Ezek. 46 Ordinances for the prince in his worship, Ezek. 46:1–8, and for the people, Ezek. 46:9–15. An order for the prince’s inheritance, Ezek. 46:16–18. The courts for boiling and baking, Ezek. 46:19–24.

It was the east gate of the court next to the temple, or which did lead into the inmost court, where the altar of burnt-offering stood. Shall be shut: this explains that of Ezek. 44:2. The six working days; or every day that is a working day.

The prince must come in at the gate which is between the court of the Jews and the court of the priests, which is here called the gate without, or the outer gate of that court, and so go up to the gate within, which leads into the inmost court, and rose by ten, or twelve, or fifteen stairs, say…

Likewise, Heb. And, i.e. as the prince had done, bringing, standing, worshipping at the threshold of the gate, and departing when the sacrifice was finished, so must the people when they brought their sacrifices; but one manner, one gate, one sacrifice; but one Saviour.

The burnt-offering; this is different from that Ezek. 42:13, as appears both from the kind of sacrifice and the occasion of it, or the time of each. In the sabbath day; or weekly, sabbath by sabbath; this was three times as much as was required, Num. 28:9.

An ephah, three bushels of meal, for each ram. As he shall be able to give; rather, as he shall see good, as much as he thinks fit in decency or in bounty. An hin; one gallon and a pint, for an hin did contain twelve logs, and each log contained three quarters of a pint, or thereabouts.

In these verses nothing new occurs but the appointing a bullock with its meat-offering for the new moon sacrifice, of which also on another occasion already, Ezek. 46:1. A young bullock: see Ezek. 45:22. Without blemish: see Ezek. 45:4. Six lambs: see Ezek. 46:4.

See Ezek. 46:5, Ezek. 45:24.

Shall enter into the gate of the court next the temple to offer his sacrifice. Go in by the way of the porch; go to the threshold, the inward threshold of the east gate, that opens into the court of the temple.

All except the prince, when they come to worship, must observe to go out at that door that is over against the door at which they came in. Come before the Lord, present themselves and their sacrifices, in the solemn feasts, the three great annual feasts, the new moons, and the weekly sabbaths.

The prince and people must meet together at the same time, and when it is the time for offering the morning or evening sacrifice, be ready to present their prayers to the Lord.

See Ezek. 46:5, Ezek. 46:7.

In Ezek. 46:2, Ezek. 46:4–7, orders were given about those offerings which were required, which the prince must offer; in this, direction is given about those that are free-will offerings, which in all points must be prepared as the other were on the sabbath day, which see in the forementioned…

Daily prepare: see Ezek. 46:2. A lamb: see Ezek. 46:4.

A meat-offering: see Ezek. 46:7. The sixth part of an ephah; half a bushel of fine meal. The third part of an hin; an hin held nine pints. Continually; morning by morning. A perpetual ordinance, to continue till the Messiah comes, who will set up a more spiritual worship.

This verse is a ratifying of all prescribed in Ezek. 46:13–14. These three verses direct the daily sacrifice; and because they mention only the morning sacrifice and one lamb, some think that here less is required than in Num.

A gift, of houses or lands. The inheritance thereof, the right to those houses or lands, shall descend to children’s children; the fee simple shall be to the posterity of that son to whom it was first given. They shall enjoy it, possess it, as heirs possess an inheritance.

Of his inheritance; of any part or parcel of the crown land, or the prince’s inheritance. To one of his servants; whether such servant be, strictly taken, a servant or bondman or in more large sense any of his servants in the court, and in office about it.

Shall not take; seize and escheat as forfeited, (like as Ahab dealt with Naboth, or David with Mephibosheth,) to give to others, or keep for himself. By oppression; whether fraudulent or violent oppression, whether under colour of justice or against all rules of law.

We left the prophet, Ezek. 44:4, at the north gate, and on the inside of it; now we find him going through a private way by the side of that gate to the holy chambers appointed for the priests. The holy chambers: see Ezek. 40:45–46, Ezek. 42:13–14.

Where the priests shall boil the trespass-offering; those that were brought sacrifices for sin were in part for the sacrificing priest, and he was to eat thereof; but it was to be dressed in the verge of holy ground, and so kitchens, boilers, ovens, and other utensils were prepared to do it, and…

The utter court; either the court of the people, or more likely the court of the priests or Levites, called here utter court, because it was more outward than the court of the temple. To pass by the four corners, to go about the whole square of the court.

They were then an oblong quadrangle, and all of equal capacity for length and breadth.

A row of building; a range of building on the inside of the walls of the lesser courts, or four ranges answerable to the four sides. Round about in them; added, lest any should think the buildings were on the outside of the walls of these courts. Four; four courts in the four corners.

Them that boil; appointed to do the cook’s work. The ministers; either Levites, or else degraded priests, of which see Ezek. 44:9–14. The house; the temple of God.