Ezekiel 44:11

Overview - Ezekiel 44
The east gate assigned only to the prince.
The priests reproved for polluting the sanctuary.
Idolaters incapable of the priests office.
15 The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto.
17 Ordinances for the priests.
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Ezekiel 44:11  (King James Version)
Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.
 


they shall be
As few, if any, of those who, before the captivity, had been guilty in these respects, lived to witness the restoration of the temple service; and as it does not appear that their descendants were thus degraded for the idolatry of their ancestors; it is probable that a thorough reformation of the whole church, or the prevalence of pure religion among the converted Jews, is here predicted.

having charge
14 ; 40:45 1 Chronicles 26:1-19

shall slay
2 Chronicles 29:34 ; 30:17 2 Chronicles 35:10 2 Chronicles 35:11

and they
Numbers 16:9 ; 18:6