Ezekiel Chapter 43 Vs. 8

 The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple

In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. Eze 43:8

setting of their... This describes the actual setting up of their idolatrous worship along with that of Jehovah, with merely a wall between; so God destroyed them. They were here commanded to put away such whoredom, and the carcasses of their kings from the sacred places; then God would dwell in their midst forever (Eze. 43:9). The prophet had the responsibility of making it clear to Israel that they had to put sin away and be ashamed of their iniquities if they were to be restored to God’s favor and be shown the future plans of God’s wonderful program for all eternity (Eze. 43:10-12).

Verses 8-9: The future temple will be most holy, protected from

1. Harlotry such as the Israelites had engaged in (2Ki. 23:7);

2. Defiling tombs of kings that Israel had allowed in the sacred temple area (Eze. 21:18-27; this has to do with divination).

And the wall... Even The huge, thick wall could not keep the idols they had in their own quarters from coming to the notice of God. Of course the people here, are the Israelites. They lived physically near where the very presence of God dwelled in the Most Holy Place.

God wanted to be with them all the time. Their unfaithfulness to Him brought the separation.

Never again would Israel defile His holy name (cf. Eze. 20:39; 39:7) by worshiping lifeless idols, bringing destruction on the nation (Eze. 43:7-8).