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Ezekiel 44 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 44, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Ezekiel 44 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
שָׁרַת shârath H8334 9 attend, contribute
מִקְדָּשׁ miqdâsh H4720 8 consecrated, palace
קֹדֶשׁ qôdesh H6944 8 sacred, sanctity
שַׁעַר shaʻar H8179 7 opening, door
חָצֵר châtsêr H2691 6 yard, hamlet
מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmereth H4931 5 watch, custody
שָׁמַר shâmar H8104 6 hedge, guard

How preachers through history handled this text

4 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 44, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Gregory the Great 2 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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. 2. 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. 3. …”

— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ezekiel 44:2–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Most Holy Place 2 — Ezek 44:13
  • Holy Place 2 — Ezek 44:27

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