Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.
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Gill's Exposition
Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary,.... The prophet was brought by his divine guide, from the altar of burnt offerings, which stood before the house, where he had…
Barnes' Notes
Outward sanctuary - The court of the priests, as distinguished from the temple itself. This gate was reserved for the prince, to whom it was opened on certain days. Only a prince of the house of David…
Adam Clarke
The outward sanctuary - In opposition to the temple itself, which was the inner sanctuary.
The prophet is here brought to review what he had before once surveyed; for, though we have often looked into the things of God, they will yet bear to be looked over again, such a copiousness there is…
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