Ezekiel 44:4

Foreigners, Levites, Zadokites

4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and suddenly the LORD's glory filled the LORD's temple, and I fell on my face.

Ezekiel 44:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 44:4

Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house,
&c.] The north gate of the inward court, whither he was brought from the east gate, which was shut: this, and what follow, may have some respect to the churches in these our northern parts of the world, in their now declining circumstances, which are aptly represented in some following verses; but will hereafter be filled with the glory of the Lord, as follows: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of
the Lord;
as he had seen at the eastern gate, ( Ezekiel 43:2 Ezekiel 43:4 Ezekiel 43:5 ) : and I fell upon my face;
as he had done before, under a sense of the greatness and glory of the divine Majesty, and of his own vileness and unworthiness; see ( Ezekiel 43:3 ) .

Ezekiel 44:4 In-Context

2 The LORD said to me, This gate remains closed. It shouldn't be opened. No one should come in through it because the LORD, Israel's God, has entered through it. It will remain closed.

3 As for the prince, he may sit in it to eat bread in the LORD's presence. He may come in and go out by way of the gate's porch.

4 Then he brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and suddenly the LORD's glory filled the LORD's temple, and I fell on my face.

5 Then the LORD said to me: Human one, pay close attention! Use your eyes and ears and listen to all that I say to you concerning the regulations of the LORD's temple and all its instructions. Pay close attention to the access to the temple through all the sanctuary portals.

6 Speak to the rebels, to the house of Israel, The LORD God proclaims: Enough of your detestable practices, house of Israel!