Ezekiel 46:3

These were *holy days. There was one day in each week. And there was another day in each month. On these days, the inner east gate remained open. This was the gate in front of the *temple building. The *altar stood between the gate and the *temple. The people would not go through the gate. They would *worship at its entrance. They would be able to see the *altar. This would remind them that God forgives *sin. They would know that the *temple was beyond the *altar. And they would know that God’s *glory was present there. Because of human *sin, they could not enter that *glory. So they remained outside.