Wesley Corpus

Chapter XLIV The appropriating the east - gate of the temple to the prince, ver. 1 - 3. A reproof to Israel for their former profanations of the sanctuary, and a caution, ver. 4 - 9. The degrading of one part of the Levites, and establishing of the family of Zadock in the priesthood, ver. 10 - 16. Laws and ordinances concerning the priesthood, ver. 17 - 31. Shall not be opened - Shall not ordinarily stand open. No man - None of the common people. The Lord - That glory which was the visible sign of his presence. He - The king might sit before the Lord, others might not. Bread - That part of the sacrifice, which was allowed to the offerer. He - Christ in the appearance of a man. The entering - The persons who may, and who may not enter. The sanctuary - Taken here for the courts, rather than the house itself. Let it suffice - Let the time you have spent on your sins suffice. Bread - Either the meal - offering or first - fruits of corn and dough, and the shew - bread. They - The whole nation of the Jews. Have not kept - You have not observed the laws I gave you for the keeping of my holy things, house, sacrifices, and worship. Have set - You have substituted others in your rooms. Are gone away - By their idolatry. Ministers - Servants employed in the lowest work. Sanctuary - Not the temple itself, but about the courts of it. Having charge - They shall be porters to open and shut, and sweep, and go on errands. To minister - To wait on the priests. Iniquity - The punishment of it. Shall bear their shame - They shall be dealt with according to their abominations, and bear the punishment thereof. That kept the charge - Were constant, zealous, and faithful in their priestly office. Into my sanctuary - Both to the altar, to the temple, and the high - priest into the holy of holies. Come near - To set the shew - bread on, and to take it off. To minister - To offer sacrifice at the altar, and incense in the house.