Then he brought me out to the outer court and led me around to the four corners of the court. And behold, in each corner of the court there was another court—
The Lord keeps a plentiful table, so He needs large kitchens; wise builders provide what serves His purposes, and waste ground is a pity on holy land. The priests must boil the most sacred offerings in these courts away from the people, lest ignorant folk imagine that touching holy flesh makes them acceptable to God, ministers must guard against bolstering superstition.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 46:19-24
In the four corners of the court there were courts joined,.... To the side walls of the outward court, which met in right angles: or, "were made with chimneys" (r), as some render it; that the smoke of the fire of the kitchens in them, and the steam of the boiled flesh, might ascend through them.
The sacrificial kitchens are mentioned here in supplementary fashion: the priests boil the most sacred offerings apart from the outer court lest the people imagine they are sanctified by touching holy flesh. The servants of the house prepare the people's slain offerings in these kitchen houses at the four corners.
AI summary
Commenting on Ezekiel 46:19-24