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Ezekiel 44

Ezekiel 44:14

Reproof of the Levites · Ezekiel 44:6–14
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Translations

Modern
Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it.
Traditional
But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.
Literal
And I will give them to keep charge of the temple, for all its service and for all that is done in it.
Latin
Et dabo eos janitores domus in omni ministerio ejus, et in universis quæ fient in ea.

Original

Hebrew
English
Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of all the work for the temple and everything to be done in it.

Notes

Ezekiel 44:12–14

  • The Levites had led Israel into serious sin. The people turned away from the Lord and worshiped idols.

    Because of this sin, the Levites could no longer enter the inner court of the temple as the priests did. This was one result of their disobedience. However, God still showed them grace. They would continue to serve by helping the people and by killing the animals offered as sacrifices.

  • The people as a whole were now kept at a greater distance from God because of their idolatry. Before the exile in Babylon, they killed their own sacrifices(see Leviticus 1:5, 11). Now they had to give the animals to the Levites, who would kill them on their behalf.

Ezekiel 44:1–31

Now that the glory of the Lord had returned to the temple, access was critical. Who could approach this holy God? Like Ezekiel 43, this chapter focuses on the temple’s entrances and exits, as well as the duties and procedures for its use.

Events

Glossary

Book of Revelation Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Judaism New Jerusalem Sadducees Son of Man Temple Theocracy Zadok

Topics

Levites: Prophecies Concerning Sin: The Israelites