Ezekiel 44:3

The East Gate and the Prince

1 Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary ^awhich faces toward the east, but it was shut.

2 And the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter by it, ^abecause the Lord God of Israel has entered by it; therefore it shall be shut.

3 As for the ^aprince, because he is the prince, he may sit in it to ^beat bread before the Lord; he shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gateway, and go out the same way.”

Those Admitted to the Temple

4 Also He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the¹ temple; so I looked, and ^abehold, the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord; ^band I fell on my face.

5 And the Lord said to me, ^a“Son of man, mark well, see with your eyes and hear with your ears, all that I say to you concerning all the ^bordinances of the house of the Lord and all its laws. Mark well who may enter the house and all who go out from the sanctuary.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Ezekiel 44:3

The prince - Foretold under the name of David Ezekiel 34:24. The rabbis understood this to be the Messiah.

To eat bread - See Leviticus 2:3; Leviticus 24:9; according to the old Law these feasts belonged only to the priests; none of the rest of the congregation, not even the king, might partake of them. The new system gives to the "prince" a privilege which he did not before possess; the prince, as the representative of the Messiah, standing in a higher position than the kings of old. "To eat bread" may also include participation in the animals sacrificed, portions of which were reserved for those of the people who offered them.

**Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Ezekiel 44:3:**

Ezekiel 32:1
Ezekiel 40:6-16

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