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CHAPTER XLIV. 241
“ Then brought he me the way of the north gate be­
fore the house. And I looked, and behold the glory of
Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah; and I fell upon
my face.” It is clearly the kingdom. The prince shall
be there, and the glory of Jehovah too. No approach
to it has yet been seen, only a type had once been
in the days of Solomon. Greater things are yet in
store for Israel.
“ And Jehovah said unto me, Son of man, mark
well; behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears,
all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances
of the house of Jehovah, and all the laws thereof. And
mark well the entering in of the house, with every
going forth of the sanctuary.” (Ver. 5.) It is here
that men have failed to set their heart. They have not
understood the difference between all the ordinances
and laws of the house here noted, and the past circum­
stances of the temple. They have failed to mark well,
and confounded all with that which has been. Indeed
it is where man habitually is dull. The Holy Ghost
alone can shew us “ things to come” according to
God.
“ And thou shalt say to the rebellious, to the house
of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Let it suffice
you of all your abominations, in that ye have brought
children of a stranger, uncircumcised in heart, and un­
circumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute
it, my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat, and the
blood; and they have broken my covenant, because of
all your abominations.” (Vers. 6, 7.) There will bo
no following of idols any more. Israel will have done
with all their abominations. No longer will there be a
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