Ezekiel 43:1
Then did he lead me to the gate, even the gate that was turned in an eastern direction.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east:
In Context
Cross References
Ezekiel 40:6Then came he unto the gate which looked in the direction toward the east, and went up its steps, and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod in breadth, and the other threshold one rod in breadth.
Ezekiel 43:4And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate which was turned in an eastern direction.
Ezekiel 44:2Then said the Lord unto me, This gate shall remain locked, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the Lord, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore shall it remain locked.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 43:1
The prophet, having given us a view of the mystical temple, the gospel-church, as he received it from the Lord, that it might appear not to be erected in vain, comes to describe, in this and the next chapter, the worship that should be performed in it, but under the type of the Old-Testament services. In this chapter we have, I. Possession taken of this temple, by the glory of God filling it, ver. 1-6 . II. A promise given of the continuance of God's presence with his people upon condition of their return to, and… Read the whole commentary →