John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:4
Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house ,.... The north gate of the inward court, whither he was brought from the east gate, which was shut: this, and what follow, may have some respect to the churches in these our northern parts of the world, in their now declining circumstances, which are aptly represented in some following verses; but will hereafter be filled with the glory of the Lord, as follows: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 44:4-9
This is much to the same purport with what we had in the beginning of Ezek. 43:1-31 As the prophet must look again upon what he had before seen, so he must be told again what he had before heard. Here, as before, he sees the house filled with the glory of the Lord, which strikes an awe upon him, so that he falls prostrate at the sight, the humblest posture of adoration and the expression of a holy awe: I fell upon my face, Ezek. 44:4. Note, The more we see of the glory of God the more low we... read more