Ezekiel 8:7

7 And he brought me to the entrance of the court; I looked, and there was a hole in the wall.

Ezekiel 8:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 8:7

And he brought me to the door of the court
Of the inner court, the court of the priests and Levites. Dr. Lightfoot F24 says this was the east gate, and most common way of entrance; and in that gate the sanhedrim used to sit in these times; and there the prophet sees their council chamber painted about with imagery: and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall;
of one of the chambers of the priests and Levites, where they lay.


FOOTNOTES:

F24 Prospect of the Temple, c. 28. p. 2018.

Ezekiel 8:7 In-Context

5 Then God said to me, "O mortal, lift up your eyes now in the direction of the north." So I lifted up my eyes toward the north, and there, north of the altar gate, in the entrance, was this image of jealousy.
6 He said to me, "Mortal, do you see what they are doing, the great abominations that the house of Israel are committing here, to drive me far from my sanctuary? Yet you will see still greater abominations."
7 And he brought me to the entrance of the court; I looked, and there was a hole in the wall.
8 Then he said to me, "Mortal, dig through the wall"; and when I dug through the wall, there was an entrance.
9 He said to me, "Go in, and see the vile abominations that they are committing here."
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