Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 46:2

2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without , and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate; then he shall go forth ; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening .

He must come in at the gate, which is between the Court of the Iews, 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 10, or 12, or 15 stairs, say some.

While this solemn service was acting to make atonement for the Prince, or to offer Sacrifices of peace-offerings, for himself, he is directed to stand before the Lord, in other cases he might sit, the greatest should revere that God, whose mercy they need and seek.

One of the inward posts, where he might best see the Sacrifice offered up, but may not go into the Court, none might go in, but such as were, by Gods appointment, to minister before him.

Ver. 22, 23, 24. of the 45th. chap. 'tis said the Prince shall prepare, here the priests must prepare, but these places speak of different preparations, the prince prepared by buying, or bringing of his own the best for Sacrifice. The priest prepared by receiving, bringing the Sacrifice to the Altar, slaying and disposing of all things according to the rule. The Housholder prepares, so doth his Cook prepare the Feast, so that each prepare what is proper to them, and so 'tis here, the Prince prepares but doth not Sacrifice, the Priest prepares but doth not buy, or bring the Sacrifices.

He shall bow, (as Heb.) himself 'tis a praying posture, Exod. 12.27. in which duty the Prince, as all others are to attend on God, while the expiatory Sacrifice is offering, while their reconciliation is to be made, in which posture the Prince is to be all the while the Priest is offering, 2 Chron. 29.29.

Here he took his standing in the beginning of the service, here he is, when 'tis finisht at the inner Threshold of the gate, where his eye might see enough, if his understanding were enlightned with knowledge of these mysteries he need not approach nearer to God, then his Faith could now carry him while at the threshold.

Not stay to gaze, or talk, but as he came to Worship, so having worshipt, he must return

Till all the Sacrifices were offered, and the offerers reconciled, now each offerer was to bring his offering to this gate, and there give it to the Priest, and there lay his hands on the head of the Sacrifice, Lev. 1.3, 4.