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Ezek. 44:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuaryx which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.

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Ezek. 43:1,4• ¹And he brought me to the gate, the gate that faceth the east.
⁴And the glory of Jehovah came into the house by the way of the gate whose aspect [is] toward the east. (Ezek. 43:1,4)

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-3: The east gate assigned only to the prince.

4-8: The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary.

9-14: Idolaters incapable of the priests office.

15-16: The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto.

17-31: Ordinances for the priests.

the outward.So called in opposition to the temple itself, which was the inner sanctuary.

Ezek. 40:6,17• ⁶{i}And he came to the gate which looked toward the east, and went up its steps; and he measured the threshold of the gate, one reed broad; and the other threshold one reed broad.{/i}
¹⁷{i}And he brought me into the outer court, and behold, there were cells, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty cells were upon the pavement.{/i} (Ezek. 40:6,17)

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Ezek. 42:14• ¹⁴When the priests enter in, they shall not go forth from the holy [place] into the outer court, but they shall leave there their garments with which they ministered, for they [are] holy, and put on other garments, and shall approach the [place] that [is] for the people. (Ezek. 42:14)

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2 Chron. 4:9• ⁹{i}And he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors thereof with bronze.{/i} (2 Chron. 4:9)

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2 Chron. 20:5• ⁵{i}And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Jehovah, before the new court;{/i} (2 Chron. 20:5)

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2 Chron. 33:5• ⁵{i}And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah.{/i} (2 Chron. 33:5)

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Acts 21:28‑30• ²⁸crying out, Men of Israel, help. This is the man that teacheth all everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place.
²⁹For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul brought into the temple.
³⁰And the whole city was moved, and the people ran together, and they laid hold on Paul and dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut. (Acts 21:28‑30)

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Ezek. 43:1,4• ¹And he brought me to the gate, the gate that faceth the east.
⁴And the glory of Jehovah came into the house by the way of the gate whose aspect [is] toward the east. (Ezek. 43:1,4)

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Ezek. 46:1• ¹Thus saith the Lord Jehovah; 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. (Ezek. 46:1)

• The entrance of Jehovah, the God of Israel, was enough to close it for all but His representative. But He will have a representative upon earth—the prince—and the prince shall sit “to eat bread before Jehovah.” He is to have the honor of entering in and going out by the way of the porch of that gate. No high priest ever claimed this. (“Notes on Ezekiel 44:1-14” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he brought me back toward the outer gate of the sanctuary which looked toward the east; and it was shut.

W. Kelly Translation

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Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.