Ezekiel 44:27

27 "On the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the 1inner court to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his 2sin offering," declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 44:27 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 44:27

And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary
Into the house and church of God, after his cleansing, and when the seven days from thence are up: unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary;
among the inward court worshippers, to minister in things to them; to preach the Gospel, and administer Gospel ordinances: he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God;
though he has been privately cleansed in the fountain of Christ's blood, in which he has washed for sin and uncleanness; yet when he comes into the house of the Lord, he must acknowledge his sins and imperfections over Christ the sin offering; which he must bring in the arms of his faith, and so enter into the courts of the living God, and do the service of the sanctuary.

Ezekiel 44:27 In-Context

25 "They shall not go to a dead person to defile themselves; however , for father, for mother, for son, for daughter, for brother, or for a sister who has not had a husband, they may defile themselves.
26 "After he is cleansed, seven days shall elapse for him.
27 "On the day that he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering," declares the Lord GOD.
28 "And it shall be with regard to an inheritance for them, that I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel -I am their possession.
29 "They shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ezekiel 44:17
  • 2. Leviticus 5:3, 6; Numbers 6:9-11
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