Ezekiel 46:4

"The people of the land shall worship at the door of that gate before the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the new moons."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores the importance of communal worship, indicating that both regular Sabbath gatherings and special new moon feasts were occasions for the people to gather at the designated gates leading into the temple. Such structured access symbolized a sacred and ordered approach to divine worship, emphasizing the sanctity and prescribed nature of these holy days within the context of the restored temple in Ezekiel's vision.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The offerings prescribed hereEzekiel 46:4-15are generally in excess of those enjoined by the Law, to note not only the greater devotion and magnificence under the new state of things, but also the willingness (compareDeuteronomy 16:17) of king and people ready to give of their substance to the utmost of their means.

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