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Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 46:9

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Ezekiel46:9

9 ¶ But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts , he that entreth in by the way of the North-gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south-gate ; and he that entreth by the way of the southgate shall go forth by the way of the north-gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.

All except the Prince, when they come to worship, must observe to go out at that door, that is overagainst the door, at which they came in.

Present themselves, and their Sacrifices.

The three great Annual Feasts, the New Moons, and the weekly Sabbaths.

The East-gate they might not enter at as already is observed, and what ever reason might be given besides, this passage in this verse gives one, they could not go right forward to go out at a west-gate; for the Temple, and the entrance into it stood in a strait line from every one of the east-gates from the outmost Court, so that if any should go strait forward, they would go into the Temple and Oracle, which was not to be. There were but two gates the people might enter at the South or North.

None might turn their back on the Temple, nor do that which lookt like a going away from God, which may give us somewhat the meaning of Ier. 2.27. and 32.33. their turning the back on God.

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