Ezekiel 46:12-13

12 "When the prince provides a ¹freewill offering, a burnt offering, or peace offerings as a freewill offering to the LORD, the gate facing east shall be ²opened for him. And he shall provide his burnt offering and his peace offerings as he does on the ³sabbath day. Then he shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he goes out.

13 "And you shall provide a ⁴lamb a year old without blemish for a burnt offering to the LORD daily; ⁵morning by morning you shall provide it.

Ezekiel 46:12-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 46

This chapter treats of the shutting of the eastern gate of the inner court on working days, and opening it on sabbaths and new moons, for the prince and people to worship in, Eze 46:1-3, gives a further account of the sacrifices of both at these seasons, and of their different ways of going in and out, Eze 46:4-15, delivers some rules about the prince's disposing of his gifts to his sons and servants, Eze 46:16-18 and describes the places for the priest's baking and boiling the sacrifices, Eze 46:19-24.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 23:38; 2 Chronicles 29:31
• 2. Ezekiel 44:3; Ezekiel 46:1, 2, 8
• 3. Ezekiel 45:17
• 4. Numbers 28:3-5
• 5. Isaiah 50:4