Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1-15
Offerings and festivals (45:13-46:15)All the people had a part in providing the offerings for national religious festivals. The offerings were collected by the king, who then offered them in sacrifice on behalf of his people (13-17). At the beginning and end of the first week of the new year, sacrifices were offered for the cleansing of the temple (18-20). The two main annual festivals to be celebrated at the temple were the Feast of Passover and Unleavened Bread at the beginning of the year... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 46:8-10
Ezekiel 46:8-10 . He shall go in by the porch of that gate To go in at the eastern gate was the privilege of the prince and the priests only; the people were to enter in by the north or south gates, as is mentioned in the following verse. He that entereth in by the way of the north gate, shall go out by the way of the south, &c. These words imply the reason why the people were not to come in at the east gate, because, there being no passage or thoroughfare out of the temple westward,... read more