Ezekiel 44:1
Then he brought me back toward the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looked toward the east,—but, it was shut.
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2 Chronicles 4:9And he made the court of the priests, and the large enclosure,—and doors to the enclosure, and, the doors thereof, overlaid he with bronze.
2 Chronicles 33:5Yea he built altars unto all the army of the heavens,—in the two courts of the house of Yahweh.
Ezekiel 40:17Then he brought me into the outer court, and lo! chambers and a tesselated pavement, made to the court round about on every side,—thirty chambers against the pavement,
Ezekiel 43:1Then he took me unto the gate,—even the gate that looked toward the east;
Ezekiel 46:1Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, the gate of the inner court which looketh toward the east shall be shut, the six days of work,—but on the sabbath-day, shall it be opened, and on the day of the new moon, shall it be opened.
Acts 21:28crying out—Israelites! be giving help! This, is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, is teaching, all men everywhere; furthermore, even Greeks, hath he brought into the temple, and hath profaned 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 →