Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.
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
Then he brought me forth into the utter court,.... From the holy chambers of the priests, and from viewing the place where they boiled the sacrifices, and baked the meat offering: and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; in each of the four corners of the outward court there was another court; signifying that there will be courts or churches...
Then said he to me, This [is] the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear [them] not out into the outer court, to sanctify the people. (e) That the people should not have to do with those things which belong to the Lord, and think it lawful for them to eat them.