Ezekiel 42–48 | The Glory of the Lord Returns

In this Sleepy Scriptures One-Year Bible episode, we complete the book of Ezekiel with chapters 42 through 48 from the King James Version.

Ezekiel’s vision of the restored temple continues until, in a magnificent moment, the glory of the Lord returns from the east and fills the house. After years of visions marked by judgment, exile, and the departure of God’s glory, the prophet now sees divine presence restored among His people.

The vision then turns to worship, the ordering of the land, and a remarkable river flowing from beneath the temple. At first the water is shallow, but it steadily deepens until it becomes “waters to swim in.” Wherever the river flows, it brings life, healing, abundance, and trees whose leaves are for medicine.

The book concludes with the restored land divided among the tribes of Israel and a final name for the city: “The LORD is there.”

Settle in with gentle narration, soothing music, and peaceful visuals as Ezekiel chapters 42 to 48 bring this extraordinary prophetic book to a close with visions of glory, living water, healing, restoration, and the abiding presence of God.

Highlighted Verses

Ezekiel 43:2

“And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east.”

Ezekiel 43:5

“So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.”

Ezekiel 44:4

“And, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.”

Ezekiel 46:9

“But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate.”

Ezekiel 47:5

“Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in.”

Ezekiel 47:9

“And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live.”

Ezekiel 47:12

“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat.”

Ezekiel 48:35

“And the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.”