Ezekiel 46:1

‘Thus says the Lord God, “The gate of the inner courtyard that faces east shall be shut during the six working days, but it shall be opened on the Sabbath day and opened on the day of the New Moon.

Isaiah 66:23


“And it shall be that from New Moon to New Moon
And from Sabbath to Sabbath,
All mankind will come to bow down and worship before Me,” says the Lord.

Exodus 20:9

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

Ezekiel 44:1-2

Then He brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces the east; and it was shut.

Genesis 3:19


“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Ezekiel 8:16

So He brought me to the inner court of the Lord’s house. And behold, at the entrance to the temple of the Lord, between the porch (vestibule, portico) and the [bronze] altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the Lord and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing down toward the east and worshiping the sun.

Ezekiel 45:17-19

It shall be the prince’s responsibility to provide the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the drink offerings at the feasts, on the New Moons and on the Sabbaths, at all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He shall prepare and provide the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering and the peace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel.”

Ezekiel 46:6

On the day of the New Moon he shall offer a young bull without blemish, also six lambs and a ram, without blemish.

Luke 13:14

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”

Hebrews 4:9-10

So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

Shall be shut

General references

Bible References

Shall be shut

Ezekiel 44:1
Then He brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which faces the east; and it was shut.

Six working

Genesis 3:19

“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Exodus 20:9
Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Luke 13:14
But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work ought to be done; so come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.”

On the sabbath

Ezekiel 45:17
It shall be the prince’s responsibility to provide the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the drink offerings at the feasts, on the New Moons and on the Sabbaths, at all the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. He shall prepare and provide the sin offering, the grain offering, the burnt offering and the peace offerings, to make atonement for the house of Israel.”
Isaiah 66:23

“And it shall be that from New Moon to New Moon
And from Sabbath to Sabbath,
All mankind will come to bow down and worship before Me,” says the Lord.
Hebrews 4:9
So there remains a [full and complete] Sabbath rest for the people of God.

General references

Exodus 16:26
Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none [in the field].”