Today’s passage: Ezekiel 44
Helpful thoughts:
- Once God enters the temple through the eastern gate, it is no longer to be passed through and it will no longer need to be opened. God isn’t leaving!
- Only the “prince” is allowed into the gate (Perhaps just into the gate way, but not through the doors?). We will learn more about this prince in the chapters ahead.
- Foreigner are considered those who are “uncircumcised in heart and flesh.” (Verse 9) This points to the idea that all those who have put their faith in Christ are not to be counted as foreigners.
- The Zadokite priests won’t have to work outside of the temple due to lack of use or lack of worship. They are given instruction for their service, their ceremonial cleanliness and their livelihood.
Questions to consider:
- What do you notice about the glory of the Lord in this chapter? Did it get stifled when the doors of the gate were shut? Can walls put a damper on the glory of God?
- What did Ezekiel do again when he saw the glory? Do you think the presence of God’s glory is something we would ever get used to or take for granted?
- What books of the Bible do these instructions (Or…laws) remind you of? What can we be reminded of concerning the nature and character of God if His revelation in earlier times is the same during the millennial kingdom? Does God change? Is He different now than He used to be? (Malachi 3:6)