Jehovah's
return to His house: the throne of God on earth: a Prince
raised up
Chapter 44 makes known the
fact that Jehovah is returned to His house, and the
memorial of His having done so is preserved in that the
door by which He entered is to remain for ever shut. The
Prince alone (for God will raise up a Prince in Israel)
is to enter through it—to sit before Jehovah. We
have seen that this prophet always contemplates Israel on
their own ground, as an earthly people in relation with
the throne of God on the earth (compare Zech. 12: 7,8,
10). Finally God maintains the holiness of His house
against all strangers, and even against the Levites who
had forsaken it. The family of Zadok is established in
the priesthood, and directions are given to keep it from
all profanation.
Ezekiel 44 Bible Commentary
John Darby’s Synopsis
Chapter 44 makes known the fact that Jehovah is returned to His house, and the memorial of His having done so is preserved in that the door by which He entered is to remain for ever shut. The Prince alone (for God will raise up a Prince in Israel) is to enter through it—to sit before Jehovah. We have seen that this prophet always contemplates Israel on their own ground, as an earthly people in relation with the throne of God on the earth (compare Zech. 12: 7,8, 10). Finally God maintains the holiness of His house against all strangers, and even against the Levites who had forsaken it. The family of Zadok is established in the priesthood, and directions are given to keep it from all profanation.