Ezekiel 44:1
Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looks toward the east. And it was shut.
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2 Chronicles 4:9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
2 Chronicles 33:5And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of LORD.
Ezekiel 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court. And, lo, there were chambers and a pavement, made for the court round about; thirty chambers were upon the pavement.
Ezekiel 43:1Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looks toward the east.
Ezekiel 46:1Thus says lord LORD: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
Acts 21:28crying out, Men, Israelites, help. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. And besides he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 44:1
In this chapter we have, I. The appropriating of the east gate of the temple to the prince, ver. 1-3 . II. A reproof sent to the house of Israel for their former profanations of God's sanctuary, with a charge to them to be more strict for the future, ver. 4-9 . III. The degrading of those Levites that had formerly been guilty of idolatry and the establishing of the priesthood in the family of Zadok, which had kept their integrity, ver. 10-16 . IV. Divers laws and ordinances concerning the priests, ver. 17-31 . Read the whole commentary →