Ezekiel 44:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 44:17

15 ^a“But the priests, the Levites, ^bthe sons of Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary ^cwhen the children of Israel went astray from Me, they shall come near Me to minister to Me; and they ^dshall stand before Me to offer to Me the ^efat and the blood,” says the Lord God.

16 “They shall ^aenter My sanctuary, and they shall come near ^bMy table to minister to Me, and they shall keep My charge.

17 And it shall be, whenever they enter the gates of the inner court, that ^athey shall put on linen garments; no wool shall come upon them while they minister within the gates of the inner court or within the house.

18 ^aThey shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.

19 When they go out to the outer court, to the outer court to the people, ^athey shall take off their garments in which they have ministered, leave them in the holy chambers, and put on other garments; and in their holy garments they shall ^bnot sanctify the people.

20 ^a“They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow ^blong, but they shall keep their hair well trimmed.

21 ^aNo priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court.

22 They shall not take as wife a ^awidow or a divorced woman, but take virgins of the descendants of the house of Israel, or widows of priests.

23 “And ^athey shall teach My people the difference between the holy and the unholy, and cause them to ^bdiscern between the unclean and the clean.

24 ^aIn controversy they shall stand as judges, and judge it according to My judgments. They shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed meetings, ^band they shall hallow My Sabbaths.

25 “They shall not defile themselves by coming near a dead person. Only for father or mother, for son or daughter, for brother or unmarried sister may they defile themselves.

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Definitions of words in Ezekiel 44:17:

Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Court {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Court {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Linen {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Linen {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

No {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
No {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
No {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Or {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Put {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wool {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wool {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Minister {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

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