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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 46:1

Thus saith the Lord God ,.... Which is premised, to raise the greater attention to what is about to be said: the gate of the inner court that looketh towards the east; the eastern gate of the inner court; the court of the priests, where stood the altar of burnt offerings, and where they offered the sacrifices for atonement; and seems, in the mystical sense, to design the ministry of the Gospel, which is a ministry of reconciliation; which holds forth Christ as the altar saints have a right... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1

Like the preceding sections which introduced distinctly new enactments in Ezekiel's Torah (see Ezekiel 44:9 ; Ezekiel 45:9 , Ezekiel 45:18 ), this properly opens with a Thus saith the Lord God , since it refers to the worship that should be celebrated at the gate of the inner court which looketh toward the east. Ewald, after the LXX . ( ἡ πύλη ἡ ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τῇ ἐσωτέρᾳ ), changes the text so as to read the outer court gate , and understands the statement here made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 46:1-3

The consecration of time. God has mercifully imparted to human life a pleasant variety. It might have been, especially as the result of transgression, a dull monotony. It might have been day without night; a continuous season, neither summer nor winter; working days in perpetual succession. But as in nature he has given to us the delightfu1 spectacle of mountain and valley, land and. water; as in the circumstance and experience of life we have youth, manhood and. old age; so also we have... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 46:1

The prophet beholds in vision people, priest, and prince uniting in most solemn worship before the throne of God. The character of the rites here described is symbolic. read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ezekiel 46:1

Thus saith, &c. See note on Ezekiel 44:9 . the Lord God . Hebrew. Adonai Jehovah . See note on Ezekiel 2:4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ezekiel 46:1

This chapter gives instructions for worship on the day of the new moon, and on the sabbath, and the gate by which the prince (or king) would be required to enter the temple. If one entered by the north gate he was required to exit by the south gate; and if he entered by the south gate, he was required to exit by the north gate. Also the king would be required to enter with the people and also to leave when they left. There are also directions for the king's offering of a voluntary... read more

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