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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1-15

Whether the rules for public worship here laid down were designed to be observed, even in those things wherein they differed from the law of Moses, and were so observed under the second temple, is not certain; we find not in the history of that latter part of the Jewish church that they governed themselves in their worship by these ordinances, as one would think they should have done, but only by law of Moses, looking upon this then in the next age after as mystical, and not literal. We may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 46:9

But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord in the solemn feasts ,.... To worship the Lord, to pray and praise; to honour the Lord, and keep the solemn feast of love, the Lord's supper: he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth in by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate ; that so such as were coming in, and going out, might not meet, and stop and hinder one... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 46:9

He that entereth in by the way of the north, etc. - As the north and the south gates were opposite to each other, he that came in at the north must go out at the south; he that came in at the south must go out at the north. No person was to come in at the east gate, because there was no gate at the west; and the people were not permitted to turn round and go out at the same place by which they came in; for this was like turning their backs on God, and the decorum and reverence with which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1-15

The supplementary directions contained in these verses relate to the worship of the prince and the people on the sabbaths and the new moons ( Ezekiel 46:1-7 ) and at the appointed feasts generally ( Ezekiel 46:5-15 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:2-10

Distinction and equality in the kingdom of God. We have here a distinction drawn between one citizen and all the rest. The prince was to enter by the way of the porch of the east gate and stand by the post of the gate, "at the porch of the inner court," while the people were to stand at a distance, at the outer gate ( Ezekiel 46:2 , Ezekiel 46:3 ); yet on other occasions the prince and the people together were to enter in and to go forth together without regard to social distinction... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:4-12

The optional and the obligatory in the kingdom of God. 1. Here are minute and positive prescriptions, requiring exact conformity and allowing no deviation. The burnt offering was to be six lambs and one ram—no more and no less ( Ezekiel 46:4 ). In the day of the new moon—at that particular time—the offering was to include a young bullock ( Ezekiel 46:6 ). They who entered in by the north gate were to go out by the south gate, and vice versa ( Ezekiel 46:9 ). These (and other)... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:9

But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord. As the preceding verse referred to the prince's entrance into and departure from the inner gate, this was intended to regulate the movements of the prince's subjects when they should enter the outer court at any of the festal seasons—not the high festivals alone, such as the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles, which are usually denominated חַגּים , but the ordinary appointed feasts ( מְוֹעֲדִים ), including, besides the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:9

The soul's growth in goodness. The wisdom of God has been clearly evinced in the spiritual training of the human family. The forbidden fruit was the wisest test that God could impose on Adam. The simple sacrifice of a lamb was the fittest training of men's souls during the patriarchal age. And as the race developed from infancy into youth, and from youth to manhood, God's methods for unfolding and maturing the spiritual nature have been singularly appropriate. The highest good man can... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 46:9

The whole body of the people gathered together in the outer court, and from thence bodies went in turn into the inner court to worship, and then again out into the outer court. read more

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