Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 43:4
By this gate the glory of the Lord had departed. See the marginal reference. read more
By this gate the glory of the Lord had departed. See the marginal reference. read more
The glory of the Lord filled the house - Compare the marginal reference; Exodus 40:34-35. read more
Ezekiel 43:3-5. And it This glory of the God of Israel; was according to the vision, &c., when I came to destroy the city That is, to prophesy that the city would be destroyed. The prophets are often said to do those things which they foretel shall be done. And I fell upon my face In humble and reverent adoration of the divine majesty, or overwhelmed, as it were, and not able to bear the lustre of such glory. But the Spirit took him up, when the glory of the Lord was come into the... read more
God returns to the temple (43:1-12)Nineteen years earlier, Ezekiel had seen visions in which God left the temple, went out of Jerusalem to a nearby mountain, then destroyed the city and its inhabitants (see 8:1; 9:1-11; 10:19; 11:22-24). Now, with the new temple established, he sees God returning by the same route, coming to his temple and filling it with glory (43:1-5).God then told Ezekiel that this temple was to be his earthly dwelling place. It was holy, and his people were not to defile it... read more
the LORD . Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . the house, Not Solomon's Temple, but the Temple which he had been shown in vision (Ezekiel 11:0 and Ezekiel 42:0 ). the gate . Not the present gate on the east side of the Temple area, but that of the yet future Temple (Ezekiel 40:6 ; Ezekiel 40:42 , Ezekiel 40:15 ; Ezekiel 44:1 ; Ezekiel 46:1 ). read more
spirit. See note on Ezekiel 8:3 . Heb, ruach . App-9 . the man . Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 . stood . = was standing. read more
The vision itself 43:1-5 read more
3. The return of God’s glory to the temple 43:1-12Having described the temple, God next revealed that He approved of it. read more
Yahweh’s glory entered the temple through the east gate, the same gate through which Ezekiel had formerly seen it leave the city. The Holy Spirit transported Ezekiel in his vision to the inner court, and there he saw that God’s glory had filled the temple (cf. Exodus 24:9-17; Exodus 34:29-30; Luke 2:8-10). Similarly the glory of God had come upon and filled the tabernacle at its dedication (Exodus 40:34-35) and Solomon’s temple at its dedication (1 Kings 8:10-11; 2 Chronicles 5:13-14; 2... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 43:5
Filled with glory. I. THE GLORY OF GOD IN THE TEMPLE . Ezekiel saw the temple filled with the glory of God. This was only a vision; but it was predicted concerning the rebuilt temple that the glory of the latter house should exceed that of the former ( Haggai 2:9 ). Yet, while young men rejoiced at the sight of the new structure, old men wept as they remembered the greater splendor of Solomon's temple, which Nebuchadnezzar had destroyed ( Ezra 3:12 , Ezra 3:13 ).... read more