Ezekiel 46:24

24 He said to me, "These are the kitchens where those who minister in the temple cook the people's sacrifices."

Ezekiel 46:24 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 46:24

Then said he unto me, these are the places of them that boil,
&c.] The kitchens, in which those whose business it was to boil the sacrifices did it; and who they were are next declared: where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the
people;
these seem to be the Levites, as distinct from the priests before mentioned; though in this prophecy they are both used of the same persons; see ( Ezekiel 44:15 ) , the sacrifice of the people were the peace offerings, which the people might eat of, but were first to be boiled; typical of peace and reconciliation made by Christ, held forth in the ministry of the word, called from thence the word of reconciliation: of the boiling of sacrifices, (See Gill on Ezekiel 44:15). The Targum is,

``the holy sacrifices of the people;''

see ( Romans 12:1 ) ( Hebrews 13:16 ) ( 1 Peter 2:5 ) .

Ezekiel 46:24 In-Context

22 In all four corners of the courtyard, these courtyards were constructed to handle smoke. All four were the same size, sixty feet long by forty-five feet wide.

23 All four had stone masonry all the way around, and hearths were built under this masonry all the way around.

24 He said to me, "These are the kitchens where those who minister in the temple cook the people's sacrifices."