23:23–36 — LSB.
The Sounding Comes First
Leviticus 23:23–25
The Hebrew expression in verse 24 is זִכְרוֹן תְּרוּעָה — zikhron teru‘ah. It joins remembrance or memorial with a sounding or blast. The LSB expresses this with trumpet language, although this Hebrew phrase does not itself name the instrument. Hebrew text.
That is a small detail, but it matters to how I study.
Before assigning the sound a larger prophetic meaning, I want to preserve what is actually named. We have remembrance, sounding, rest, and assembly.
This gives me a starting point for later comparisons involving a trumpet or a call. It does not yet establish that every trumpet passage describes this observance.
Atonement and Cleansing
Leviticus 16:16–19, 29–33
The tenth-day observance brings us into the relationship between the people’s uncleanness and the sanctuary.
Leviticus 16 describes atonement for the holy place, the tent of meeting, and the altar. It also addresses the priests and the people. Cleansing is explicitly part of the account. Leviticus 16 — LSB.
This is where I see a meaningful comparison with our Ezekiel study.
We began by examining what was happening in the house. Abominations, worship, violence, and the people’s inward response belonged within that examination. Now Leviticus gives us another passage in which the condition of the people and the sanctuary are considered together.
I want to ask how those passages illuminate one another while keeping their settings distinct.
Linen, Incense, and the Cloud
Leviticus 16 also describes holy linen garments, washing, coals, incense, and a cloud covering the mercy seat. These details belong to instructions governing approach to the holy place. Leviticus 16:2–13 — LSB.
Several of those features have already appeared in our reading of Ezekiel.
For now, I am placing them beside one another as comparison points. Shared clothing or objects do not, by themselves, identify figures as the same person or assign them the same task.
My questions are: Who acts? What is carried? Where does the action take place? What purpose does the passage give?
Booths and Dwelling
Leviticus 23:33–43
The fifteenth day begins the seven-day Feast of Booths. The instructions include rejoicing, branches, and living in booths. The stated remembrance concerns Israel living in booths when Jehovah brought them out of Egypt. An eighth-day assembly is also prescribed. Leviticus 23 — LSB.
Here I want to preserve an important distinction.
People dwelling in booths and Jehovah dwelling among His people are related subjects for comparison, but they are not identical statements.
That distinction helps me ask a clearer question: how do shelter, remembrance, deliverance, and God’s presence connect across the passages?
Bringing the Comparison Back to Ezekiel
In Ezekiel 43, we followed Glory entering and filling the house, speech coming from within, and the declaration of dwelling among Israel.
Later in that chapter come instructions concerning the altar’s purification.
That narrated order must remain visible. I cannot rearrange Ezekiel simply to make it match the calendar sequence in Leviticus. Ezekiel 43 — LSB.
What I am exploring is a relationship among subjects:
Sounding and assembly.
Atonement and cleansing.
Shelter and dwelling.
The comparison becomes useful when it helps me notice details and ask better questions. It should remain open to refinement as the passages supply more information.
Threads to Follow
Appointed Times: Preserving the stated days and order.
Trumpet and Voice: Examining the wording and purpose of each sound.
Cleansing: The relationship between people, sanctuary, and altar.
Linen and Service: Comparing clothing alongside the actions performed.
Cloud and Presence: Following what each passage says about approach and revelation.
Dwelling: Keeping human shelter and Jehovah’s dwelling distinguishable.
Seven and the Eighth: Examining repeated intervals within their own contexts.
This is the beginning of the Tishri comparison in my Glory study. I want to follow it patiently, allowing each passage to contribute its own details.
The books were opened…
🌿 By Maria Emilia
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