Hath entered in by it. — See Ezekiel 43:1. The thought is, that the gate which had been sanctified by such a manifestation of the Divine presence, should not afterwards be used for the ordinary purposes of the entrance of the people.
Verse Ezekiel 44:2. _THIS GATE SHALL BE SHUT_] It was not to be opened on _ordinary occasions_, nor at all on the _week days_: but only on the _Sabbaths_ and the _new moons_. See the account of the _g...
THE LORD HATH ENTERED IN - See Ezekiel 43:2....
CHAPTER 44 _ 1. The outward eastern gate for the prince (Ezekiel 44:1) _ 2. The charge concerning the strangers and the rebellious tribes (Ezekiel 44:4) 3. The charge concerning the priests, the so...
EZEKIEL 44-46. THE TEMPLE OFFICERS AND FESTIVALS. Ezekiel 44:1. From the inner court where he had seen the Divine glory and heard the mysterious voice (435f.) the prophet was led back to the outer ea...
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. MAN. Hebrew. _ish_. App-14. Therefore the prince of Ezekiel 44:3 is more than man: either the risen David, or the Messiah Himself'. THE GOD OF ISRAEL. See note on...
Ordinances regarding the Temple These ordinances define who shall minister in it, priests and Levites (ch. 44); the revenue of the priests, the Levites and the prince, with the duties devolving on th...
THEREFORE IT ALL BE SHUT— This is very ill pointed, and improperly separated from the third verse. It should be read thus, _Therefore it shall be shut for the prince._ Ezekiel 44:3. _The same prince s...
B. The Ministers of Worship: The Priests 44:1-45:8 After briefly discussing the relationship of the prince to the sanctuary (Ezekiel 44:1-3), Ezekiel speaks of the qualifications of the temple ministe...
Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut....
EZEKIEL’S LAST *VISION EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _COMMENTARY: KEITH SIMONS; TRANSLATION: IAN MACKERVOY._ CHAPTER 44 THE EAST GATE – EZEKIEL 44:1-3 V1 Then the man brought me back to the outer...
The gate was now a closed gate. God told Ezekiel why the gate was closed. God had used that gate, so nobody else could use it. This rule shows God’s royal authority. People used to prepare the roads b...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלַ֜י יְהוָ֗ה הַ שַּׁ֣עַר הַ
THE PRIESTHOOD Ezekiel 44:1 IN the last chapter we saw how the principle of holiness through separation was exhibited in the plan of a new Temple, round which the Theocracy of the future was to be co...
The next section described the service of the new Temple. It commenced with the command that the eastern gate, through which Jehovah entered, must be kept closed, and that no man should be allowed to...
Then said the LORD to me; This gate shall be (a) shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut....
Opened. No man perfectly understands the Scriptures but the Son of God, Matthew xi. 27. (St. Jerome) --- This also insinuates, that Mary ever remained a pure virgin. (St. Augustine, &c.) (Worthington)...
Surely there is in those verses so plain an allusion to the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, that it is hardly possible for any to mistake it, or make application to any other. And not only to his per...
Chapter 44 makes known the fact that Jehovah is returned to His house, and the memorial of His having done so is preserved in that the door by which He entered is to remain for ever shut. The Prince a...
THEN SAID THE LORD UNTO ME, THIS GATE SHALL BE SHUT,.... In time to come, as Jarchi interprets it, in the latter day; it was shut, and it should continue to be shut: IT SHALL NOT BE OPENED; any more;...
Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. V...
_Then he brought me back_, &c. From the altar to the gate belonging to the court of the priests, and leading to the outward court of the temple. All the courts were reckoned holy ground, and called so...
Then said the Lord unto me, in explaining this unusual condition of affairs, THIS GATE SHALL BE SHUT, IT SHALL NOT BE OPENED, AND NO MAN SHALL ENTER IN BY IT; BECAUSE THE LORD, THE GOD OF ISRAEL, HATH...
THE STATUS OF THE PRINCE, THE LEVITES, AND THE PRIESTS...
Likely the prophet was somewhat surprised, and wondered that the door should be shut; and while he museth on it the Lord speaks to him out of the temple, and informs him, and satisfieth him. SHALL NOT...
Ezekiel 44:2 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) gate H8179 shut H5462 (H8803) opened H6605 (H8735) man...
THE PERMANENT CLOSING OF THE EAST GATE OF THE HEAVENLY TEMPLE (EZEKIEL 44:1). ‘Then he brought me back the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary which looks towards the east, and it was shut. And Ya...
CONTENTS: Gate for the prince. God's glory filling the temple. The priests. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, sons of Zadok, prince. CONCLUSION: In the great temple of Jehovah in the kingdom age, Israel sha...
Ezekiel 44:5. _Mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears._ Every thing seen in this vision of the temple, adumbrates celestial glory, and therefore demanded the most profound att...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 44:1 The main east gate of the temple is significant on many levels (see Ezekiel 43:1). Ezekiel is taken back to the outer court to see the main east gate closed. It will no lo
THE RELATION OF PRINCE AND PRIESTS TO THE TEMPLE (Chap. 44) EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ezekiel 44:1. “THE GATE OF THE OUTWARD SANCTUARY”—the court of the priests as distinguished from the Temple itself. “THIS...
EXPOSITION The prophet, having finished his account of the temple, or place of worship, proceeds, in the second section of his vision (Ezekiel 44-46.), to set forth the culture, or ritual, to be perfo...
CHAPTER 44. ORDINANCES FOR THE PRINCE AND THE PRIESTHOOD. Ezekiel 44:1. _And he brought me again by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, that looks toward the east, and it was shut._ Ezekiel...
Now as we get to chapter 44, we come to a prophecy that is so often misinterpreted. And I must confess to you that I have often misinterpreted this prophecy. And as I read it more carefully and have r...
Exodus 24:10; Ezekiel 43:2; Isaiah 6:1...
Shall not be opened — Shall not ordinarily stand open. No man — None of the common people. The Lord — That glory which was the visible sign of his presence....