The Divine Commentary on The Book of Ezekiel - Ch 46 (24.11.11)

Eze 46:1   'Thus says the Lord GOD: "The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened.

Divine Commentary –

“My servants observe the edicts of God.

My servants obey the will of God.

My servants comply with the proclamations of God.

My servants wear the signs of the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:2   "The prince shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway from the outside, and stand by the gatepost. The priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings. He shall worship at the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening.

Divine Commentary –

“My servants live under the new covenant with Christ.

My servants experience the new covenant with Christ.

My servants endow with temples the new covenant with Christ.

My servants are the product of the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:3   "Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the entrance to this gateway before the LORD on the Sabbaths and the New Moons.

Divine Commentary –

“My servants are the examples of the new covenant with Christ.

My servants are the epitome of the new covenant with Christ.

My servants extend the new covenant with Christ.

My servants instruct in the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:4   "The burnt offering that the prince offers to the LORD on the Sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish;

Divine Commentary –

“My servants preach the new covenant with Christ.

My servants honour the new covenant with Christ.

My servants gather under the new covenant with Christ.

My servants worship in the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:5   "and the grain offering shall be one ephah for a ram, and the grain offering for the lambs, as much as he wants to give, as well as a hin of oil with every ephah.

Divine Commentary –

“My servants offer the new covenant with Christ.

My servants baptize for the new covenant with Christ.

My servants uphold the new covenant with Christ.

My servants declare the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:6   "On the day of the New Moon it shall be a young bull without blemish, six lambs, and a ram; they shall be without blemish.

Divine Commentary –

“My servants celebrate the new covenant with Christ.

My servants bring the new covenant with Christ.

My servants emphasize the new covenant with Christ.

My servants grow in the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:7   "He shall prepare a grain offering of an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah.

Divine Commentary –

“My servants obtain wisdom within the new covenant with Christ.

My servants attend healings within the new covenant with Christ.

My servants witness miracles within the new covenant with Christ.

My servants bear testimonies of The Cross within the new covenant with Christ.”

Eze 46:8   "When the prince enters, he shall go in by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way. 

Eze 46:9   "But when the people of the land come before the LORD on the appointed feast days, whoever enters by way of the north gate to worship shall go out by way of the south gate; and whoever enters by way of the south gate shall go out by way of the north gate. He shall not return by way of the gate through which he came, but shall go out through the opposite gate. 

Eze 46:10   "The prince shall then be in their midst. When they go in, he shall go in; and when they go out, he shall go out. 

Eze 46:11   "At the festivals and the appointed feast days the grain offering shall be an ephah for a bull, an ephah for a ram, as much as he wants to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil with every ephah. 

Eze 46:12   "Now when the prince makes a voluntary burnt offering or voluntary peace offering to the LORD, the gate that faces toward the east shall then be opened for him; and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he did on the Sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and after he goes out the gate shall be shut. 

Eze 46:13   "You shall daily make a burnt offering to the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish; you shall prepare it every morning. 

Eze 46:14   "And you shall prepare a grain offering with it every morning, a sixth of an ephah, and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the fine flour. This grain offering is a perpetual ordinance, to be made regularly to the LORD. 

Eze 46:15   "Thus they shall prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil, as a regular burnt offering every morning." 

Eze 46:16   'Thus says the Lord GOD: "If the prince gives a gift of some of his inheritance to any of his sons, it shall belong to his sons; it is their possession by inheritance. 

Eze 46:17   "But if he gives a gift of some of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty, after which it shall return to the prince. But his inheritance shall belong to his sons; it shall become theirs. 

Eze 46:18   "Moreover the prince shall not take any of the people's inheritance by evicting them from their property; he shall provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people may be scattered from his property." ' " 

Eze 46:19   Now he brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests which face toward the north; and there a place was situated at their extreme western end. 

Eze 46:20   And he said to me, "This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them out into the outer court to sanctify the people." 

Eze 46:21   Then he brought me out into the outer court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and in fact, in every corner of the court there was another court. 

Eze 46:22   In the four corners of the court were enclosed courts, forty cubits long and thirty wide; all four corners were the same size. 

Eze 46:23   There was a row of building stones all around in them, all around the four of them; and cooking hearths were made under the rows of stones all around. 

Eze 46:24   And he said to me, "These are the kitchens where the ministers of the temple shall boil the sacrifices of the people."