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As for the prince, he shall sit therein as prince to eat bread before Yahweh; he shall enter by the way of the porch of the gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
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The Prince is the Messiah
All the commentators analyzed agree that the 'prince' described in this verse is the Messiah, Jesus Christ. They connect this figure to the prophecy of a future ruler named 'David' in Ezekiel 34 and 37. This is not a mere political king or priest, but the promised King of Kings.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prince – Foretold under the name of David (Ezekiel 34:24). The rabbis understood this to be the Messiah.
To eat br…
19th Century
Anglican
The prince.—The Rabbis understood this to refer to the Messiah, and unquestionably, the same person must be meant as David intende…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
It is for the prince: the prince shall sit in it to eat breadbefore the Lord Or, "as for the prince, the …
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This chapter contains ordinances relative to the true priests. The prince evidently means Christ, and the words in Ezekiel 44:2 may remind us that …
