Ezekiel 46:2

The prince therefore shall enter by way of the porch of the gate without and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall offer his ascending-sacrifice and his peace offerings, and he shall bow down upon the threshold of the gate and then go forth, but the gate shall not be shut until the evening;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.

In Context

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.

3and the people of the land, shall bow down, at the entrance of that gate on the sabbaths and at the new moons,—before Yahweh.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 17:16Then entered King David, and tarried before Yahweh,—and said, Who am, I, O Yahweh God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto;

2 Chronicles 6:13for Solomon had made a platform of bronze, and had set it in the midst of the enclosure, five cubits, the length thereof, and, five cubits, the breadth thereof, and, three cubits, the height thereof,-and he stood thereon, and knelt upon his knees, in the presence of all the convocation of Israel, and spread forth his hands, heavenward;

2 Chronicles 29:29And, when the offering was complete, the king knelt down and all who were present with him, and bowed themselves in prostration.

Ezekiel 44:3The prince! as prince, he, shall sit therein, To eat food before Yahweh,— By way of the porch of the gate, shall he go in, and By way thereof, shall he come out.

Ezekiel 46:8And when the prince shall enter, by way of the porch of the gate, shall he go in, and by way thereof, shall he go out.

Matthew 26:39And, going forward a little, he fell upon his face, offering prayer, and saying—My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from me,—Nevertheless, not as, I, will, but as, thou, wilt.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 46:2-16

Rules Relating to Worship. ( b. c. 574.) 1 Thus saith the Lord God ; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth;… Read the whole commentary →

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