the prince: It is probable that the prince mentioned here and elsewhere, does not mean the Messiah, but the ruler of the Jewish nation for the time being. For it is not only directed where he should sit in the temple, and eat his portion of the sacrifices, and when and how he should go out; but it is also ordered (Ezekiel 45:22), that at the passover he shall offer a bullock, a sin offering for himself and the people; and to guard him against any temptation of oppressing the people, he had a provision of land allotted to him (Ezekiel 45:8), out of which he is to give an inheritance for his sons (Ezekiel 46:18). These appear plainly to be political rules for common princes, and for a succession of them; but as no such rules were observed under the second temple, the fulfilment of it must still be future. Ezekiel 34:24, Ezekiel 37:25; Zechariah 6:12-13
to eat: Genesis 31:54; Exodus 24:9-11; Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:17-18; Isaiah 23:18, Isaiah 62:9; 1 Corinthians 10:18-33; Revelation 3:20
he shall enter: Ezekiel 40:9, Ezekiel 46:2, Ezekiel 46:8-10