Ezequiel 44:25

25 'No se acercarán a persona muerta para no contaminarse; pero por el padre, la madre, el hijo, la hija, el hermano, la hermana que no tenga marido, sí podrán contaminarse.

Ezequiel 44:25 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 44:25

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves,
&c.] Shall not come into places where they are, nor touch them, nor attend their funerals, ( Leviticus 21:1 Leviticus 21:11 ) , that their work might not be interrupted, or they through grief and sorrow be made unfit for it, ( Matthew 8:22 ) , this, in a spiritual sense, may signify, that they should have no conversation or fellowship with men dead in trespasses and sins; and should abstain from all dead works, as all sinful ones are: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for
brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile
themselves;
by coming near them, touching them, at least attending their funerals, because of their near relation to them, and that natural sympathy and affection that must be in them: all sorrow and mourning for dead relations is not forbidden saints, nor ministers of the word; provided it is in moderation, and not to excess, and is not for gracious persons, as those without hope; and should as little as possible break in upon the duties of their office, ( 1 Thessalonians 4:13 ) ( John 11:33 John 11:35 ) .

Ezequiel 44:25 In-Context

23 'Enseñarán a mi pueblo a discernir entre lo sagrado y lo profano, y harán que ellos sepan distinguir entre lo inmundo y lo limpio.

24 'En un pleito actuarán como jueces; lo decidirán conforme a mis ordenanzas. También guardarán mis leyes y mis estatutos en todas mis fiestas señaladas, y santificarán mis días de reposo.

25 'No se acercarán a persona muerta para no contaminarse; pero por el padre, la madre, el hijo, la hija, el hermano, la hermana que no tenga marido, sí podrán contaminarse.

26 'Después de haberse purificado, se le contarán siete días.

27 'Y el día que entre en el santuario, en el atrio interior, para ministrar en el santuario, ofrecerá su ofrenda por el pecado'declara el Señor DIOS.