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Ezekiel 44

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Ezekiel 44 . 1 , The east gate assigned only to the prince; Ezekiel 44 . 4 , The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary; Ezekiel 44 . 9 , Idolaters incapable of the priests office; Ezekiel 44 . 15 , The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto; Ezekiel 44 . 17 , Ordinances for the priests.

Ezekiel 44:1

The man then brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faced east, but it was shut.

Ezekiel 44:1 · BSB

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So called in opposition to the temple itself , which was the inner sanctuary

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Ezekiel 44:2

And the LORD said to me, “This gate is to remain shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall enter through it, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it. Therefore it will remain shut.

Ezekiel 44:2 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:3

Only the prince himself may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He must enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.”

Ezekiel 44:3 · BSB

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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
  • Zechariah 6:13

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Ezekiel 44:4

Then the man brought me to the front of the temple by way of the north gate. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling His temple, and I fell facedown.

Ezekiel 44:4 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:5

The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 44:5 · BSB

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Heb. set thine heart

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Ezekiel 44:6

Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel.

Ezekiel 44:6 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:7

In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.

Ezekiel 44:7 · BSB

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Heb. children of a stranger

uncircumcised in heart9 parallels

The introduction of uncircumcised persons to eat of the peace offerings and oblations , would have been a gross violation of the Mosaic law; but , as there was no law to exclude "the uncircumcised of heart ," who were circumcised and ritually clean , this seems to point out a new and different constitution

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Ezekiel 44:8

And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’

Ezekiel 44:8 · BSB

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or , ward , or ordinance , and so

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Ezekiel 44:9

This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.

Ezekiel 44:9 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:10

Surely the Levites who wandered away from Me when Israel went astray, and who wandered away from Me after their idols, will bear the consequences of their iniquity.

Ezekiel 44:10 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:11

Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.

Ezekiel 44:11 · BSB

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they shall be As few , if any , of those who , before the captivity , had been guilty in these respects , lived to witness the restoration of the temple service; and as it does not appear that their descendants were thus degraded for the idolatry of their ancestors; it is probable that a thorough reformation of the whole church , or the prevalence of pure religion among the converted Jews , is here predicted.

Ezekiel 44:12

Because they ministered before their idols and became a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I swore with an uplifted hand concerning them that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 44:12 · BSB

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caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity2 parallels

Heb. were for a stumbling-block of iniquity unto , etc

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Ezekiel 44:13

They must not approach Me to serve Me as priests or come near any of My holy things or the most holy things. They will bear the shame of the abominations they have committed.

Ezekiel 44:13 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:14

Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it.

Ezekiel 44:14 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:15

But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 44:15 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:16

They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.

Ezekiel 44:16 · BSB

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To place the shew-bread there. It is observable , that the table in the sanctuary is mentioned rather than the altar of incense; perhaps intimating the change in the external institutions of Divine worship which should take place before the accomplishment of the prophecy. It is not easy to determine , whether any external regulations , with respect to Divine ordinances , answerable to these predictions , will be made among the converted Jews , when reinstated in their own land , or not

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Ezekiel 44:17

When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.

Ezekiel 44:17 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:18

They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.

Ezekiel 44:18 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:19

When they go out to the outer court, to the people, they are to take off the garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and dress in other clothes so that they do not transmit holiness to the people with their garments.

Ezekiel 44:19 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:20

They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair.

Ezekiel 44:20 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:21

No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Ezekiel 44:21 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:22

And they shall not marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin of the descendants of the house of Israel, or a widow of a priest.

Ezekiel 44:22 · BSB

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Heb. thrust forth

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Neither This was prohibited only to the high priest under the law; but is here extended to all the priests , perhaps to intimate the superior sanctity of the times to which it refers.

that had a priest before Heb. from a priest

Ezekiel 44:23

They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.

Ezekiel 44:23 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:24

In any dispute, they shall officiate as judges and judge according to My ordinances. They must keep My laws and statutes regarding all My appointed feasts, and they must keep My Sabbaths holy.

Ezekiel 44:24 · BSB

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This seems to intimate , that controversies , in the period predicted , will be generally decided by arbitration , according to the law of God; and not by litigations before human tribunals , according to the laws of man

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Ezekiel 44:25

A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so,

Ezekiel 44:25 · BSB

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Leviticus 21 . 1-6

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Ezekiel 44:26

and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself.

Ezekiel 44:26 · BSB

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Numbers 6 . 10-21

Ezekiel 44:27

And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 44:27 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:28

In regard to their inheritance, I am their inheritance. You are to give them no possession in Israel, for I am their possession.

Ezekiel 44:28 · BSB

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Ezekiel 44:29

They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.

Ezekiel 44:29 · BSB

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or , devoted

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Ezekiel 44:30

The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

Ezekiel 44:30 · BSB

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first or , chief

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.

Ezekiel 44:31 · BSB

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In the wider web31 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Acts 21:28 → Ezekiel 44:6-9, Ezekiel 44:11 → 2 Chronicles 35:11, Ezekiel 44:11 → 2 Chronicles 35:5, Ezekiel 44:11-12 → 2 Chronicles 35:11, Ezekiel 44:11-12 → 2 Chronicles 35:5-6, Ezekiel 44:17 → Deuteronomy 22:11, Ezekiel 44:17 → Exodus 28:39, Ezekiel 44:17 → Leviticus 19:19, Ezekiel 44:17-19 → Deuteronomy 22:11, Ezekiel 44:17-19 → Exodus 28:39-43, Ezekiel 44:17-19 → Leviticus 19:19, Ezekiel 44:20 → Leviticus 21:5, Ezekiel 44:21 → Leviticus 10:9, Ezekiel 44:22 → Leviticus 21:13, Ezekiel 44:22 → Leviticus 21:13-15, Ezekiel 44:22 → Leviticus 21:7, Ezekiel 44:23 → Leviticus 10:10, Ezekiel 44:23 → Leviticus 10:10-11, Ezekiel 44:24 → Leviticus 21:1, Ezekiel 44:24-27 → Leviticus 21:1-3, Ezekiel 44:9 → Numbers 18:1, Ezekiel 44:9-16 → Numbers 18:1-7
Trajectories
Aaron (The Great High Priest), High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session), Holy Garments (Glory and Beauty), Image of God (Priestly Vocation), Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers), Levites (Substitutionary Service), Priestly Ministrations (Service and Sacrifice), Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding
Chiasms
Shaped Ezekiel 44:6–16
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