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Ezekiel 44:3 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Ezekiel 44:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 44 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.”
Ezekiel 44:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 44:3
The prince's unique privilege—eating bread before the LORD in the gate—suggests a royal figure with special access yet distinct from priesthood. The Hebrew נָשִׂיא (nasi, 'prince') differs from מֶלֶךְ (melek, 'king'), possibly indicating subordinate authority. The prince enters 'by the way of the porch' not through the sealed eastern gate proper, maintaining the gate's sanctity. Reformed eschatology debates whether this prince represents Christ (Messiah-King), David resurrected (Ezekiel 34:23-24, 37:24), or a human administrator under Messiah's reign. The meal 'before the LORD' suggests commun...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 44:3
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“and shall stand by the post of the gate; and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings”
“in which your fathers lived; and they shall dwell therein”
“Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?”
“and called his relatives to eat bread. They ate bread”
“Yahweh”
“he shall go in by the way of the porch of the gate”
“eight cubits; and the posts of it”
“saying”
“and made a covenant before Yahweh”
“I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door”