The Gate for the Prince
Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. Eze 44:2
This gate shall... This gate is set aside for the purpose of God. The gate is holy, since the LORD, the God of Israel, entered in by it. This is the LORD’s private gate.
This gate at the outer court opened toward the Kidron Valley and the Mount of Olives. Ezekiel had just seen the Lord enter it on His return to His temple (Eze. 43:4). God’s presence had hallowed the gate. Therefore it is to remain shut because the Lord, the God of Israel, has entered through it. No one else will be allowed to tread through the gate which God Himself had entered.
Some have thought that the “Golden Gate” of Jerusalem, now sealed, is the gate spoken of here. However, the dimensions of the “Golden Gate” do not correspond with Ezekiel’s gate, which is still future.
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