Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 44:7

7 In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers , uncircumcised in heart , and uncircumcised in flesh , to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it; even my house, when ye offer my bread , the fat and the blood , and they have broken my covenant , because of all your abominations.

Either by abusing your power you have licensed, or by conniving, you have permitted to come into my Holy Courts.

Forreigners and Heathen, who had their Idols in the very Courts of the Temple, and there worshipt their Idols, as chap. 8. ver. 5.10, 14, 16.

The worst of them, profane and impious.

No uncircumcised one should come into the Court of the people, but you have brought them in to the very Sanctuary at the times of publick Worship, and when you have been offering my bread, &c. Some think, that the profane carelesness of the Iewish Rulers was such, they suffered uncircumcised ones to be Priests among them, and to approach to God's Altar, this done, in Solomon's degenerate dayes, and in the dayes of Ahaz, Manasseh, Amon.

Either the Meat-offering, or first fruits of Corn and Dough, and the shew-bread.

Which was taken off the Sacrifices, and burnt.

How let out, received into Vessels, sprinkled and poured out, the Priests and Rulers of my house, through a sinful familiarity with Heathens, have given them courage to aske, and you have not zeal and courage enough to refuse them, but you have satisfied their forbidden curiosity, and shewed them all these things; Or, as was said, have advanced some to be Priests in my house, and suffered others to be Priests of Idols standing, and worshipt in my Courts.

The whole Nation of the Iewes, the people of the Land.

Turn'd Idolaters, mixt with Heathens, forsaken me and my Law.

Taking example from your practices, or complying with your Superstitious and Idolatrous inventions.

Marginal references: Heb. children of a stranger.; Lev. 26.41.