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Visions of the Kingdom: Week 49
Ezekiel 46:1-24: The Offerings of the Prince and People
- 46:9 "No one is to return through the gate by which he entered,
but each must go out by the opposite gate." - promoting a smooth flow
of traffic, and indicating huge throngs coming to worship.
- 46:10 "prince shall be in their midst" - among the people.
- 46:16 "his sons" - the prince will be a married man with children.
- 46:17 "year of liberty" - i.e. year of Jubliee, the Biblical
"great reset".
- 46:18 "prince must not take" - always a problem with governments
1 Samuel 8:14,
but specifically for Israel - e.g. Naboth's vineyard.
- 46:24 "kitchens ... sacrifices of the people" -
“So the temple was a place for sacrificing, cooking and eating, as well as
for prayer and so-called ‘spiritual’ activities. The Christian church has
been the poorer when it has drawn a firm dividing line between spiritual
life and social activities. In Ezekiel’s temple, at any rate, there was
envisaged a healthy fusion of the two elements, and this was typical of
much in Old Testament worship.” (Taylor)