10<\/strong>. shall so forth<\/em> ] Go must be read, the prince being subject. Heb. text reads: when they go forth they shall go forth<\/em> (i.e. prince and people; R.V. to make this plain supplies together<\/em>). This is a very unnatural reading. Read in either way the words mean that the prince and people come in and go out simultaneously. This would suggest that the worshipping of the prince and people was contemporaneous with the act of the priests in offering, and that when this act was over the people dispersed and the prince departed. The Syr. followed by Corn. reads: but the prince in their midst, by the gate at which he came in shall he go out<\/em> finding a repetition of Eze 46:8<\/em><\/span>, giving a freedom to the prince denied to the people ( Eze 46:9<\/em><\/span>).<\/p>\n Eze 46:10<\/span><\/p>\n The prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Prince in the midst<\/strong><\/p>\n The Prince shall mean to us the man Christ Jesus, whom God has exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour. Isaiah calls Him the Prince of Peace; and Peter, the Prince of Life. I dont know where the Princes central palace is, nor where He holds His court. It is in the far country which no human eye has ever explored; somewhere beyond the unknown seas which no embodied soul can navigate, and from which no traveller has come back to tell the tale. But I live in hope, the hope that stirs many another eager heart, that on some fair morning I shall see this King in His beauty, in the land that wont be far off then! But this verse tells us something quite good enough and bright enough for us to know: The Prince is in the midst of them. It is not often that the royalties of earth occupy a place like that; some of them are shut up in splendid seclusion. Most men know only the names of the great and noble; all of them are removed from the society of the poor. But our Prince has no preference, no selection, no priority. He is in the midst of His people, and His light and smile are always to be seen. The gifts of His bounty are as free to the man who is lowly, to the sons of poverty, as to the sons of wealth. But it is not everybody who recognises the presence of the Prince when He is here. He may smile as royally as the sunlight, and yet you may be so insensible as never to know He is near. Do you acknowledge His rule? Do you submit to His authority? Do you obey His command? A prince has laws,–do you honour them? A prince has reverence,–do you reverence Him? This Prince covets your affections,–do you love Him? I knew a Christian woman who was always found early in the sanctuary. She was quite deaf, and heard neither song nor sermon. I asked her why she came and whether she was the better for it, and her answer is worth recording: The communion of saints is sweet in itself, and a neighbour always finds the lessons and the text for me, and the Lord speaks to me, and His voice is very sweet to me. You see that her loyalty brought her into the presence of royalty. The Prince was there to speak, touch, and smile to her. And the Prince in the midst of them when they go in shall go in with them. You see that the loyal hearts that honour Christ bring Him with them. They cross the threshold together with Christ, and sit together with Him in the pew. I am afraid that there is too little of this with us. We should seek to be prepared for the house of prayer beforehand, that we and the Prince may come there hand in hand. When they go forth. That is the best test of any sanctuary service. Do we carry with us the companion, the guest who says to us as we go forth from the house of God, what He said to Zacchaeus when He called that publican, I must abide at thy house, thy house. Always understand that where the Princes subjects are, those who are loyal to Him, in whose hearts He reigns–ruling in the life,–that the Prince is always with them. He does not part company with them at morning prayer; He does not breathe a benediction on them at the family gathering, and then retire to the throne of His glory. But He takes His place, too, in the tram, the bus, or the train. He cheers and gives the strength and power to the ordinary doings of the day. If we would but remember to realise this, what a grand and noble business the daily round and common task would be! Dont you think the company and oversight of our Prince is to be desired? I do believe in a religion that has to do with every five minutes of our time. Sure am I that your burdens would be lighter, your cares lessened, your hands strengthened, and your hearts cheered, if you could but feel that your Prince was present to smooth your path and to dwell within prayerful reach of you all the time; and oh! what a defence that would be against the continuity of temptations that assail us through life. I remember reading of a lad who was tempted to steal his masters goods by one of his fellow workmen. John, you can do so-and-so now; the master has gone now; the master is not in. No, said the lad, my Master is always in. Well done, John! that is the true principle of life. His Master was the Prince. Christ had gone into the shop with him. I want you to see that my text is especially grandly and beautifully true in the days of our suffering and trial. If you yourself are called on to drop your tool, to lay down your pen, to retire awhile from actual life, and to prepare for illness, the Prince, when you go in, shall go in too; for there, more than ever, He is near to comfort and to bless. His voice is then so gentle, His touch so tender, and His companionship so sweet. He makes the sick chamber the house of God, and the gate of heaven. And my text says a little more than that. The Prince in the midst of them when they go forth shall go forth too. This is a promise for the traveller. We travel much nowadays; travel rapidly and in a good deal of peril. What a promise for the traveller when he goes forth. He shall go forth too! What a promise for the emigrant as he says Good-bye to his friends. Good-bye, my lad, said an old man whom I knew, to a young fellow, there is one thing that keeps my heart from breaking and that is that the Lord is with thee, lad. Christ was going forth with the boy! What a promise that is for the youth leaving the parental roof! Or for the evangelist going out to proclaim the Gospel. The Prince is in the midst of them; when they go forth He shall go forth. Is not that a grand promise for us in view of our departure from earth? Our last exit, our going forth from the brief life which is here our portion, will come, perhaps, soon. At the bedside of the dying, Christ enters, and He shall not leave us alone then. I think the record of the goings forth from life of Christians is most encouraging. Rutherford was glorying in God when his very feet were on the shore, and he said , as he went, I have gotten the victory, and Christ, my Savior, is holding out both arms to embrace me. Why is death called the dark valley, for it grows brighter and brighter, and it is now so bright I have to shut my eyes. His lips parted in a smile. So he went forth, and the Prince went forth with him. Then his eyes were opened, to be shut no more. An English lady visiting the great Exhibition in Paris, was seized with sudden illness. But she longed to be loyal to the Prince whom she had long ago crowned with her heart. In her last moments her speech left her, but she managed to utter a simple word–Bring. Her friends offered her a drink of water, and she said again–Bring. Then they moistened her lips, and prayed. Then they thought she must desire to see some absent friend, and they whispered in her ear that he should be sent for, and she said, with a last effort, Bring forth the royal diadem, and crown Him Lord of all. And when the Prince, who was in the midst, when she went forth, went–yes, the two went forth together–Christ and the saved soul went forth into the silence of the great unknown. (J. J. Wray.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Christ among His people<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>His right.<\/p>\n (1)<\/strong> By virtue of Fatherhood, Son of the Highest.<\/p>\n (2)<\/strong> By appointment (Psa 2:6<\/span>).<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>His character. Grace not only poured into Christs lips, but is His distinction and beauty in all respects. Purity supreme; forbearance and tenderness distinguish His dealings; unspeakable condescension and love the spirit of His life.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>His dominion, Prince of the kings of the earth. His rule is spiritual. Casts down moral opposition, overcomes enmity, unbelief, thoughts that exalt themselves against God, and brings into captivity to Divine will.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>As a Ruler among His subjects.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>As a Teacher among His disciples.<\/p>\n 3. <\/strong>As a Shepherd among His flock.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong>As a Physician among His patients.<\/p>\n 5. <\/strong>As a Husbandman in His vineyard.<\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>When do we go in?<\/p>\n (1)<\/strong> At seasons of devotional retirement. Legends of saints sometimes speak of an angel as visible. The reality, though unseen, is more. Christ is with us. Prayer should be very precious; much exercised.<\/p>\n (2)<\/strong> When we worship in the sanctuary. Praise. Meditation. Adoration.<\/p>\n (3)<\/strong> When afflicted. Christ comforts agitated thoughts, sustains under distressing feelings, lifts mind to things above. To hearts despairing His voice is like a falling star–It is I, be not afraid.<\/p>\n 2. <\/strong>When do we go forth?<\/p>\n (1)<\/strong> To business. Lay our plans in Him. Know His eye is on us.<\/p>\n (2)<\/strong> To manifold temptations. Greater is He who is with us.<\/p>\n (3)<\/strong> To all the forms and methods of Christian duty. Lo, I am with you alway. (G. M<\/em>Michael, B. A.<\/em>)<\/p>\n Verse 10<\/span>. And the prince in the midst of them<\/B><\/I>] Even he<\/I> shall act in the same way: he must also go straight forward, and never turn his back to go out at the same gate by which he entered. The prince and the people were to begin and end their worship at the same time.<\/P> <\/p>\n The prince and people must meet together at the same time, and when it is the time for offering the morning or evening sacrifice, be ready to present their prayers to the Lord. And when they offer any particular oblations, on account whereof they go any whit nearer than at other times, both prince and people shall do it at the same time. <\/P> <\/p>\n 10. prince in the midst<\/B>notisolated as at other times, but joining the great throng ofworshippers, at their head, after the example of David (Ps42:4<\/span>, “I had gone with the multitude . . . to the house ofGod, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that keptholy day”); the highest in rank animating the devotions of therest by his presence and example.<\/P><\/p>\n And the prince in the midst of them<\/strong>,…. Christ in the midst of his people while worshipping; this situation of him agrees with all the descriptions of him; as the Angel in the midst of the bush on fire, and not consumed; as among the myrtle trees in the bottom; as walking in the midst of his golden candlesticks; as the tree of life in the midst of the paradise of God; and as King, Priest, and Prophet, in his house; and with all the declarations and promises of his grace; and which is true in fact: and the phrase is expressive of his presence, not merely of his essential, powerful, and providential presence, common to all, but of his gracious presence with his people; he is in the midst of them, to assist them in every service; to protect them from every enemy; to sympathize with them in all their troubles; to deliver out of them; to supply them with all needful grace; and to rule over them, and defend them: and his being here shows that he is to be seen of all, to be come at and enjoyed by them; than which nothing is more desirable, and nothing more encouraging in the worship of God:<\/p>\n when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth<\/strong>; when they go to the throne of grace, for grace and mercy to help in time of need, he goes with them; their access is through him; he introduces their persons, presents their petitions, is their advocate and intercessor for them, and for his sake they are heard and accepted: when they go into the house of God, and to the ordinances of it; when they go in and out to find pasture, he goes in with them, and before them, as the shepherd of the flock, and leads them into green pastures; he teaches them how to go in and out, and to behave themselves in the church of God; he is their guide, by way of instruction, both by his word and by his Spirit: when they go out from public service to their own houses, he goes with them, and by his Spirit brings to their remembrance what they have heard; and when they go forth into the world again, and the business of it, he goes forth with them, to preserve them from the evil of the world, and to keep them from falling; and when they go forth out of the world at death, he is with them through the dark valley; he sees them safe over Jordan’s river, and introduces them into the heavenly Canaan, into his kingdom and glory, where they are for ever with him.<\/p>\n (10) The prince in the midst of them.<\/strong>On occasion of these yearly feasts, it was no longer necessary that the prince should represent the people, they being themselves present. He, therefore, now worships in their midst, entering with them at the north or south gate, and going out by the opposite one.<\/p>\n Eze 46:10<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>And the prince in the midst of them<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> And the prince shall enter in the midst of them, and in the midst of them shall he go forth. <\/em>Houbigant. <\/p>\n Eze 46:10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.<\/p>\n Ver. 10. And the prince in the midst of them, &c.<\/strong> ] For example sake, Vita Principis censura est,<\/em> and to see that all things be rightly carried in God’s service. And although the prince hath many weighty occasions, yet he is to be at the public assemblies with the first, and to stay till the last.<\/p>\n the prince, &c, As for the prince, when they come in, ho shall come in in the midst of them; and when they go forth, he shall go forth. <\/p>\n shall go forth. Heb, text reads “shall they go forth”. Some codices read in margin “he”; other codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read “he <\/p>\n 2Sa 6:14-19, 1Ch 29:20, 1Ch 29:22, 2Ch 6:2-4, 2Ch 7:4, 2Ch 7:5, 2Ch 20:27, 2Ch 20:28, 2Ch 29:28, 2Ch 29:29, 2Ch 34:30, 2Ch 34:31, Neh 8:8, Neh 8:9, Psa 42:4, Psa 122:1-4, Mat 18:20, Mat 28:20, Heb 3:6, Heb 4:14-16, Rev 2:1<\/p>\n Eze 46:10. The prince was to become one of the crowd generally speaking, but that was not to interfere with his own personal activities as stated in verse 1 and 2.<\/p>\n The prince should accompany the people on those occasions entering and exiting the court with them. He would worship God as one of the people then, not as someone special.<\/p>\n And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth. 10. shall so forth ] Go must be read, the prince being subject. 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