Ezekiel 46:2

The inner east gate had a royal function. It was the place where the prince handed his *sacrifices to the priests. He was offering these *sacrifices for himself. But he also offered them on behalf of all the *Israelites.

There were careful instructions about what the prince should do. He was not a priest. He could not carry out his own *sacrifices. He had to remain at the gate while the priests offered his *sacrifices to God. So God placed limits on the prince’s behaviour. Like everyone else, he had to be humble in front of God.

The priests burnt the whole of the *sacrifice by fire on the *altar. But the person who gave the *sacrifice for peace ate some of it. However, the prince could not eat this by the inner east gate. He had to take it to the outer east gate (44:3).