Ezekiel 43:19

19 'You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of ¹Zadok, who draw ²near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD, 'a ³young bull for a ⁴sin offering.

Ezekiel 43:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 43:19

And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites, that be of the
seed of Zadok
Who, in Solomon's time, was put in the room of Abiathar; see ( Ezekiel 40:46 ) , his name signifies a "righteous" one, a type he was of Jesus Christ the righteous; and here his seed signify the seed of Christ, such whom he makes priests unto the Lord; to these, in a visionary way, the prophet was to give this altar, for them to serve at, and eat of; and all the rites and ordinances to observe and keep; and the sacrifices to offer on it, after mentioned: which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord God;
(See Gill on Ezekiel 40:46): a young bullock for a sin offering:
typical of Christ, strong and laborious, able to bear the sins of his people; to become a sin offering, and to be made sin itself for them.

Ezekiel 43:19 In-Context

17 "The ledge shall be fourteen cubits long by fourteen wide in its four sides, the border around it shall be half a cubit and its base shall be a cubit round about; and its steps shall face the east."

18 And He said to me, "Son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, 'These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is built, to offer burnt offerings on it and to sprinkle blood on it.

19 'You shall give to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who draw near to Me to minister to Me,' declares the Lord GOD, 'a young bull for a sin offering.

20 'You shall take some of its blood and put it on its four horns and on the four corners of the ledge and on the border round about; thus you shall cleanse it and make atonement for it.

21 'You shall also take the bull for the sin offering, and it shall be burned in the appointed place of the house, outside the sanctuary.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 2:35; Ezekiel 40:46; Ezekiel 44:15
• 2. Numbers 16:5, 40
• 3. Leviticus 4:3; Ezekiel 43:23; Ezekiel 45:18
• 4. Ezekiel 45:19; Hebrews 7:27