Ezequiel 44:16

16 Solo ellos entrarán en mi santuario y podrán acercarse a mi mesa para servirme y encargarse de mi servicio.

Ezequiel 44:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 44:16

They shall enter into my sanctuary
Both to officiate, and to participate, which strangers and uncircumcised persons might not do, ( Ezekiel 44:9 ) : and they shall come near to my table to minister unto me;
which some understand of the altar of burnt offering, which was as a table, and the sacrifice on it was the food of the Lord, ( Leviticus 3:11 Leviticus 3:16 ) , others, the altar of incense; see ( Ezekiel 41:22 ) . Kimchi interprets it of the table of shewbread; but, whatever is meant in the letter, the mystical sense is, the ordinance of the Lord's supper, called the Lord's table, ( 1 Corinthians 10:21 ) , a table richly spread, and well furnished with spiritual provision: here Christ himself sits, bids his people welcome, eats with them, and they with him; and here all the saints are guests, and ministers in particular officiate: and they shall keep my charge;
continue to do so; for this they did before, ( Ezekiel 44:15 ) , but now should be confirmed in their office, and never be displaced, as others; they that honour God he will honour, ( 1 Samuel 2:30 ) .

Ezequiel 44:16 In-Context

14 Sin embargo, los pondré a cargo de la custodia del templo, y de todo el servicio que se deba cumplir en él.

15 »”En cambio, se acercarán para servirme los sacerdotes levitas descendientes de Sadoc, que estuvieron al servicio de mi santuario cuando los israelitas se descarriaban de mí; y se presentarán ante mí para ofrecerme la grasa y la sangre. Yo, el SEÑOR omnipotente, lo afirmo.

16 Solo ellos entrarán en mi santuario y podrán acercarse a mi mesa para servirme y encargarse de mi servicio.

17 Y cuando entren por la puerta del atrio interior, se pondrán vestiduras de lino. Cuando estén sirviendo a las puertas del atrio interior, o en el templo, no llevarán ropa de lana.

18 Llevarán turbantes de lino sobre la cabeza, y alrededor de la cintura usarán ropa interior de lino. No se pondrán nada en la cintura que los haga transpirar.