Ezekiel 46:1
Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall remain locked the six working days; but on the sabbath day shall it be opened, and on the new-moon day shall it be opened.
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Exodus 20:9Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work.
Ezekiel 8:16And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they were prostrating themselves eastward to the sun.
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.
Ezekiel 46:6And on the day of the new moon, a young bullock without blemish, and six sheep and a ram; without blemish shall they be.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 46:1
In this chapter we have, I. Some further rules given both to the priests and to the people, relating to their worship, ver. 1-15 . II. A law concerning the prince's disposal of his inheritance, ver. 16-18 . III. A description of the places provided for the boiling of the sacrifices and the baking of the meat-offerings, ver. 19-24 . Read the whole commentary →