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Yahweh said to me, This gate shall be shut; it shall not be opened, neither shall any man enter in by it; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has entered in by it; therefore it shall be shut.
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The Sanctity of God's Presence
Commentators agree that the primary reason the gate is shut is its sanctification. Having been used for the glorious entry of God Himself (Ezekiel 43:2), it is now set apart as holy. This act demonstrates that whatever God's presence touches is consecrated and must be treated with profound reverence, no longer available for common use.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord has entered in - See Ezekiel 43:2.
19th Century
Anglican
Hath entered in by it.— See Ezekiel 43:1-2. The thought is, that the gate which had been sanctified by such a manifestation of the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said the Lord unto me, this gate shall be shut In time to come, as Jarchi interprets it, in the latter day; it was s…
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