Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it [was] shut.
Ver. 1. Then he brought me back.] From the east gate, which was found shut, to the north gate, where the prophet received large instructions. Eze 44:4 Christ must be followed, though he seem to lead us in and out, backward and forward, as if we were treading a maze.