Ezekiel 40:45

45 And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.

Ezekiel 40:45 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 40:45

And he said unto me
The illustrious Person that appeared in a human form, measuring the several parts of the temple, said to the prophet, as follows: this chamber, whose prospect is toward the south;
the row of chambers that were on the side of the north gate, facing the south: is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house;
that observe the keeping of it; observe all the laws and ordinances of God's house, and are careful that the worship of God may be maintained and preserved, to his glory, and their mutual edification: and which is, or should be, the concern, not of ministers only, but of all true believers, who are priests unto God; that present their bodies and souls before him, as a holy, living, and acceptable sacrifice, which is their reasonable service; and offer up the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise to him, through Christ, ( Revelation 1:6 ) ( 1 Peter 2:5 ) ( Romans 12:1 ) .

Ezekiel 40:45 In-Context

43 There were hooks, each 3 inches long, fastened all around the foyer walls. The sacrificial meat was laid on the tables.

44 Inside the inner courtyard were two rooms, one beside the north gateway, facing south, and the other beside the south gateway, facing north.

45 And the man said to me, “The room beside the north inner gate is for the priests who supervise the Temple maintenance.

46 The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the LORD to minister to him.”

47 Then the man measured the inner courtyard, and it was a square, 175 feet wide and 175 feet across. The altar stood in the courtyard in front of the Temple.