John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:6
And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel ,.... This is a character of literal Israel from the beginning, Deuteronomy 9:24 , and frequently given it in this prophecy, Ezekiel 2:2 , Ezekiel 3:9 and well agrees with these declining churches in the latter day, and even in our times; it represents them as rebellious, because of their disregard to the ordinances of God's house, and to the laws and rules of it; and are not only called "rebellious", but "rebellion" ... 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