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Ezekiel 44:10-14

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10 But 1the Levites who went far from me, going astray from me after their idols 2when Israel went astray, 3shall bear their punishment.[a]
11 They shall be 4ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight 5at the gates of the temple and ministering in the temple. They shall slaughter the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and 6they shall stand before the people, to minister to them.
12 Because they ministered to them before their idols and became 7a stumbling block of iniquity to the house of Israel, therefore I have 8sworn concerning them, declares the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their punishment.
13 They 9shall not come near to me, to serve me as priest, nor come near any of my holy things and the things that are most holy, but 10they shall bear their shame and the abominations that they have committed.
14 Yet I will appoint them to keep 11charge of the temple, 12to do all its service and all that is to be done in it.
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Ezekiel 44:10-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 44

This chapter treats of the eastern gate of the temple being appropriated to the use of the prince, Eze 44:1-3, of the sin of the Lord's people, in admitting strangers and unholy persons into the sanctuary, either to officiate or communicate there, Eze 44:4-9 of the degrading of the Levites, that went astray, assigning them inferior posts and service in the house of God, Eze 44:10-14 and of the establishment of the sons of Zadok in their ministry, who were faithful, Eze 44:15,16, then follow various laws relating to their garments; shaving of their heads; drinking wine; their marriage; performance of their ministerial work; their regard to the dead, and their food and maintenance, Eze 44:17-31.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 12

  • 1. [ver. 15; Ezekiel 48:11]
  • 2. Ezekiel 48:11
  • 3. See Ezekiel 4:4
  • 4. Ezekiel 46:24
  • 5. [1 Chronicles 26:1]
  • 6. Numbers 16:9
  • 7. Ezekiel 7:19; Ezekiel 14:3, 4, 7; [Malachi 2:8]
  • 8. Psalms 106:26
  • 9. Numbers 18:3; 2 Kings 23:9
  • 10. See Ezekiel 32:24
  • 11. See Ezekiel 40:45
  • 12. 1 Chronicles 23:28, 32

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or iniquity; also verse 12
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