And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.
The gates into the inner court mirror those into the outer court exactly, same dimensions, same chambers, same carvings, yet the inner gates climb eight steps while the outer climb seven. Grace works the same way in all believers, but those who draw nearest to God must rise higher still, ascending one step further above the world than common folk do.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 40:27-38
posts--the Septuagint and Vulgate read, "the porch," which answers better to Eze 40:31-34. "The arches" or "porch" [MAURER].
Eze 40:28-37 The Gates of the Inner Court (Vid., Plate I B and Plate II II). - Eze 40:28. And he brought me into the inner court through the south gate, and measured the south gate according to the same measures; Eze 40:29.
Commenting on Ezekiel 40:28-37