Sunday, July 31, 2016

Ezekiel 46

Thus says the Lord God: “The gateway of the inner court that faces toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath it shall be opened, and on the day of the New Moon it shall be opened." v.1

Read chapter 46
The east gate of the inner court was to be closed six days of the week and opened on the Sabbath and day of the New Moon.  This was the gate into the inner most court, where the altar of burnt offerings was.  This seems different to the Law of Moses where there was morning and evening sacrifices going on all the time so the doors never shut.  Again this is a continued vision of the Lord to Ezekiel of the future order.  This chapter is continue from the previous chapter of the ordinances of worship at the temple.  It is not that it becomes a religious repetitious worship, but orderly.  
We can't think of this like a church today in that only on Sunday's is when you go to church when the doors are open and the rest of the week it should stay locked up, but it does signify that just as in Genesis man shall labor six days and on the seventh day rest and that rest a day of sole worship and devotion to the Lord.  Worshipping the Lord should happen throughout our week wherever we are working or resting, yet corporate worship is necessary too. Do you have a corporate worship once a week that you desire and can't wait for every week just waiting for the doors to swing wide open?  Or do you dread those doors being opened and forced to enter?  What would need to change  if that's how you feel?

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