Ezekiel 43:8

“In their setting of their threshold by my threshold, &c.] The threshold is the way of entrance into the house; when men open any other way of entrance into the house of God than he has directed, it is setting up their threshold by his: the Gospel way of entrance into the church of Christ is Christ himself, and faith in him, and a profession of it, and submission to the ordinance of baptism, (<431001>John 10:1,7,9) (<440241>Acts 2:41 9:18,26) but when men make carnal descent, religious education, mere morality and civility, the way of entrance into church communion; this is opposite to God’s way, and is resented by him; this shall not be hereafter: and their post by my post; which is done…”

“He said - i. e., God “said.” Both the Septuagint and the Vulgate break this verse into two, so as to make the first half the solemn words of dedication. place a full stop after “forever;” the words mark the distinction between the new and the former sanctuary. The palace of Solomon abutted upon the southern side of the embankment of the temple-platform; there was but “a wall between Yahweh and them.” When the kings gave themselves up to idolatry, this vicinity was to the temple a pollution and defilement. Thus it has been conjectured that “the garden of Uzza” in which Manasseh and Amon were buried 2Ki 21:18, 2 Kings 21:26, and on which now stands the mosque of Omar, was on the temple area…”

“Their threshold - The kings of Judah and Israel, built temples and altars for their idols, and these are called their thresholds. They erected these in the courts, or near the courts of the temple. Abominations - Idolatries, and wickednesses not to be named. Ezekiel 43:9”

“setting: Eze 5:11, Eze 8:3-16, Eze 23:39, Eze 44:7; Kg2 16:14, Kg2 16:15, Kg2 21:4-7, Kg2 23:11, Kg2 23:12; Ch2 33:4, Ch2 33:7 and the wall between me and them: or, for there was but a wall between me and them Ezekiel 43:9”