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The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 44:4

Reverence. The prophet was brought "the way of the north gate before the house," because it was thence that, on a previous occasion, he had been directed to gaze upon the provision for idolatrous worship which aroused the indignation of Jehovah. Instructions were about to be given which would be the means of preventing a repetition of the infamous defilement of God's holy place which in times past had taken place within the temple precincts. And that a suitable impression might be made,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 44:4-9

Church-worship vital to the soul. As the heart is vital to the body, and sends its tide of life to every organ in the system, so the sanctuary is the central source of spiritual life to the human commonwealth. What the Church is, the home will be, the town will be, the nation will be. The guilt contracted by Israel in the temple was a fount of iniquity whence defilement spread to every part of the body politic. The sin of the sanctuary was the sin of sins. On the other hand, the sanctuary... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 44:4-16

The relations of the people , Levites , and priests to the sanctuary . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 44:3

The prince - Foretold under the name of David Ezekiel 34:24. The rabbis understood this to be the Messiah.To eat bread - See Leviticus 2:3; Leviticus 24:9; according to the old Law these feasts belonged only to the priests; none of the rest of the congregation, not even the king, might partake of them. The new system gives to the “prince” a privilege which he did not before possess; the prince, as the representative of the Messiah, standing in a higher position than the kings of old. “To eat... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 44:4-16

Admonition to the ministering priests, grounded upon former neglect.Ezekiel 44:4The north gate before the house - The north gate of the inner court. God expostulates with His people in the seat of their former idolatries Ezekiel 8:3.Ezekiel 44:5Mark well - The careful arrangements made had all been intended to keep the temple and its surroundings from profanation. Hence, attention to these particulars is enjoined.Ezekiel 44:7Strangers - This refers especially to the sin of unauthorized and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 44:3

Ezekiel 44:3. It is for the prince The words, It is, are not in the Hebrew, which is only, For the prince; and therefore the meaning seems to be, that this gate should, in general, be shut for, or to the prince, as well as to private persons; even he should not have the liberty of entering in at it, except at certain seasons. Dr. Waterland translates the clause thus: As to the prince, since he is prince, he shall sit, &c. The kings of Judah had a distinguished place in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 44:4-8

Ezekiel 44:4-8. Then he brought me by the way of the north gate of the house The east gate being shut. And, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord As appeared by the light which shone through the windows, for there was no door into the sanctuary on that side. And the Lord said, Son of man, mark well, &c. See notes on Ezekiel 40:4; and Ezekiel 43:2. Mark well the entering, &c., with every going forth of the sanctuary The word laws is to be understood in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:1-31

Service in the temple (44:1-31)Because the glory of God had entered the temple through the east gate of the outer court, no human being was considered worthy to enter by this gate. It therefore had always to be kept shut (44:1-2). The king, however, could eat his sacrificial meal in the vestibule that was on the inside of the east gate. He had to enter the temple compound by either the north or the south gate, then enter the vestibule from the courtyard side (3).The presence of God’s glory in... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 44:3

It is for the prince ; the prince. Hebrew The Prince: as prince: i.e. the risen David, the vice-regent of the Messiah (Ezekiel 34:23 , Ezekiel 34:24 ; Ezekiel 37:24 , Ezekiel 37:25 ); or, the Messiah Himself. See note on "man", Ezekiel 44:2 . read more