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Chapter 44
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the outward So called in opposition to the temple itself, which was the inner sanctuary. Ezek 40:6, Ezek 40:17, Ezek 42:14; 2Chr 4:9, 2Chr 20:5, 2Chr 33:5; Acts 21:28-30
looketh Ezek 43:1, Ezek 43:4, Ezek 46:1
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because Ezek 43:2-4; Exod 24:10; Isa 6:1-5
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for Ezek 46:2, Ezek 46:8; 2Chr 23:13, 2Chr 34:31
the prince It is probable that the prince mentioned here and elsewhere, does not mean the Messiah, but the ruler of the Jewish nation for the time being. For it is not only directed where he should sit in the temple, and eat his portion of the sacrifices, and when and how he should go out; but it is also ordered (Ezek 45:22), that at the passover he shall offer a bullock, a sin offering for himself and the people; and to guard him against any temptation of oppressing the people, he had a provision of land allotted to him (Ezek 45:8), out of which he is to give an inheritance for his sons (Ezek 46:18). These appear plainly to be political rules for common princes, and for a succession of them; but as no such rules were observed under the second temple, the fulfilment of it must still be future. Ezek 34:24, Ezek 37:25; Zech 6:12-13
to eat Gen 31:54; Exod 24:9-11; Deut 12:7, Deut 12:17-18; Isa 23:18, Isa 62:9; 1Cor 10:18-33; Rev 3:20
he shall enter Ezek 40:9, Ezek 46:2, Ezek 46:8-10
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the way Ezek 40:20, Ezek 40:40
the glory Ezek 3:23, Ezek 10:4, Ezek 10:18-19, Ezek 11:22-23, Ezek 43:4-5; Isa 6:3-4; Hag 2:7; Mal 3:1
and I fell Ezek 1:28, Ezek 43:3; Gen 17:3; Num 16:42-45; Ps 89:7; Rev 1:17
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mark well Heb. set thine heart, Ezek 40:4; Exod 9:21 *marg. Deut 32:46; 1Chr 22:19; 2Chr 11:16; Prov 24:32 *marg. Dan 10:12
concerning Ezek 43:10-11; Deut 12:32; Matt 28:20
and mark well Ps 119:4
the entering Ps 96:8-9; Acts 8:37
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thou shalt say Ezek 2:5-8, Ezek 3:9, Ezek 3:26-27
let it suffice Ezek 45:9; 1Pet 4:3
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ye have brought Ezek 44:9, Ezek 7:20, Ezek 22:26, Ezek 43:7-8; Lev 22:25; Acts 21:28
strangers Heb. children of a stranger, Isa 56:6-7
uncircumcised in heart The introduction of uncircumcised persons to eat of the peace offerings and oblations, would have been a gross violation of the Mosaic law; but, as there was no law to exclude "the uncircumcised of heart," who were circumcised and ritually clean, this seems to point out a new and different constitution. Lev 26:41; Deut 10:16, Deut 30:6; Jer 4:4, Jer 9:26; Acts 7:51; Rom 2:28-29; Col 2:11-13
when Lev 3:16, Lev 21:6, Lev 21:8, Lev 21:17, Lev 21:21, Lev 22:25; Mal 1:7, Mal 1:12-14; John 6:52-58
the fat Lev 3:13-17, Lev 17:11
broken Gen 17:14; Lev 26:15; Deut 31:16, Deut 31:20; Isa 24:5; Jer 11:10, Jer 31:32; Heb 8:9
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ye have not Lev 22:2-33; Num 18:3-5; Acts 7:53; 1Tim 6:13; 2Tim 4:1
charge or, ward, or ordinance, and so Ezek 44:14, Ezek 44:16, Ezek 40:45-46; 1Chr 23:32; Ezra 8:24-30
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Ezek 44:7; Ps 50:16, Ps 93:5; Joel 3:17; Zech 14:21; Mark 16:16; John 3:3-5; Titus 1:5-9
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the Levites Ezek 44:15, Ezek 22:26, Ezek 48:11; 2Kgs 23:8-9; 2Chr 29:4-5; Neh 9:34; Jer 23:11; Zeph 3:4; 1Tim 5:22
bear Gen 4:13; Lev 19:8; Num 5:31; Ps 38:4; Isa 53:11
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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 Ezek 44:14, Ezek 40:45; 1Chr 26:1-19
shall slay 2Chr 29:34, 2Chr 30:17, 2Chr 35:10-11
and they Num 16:9, Num 18:6
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they ministered 1Sam 2:29-30; 2Kgs 16:10-16; Isa 9:16; Hos 4:6, Hos 5:1; Mal 2:8-9
caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity Heb. were for a stumbling-block of iniquity unto, etc. Ezek 14:3-4
therefore Ezek 20:6, Ezek 20:15, Ezek 20:23, Ezek 20:28; Deut 32:40-42; Ps 106:26; Amos 8:7; Rev 10:5-6
and they shall Ezek 44:10, Ezek 44:13
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they shall not Num 18:3; 2Kgs 23:9
bear Ezek 32:20, Ezek 36:7
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Num 18:4; 1Chr 23:28-32
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the sons Ezek 40:46, Ezek 43:19, Ezek 48:11; 1Sam 2:35; 1Kgs 2:35; 1Tim 3:3-10; 2Tim 2:2; Rev 2:1, Rev 2:8, Rev 2:12, Rev 2:18, Rev 3:1, Rev 3:7, Rev 3:14, Rev 3:22
when Ezek 44:10
they shall stand Deut 10:8; Zech 3:1-7
the fat Ezek 44:7; Lev 3:16-17
the blood Lev 17:5-6
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They shall enter Rev 1:6
to my table To place the shew-bread there. It is observable, that the table in the sanctuary is mentioned rather than the altar of incense; perhaps intimating the change in the external institutions of Divine worship which should take place before the accomplishment of the prophecy. It is not easy to determine, whether any external regulations, with respect to Divine ordinances, answerable to these predictions, will be made among the converted Jews, when reinstated in their own land, or not. Ezek 41:22; Mal 1:7, Mal 1:12
keep Num 18:7-8; Deut 33:8-10
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they shall Exod 28:39-40, Exod 28:43, Exod 39:27-29; Lev 16:4; Rev 4:4, Rev 19:8
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bonnets Exod 28:40-41, Exod 39:28; 1Cor 11:4-10
linen breeches Exod 28:42-43; 1Cor 14:40, with anything that causeth sweat, or, in sweating places, Heb. in, or with sweat.
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they shall put Ezek 42:13-14; Lev 6:10-11
sanctify Ezek 46:20; Exod 29:37, Exod 30:29; Lev 6:27; Matt 23:17-19; 1Cor 3:5-6
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shave Lev 21:5-24; Deut 14:1
nor suffer Num 6:5; 1Cor 11:14
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Lev 10:9; Luke 1:15; 1Tim 3:8, 1Tim 5:23; Titus 1:7-8
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Neither This was prohibited only to the high priest under the law; but is here extended to all the priests, perhaps to intimate the superior sanctity of the times to which it refers.
a widow Lev 21:7, Lev 21:13-14; 1Tim 3:2, 1Tim 3:4-5, 1Tim 3:11-12; Titus 1:6
put away Heb. thrust forth, Deut 24:1-4
that had a priest before Heb. from a priest
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Ezek 22:26; Lev 10:10-11; Deut 33:10; Hos 4:6; Mic 3:9-11; Zeph 3:4; Hag 2:11-13; Mal 2:6-9; 2Tim 2:24-25; Titus 1:9-11
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in controversy This seems to intimate, that controversies, in the period predicted, will be generally decided by arbitration, according to the law of God; and not by litigations before human tribunals, according to the laws of man. Deut 17:8-13; 1Chr 23:4; 2Chr 19:8-10; Ezra 2:63
they shall keep 1Tim 3:15
in all Lev 23:1-44; Num. 28:1-29:40; Neh 8:1-18
and they shall hallow Ezek 22:26; Isa 58:13-14
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Lev 21:1-6, Lev 22:4; Matt 8:21-22; Luke 9:59-60; 2Cor 5:16; 1Thess 4:13-15
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Num 6:10-21, Num 19:11-13; Heb 9:13-14
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unto the inner Ezek 44:17
he shall offer Lev 4:3-35, Lev 8:14-36; Num 6:9-11; Heb 7:26-28
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I am their inheritance Ezek 45:4, Ezek 48:9-11; Num 18:20; Deut 10:9, Deut 18:1-2; Josh 13:14, Josh 13:33; 1Pet 5:2-4
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eat Lev 2:3, Lev 2:10, Lev 6:14-18, Lev 6:26, Lev 6:29, Lev 7:6; Num 18:9-11; 1Cor 9:13-14; Heb 13:10
dedicated or, devoted, Lev 27:21, Lev 27:28 *compared with: Num 18:14
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first or, chief
all the firstfruits Exod 13:2, Exod 13:12, Exod 22:29, Exod 23:19; Num 3:13, Num 15:19-21, Num 18:12-18, Num 18:27-30; Deut 18:4; 2Chr 31:4-6, 2Chr 31:10; Neh 10:35-37; Jas 1:18
that he may Deut 26:10-15; Prov 3:9-10; Mal 3:10-11
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Exod 22:31; Lev 17:15, Lev 22:8; Deut 14:21; Rom 14:20; 1Cor 8:13
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the outward So called in opposition to the temple itself, which was the inner sanctuary. Ezek 40:6, Ezek 40:17, Ezek 42:14; 2Chr 4:9, 2Chr 20:5, 2Chr 33:5; Acts 21:28-30
looketh Ezek 43:1, Ezek 43:4, Ezek 46:1
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because Ezek 43:2-4; Exod 24:10; Isa 6:1-5
3
for Ezek 46:2, Ezek 46:8; 2Chr 23:13, 2Chr 34:31
the prince It is probable that the prince mentioned here and elsewhere, does not mean the Messiah, but the ruler of the Jewish nation for the time being. For it is not only directed where he should sit in the temple, and eat his portion of the sacrifices, and when and how he should go out; but it is also ordered (Ezek 45:22), that at the passover he shall offer a bullock, a sin offering for himself and the people; and to guard him against any temptation of oppressing the people, he had a provision of land allotted to him (Ezek 45:8), out of which he is to give an inheritance for his sons (Ezek 46:18). These appear plainly to be political rules for common princes, and for a succession of them; but as no such rules were observed under the second temple, the fulfilment of it must still be future. Ezek 34:24, Ezek 37:25; Zech 6:12-13
to eat Gen 31:54; Exod 24:9-11; Deut 12:7, Deut 12:17-18; Isa 23:18, Isa 62:9; 1Cor 10:18-33; Rev 3:20
he shall enter Ezek 40:9, Ezek 46:2, Ezek 46:8-10
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the way Ezek 40:20, Ezek 40:40
the glory Ezek 3:23, Ezek 10:4, Ezek 10:18-19, Ezek 11:22-23, Ezek 43:4-5; Isa 6:3-4; Hag 2:7; Mal 3:1
and I fell Ezek 1:28, Ezek 43:3; Gen 17:3; Num 16:42-45; Ps 89:7; Rev 1:17
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mark well Heb. set thine heart, Ezek 40:4; Exod 9:21 *marg. Deut 32:46; 1Chr 22:19; 2Chr 11:16; Prov 24:32 *marg. Dan 10:12
concerning Ezek 43:10-11; Deut 12:32; Matt 28:20
and mark well Ps 119:4
the entering Ps 96:8-9; Acts 8:37
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thou shalt say Ezek 2:5-8, Ezek 3:9, Ezek 3:26-27
let it suffice Ezek 45:9; 1Pet 4:3
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ye have brought Ezek 44:9, Ezek 7:20, Ezek 22:26, Ezek 43:7-8; Lev 22:25; Acts 21:28
strangers Heb. children of a stranger, Isa 56:6-7
uncircumcised in heart The introduction of uncircumcised persons to eat of the peace offerings and oblations, would have been a gross violation of the Mosaic law; but, as there was no law to exclude "the uncircumcised of heart," who were circumcised and ritually clean, this seems to point out a new and different constitution. Lev 26:41; Deut 10:16, Deut 30:6; Jer 4:4, Jer 9:26; Acts 7:51; Rom 2:28-29; Col 2:11-13
when Lev 3:16, Lev 21:6, Lev 21:8, Lev 21:17, Lev 21:21, Lev 22:25; Mal 1:7, Mal 1:12-14; John 6:52-58
the fat Lev 3:13-17, Lev 17:11
broken Gen 17:14; Lev 26:15; Deut 31:16, Deut 31:20; Isa 24:5; Jer 11:10, Jer 31:32; Heb 8:9
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ye have not Lev 22:2-33; Num 18:3-5; Acts 7:53; 1Tim 6:13; 2Tim 4:1
charge or, ward, or ordinance, and so Ezek 44:14, Ezek 44:16, Ezek 40:45-46; 1Chr 23:32; Ezra 8:24-30
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Ezek 44:7; Ps 50:16, Ps 93:5; Joel 3:17; Zech 14:21; Mark 16:16; John 3:3-5; Titus 1:5-9
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the Levites Ezek 44:15, Ezek 22:26, Ezek 48:11; 2Kgs 23:8-9; 2Chr 29:4-5; Neh 9:34; Jer 23:11; Zeph 3:4; 1Tim 5:22
bear Gen 4:13; Lev 19:8; Num 5:31; Ps 38:4; Isa 53:11
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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 Ezek 44:14, Ezek 40:45; 1Chr 26:1-19
shall slay 2Chr 29:34, 2Chr 30:17, 2Chr 35:10-11
and they Num 16:9, Num 18:6
12
they ministered 1Sam 2:29-30; 2Kgs 16:10-16; Isa 9:16; Hos 4:6, Hos 5:1; Mal 2:8-9
caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity Heb. were for a stumbling-block of iniquity unto, etc. Ezek 14:3-4
therefore Ezek 20:6, Ezek 20:15, Ezek 20:23, Ezek 20:28; Deut 32:40-42; Ps 106:26; Amos 8:7; Rev 10:5-6
and they shall Ezek 44:10, Ezek 44:13
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they shall not Num 18:3; 2Kgs 23:9
bear Ezek 32:20, Ezek 36:7
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Num 18:4; 1Chr 23:28-32
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the sons Ezek 40:46, Ezek 43:19, Ezek 48:11; 1Sam 2:35; 1Kgs 2:35; 1Tim 3:3-10; 2Tim 2:2; Rev 2:1, Rev 2:8, Rev 2:12, Rev 2:18, Rev 3:1, Rev 3:7, Rev 3:14, Rev 3:22
when Ezek 44:10
they shall stand Deut 10:8; Zech 3:1-7
the fat Ezek 44:7; Lev 3:16-17
the blood Lev 17:5-6
16
They shall enter Rev 1:6
to my table To place the shew-bread there. It is observable, that the table in the sanctuary is mentioned rather than the altar of incense; perhaps intimating the change in the external institutions of Divine worship which should take place before the accomplishment of the prophecy. It is not easy to determine, whether any external regulations, with respect to Divine ordinances, answerable to these predictions, will be made among the converted Jews, when reinstated in their own land, or not. Ezek 41:22; Mal 1:7, Mal 1:12
keep Num 18:7-8; Deut 33:8-10
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they shall Exod 28:39-40, Exod 28:43, Exod 39:27-29; Lev 16:4; Rev 4:4, Rev 19:8
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bonnets Exod 28:40-41, Exod 39:28; 1Cor 11:4-10
linen breeches Exod 28:42-43; 1Cor 14:40, with anything that causeth sweat, or, in sweating places, Heb. in, or with sweat.
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they shall put Ezek 42:13-14; Lev 6:10-11
sanctify Ezek 46:20; Exod 29:37, Exod 30:29; Lev 6:27; Matt 23:17-19; 1Cor 3:5-6
20
shave Lev 21:5-24; Deut 14:1
nor suffer Num 6:5; 1Cor 11:14
21
Lev 10:9; Luke 1:15; 1Tim 3:8, 1Tim 5:23; Titus 1:7-8
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Neither This was prohibited only to the high priest under the law; but is here extended to all the priests, perhaps to intimate the superior sanctity of the times to which it refers.
a widow Lev 21:7, Lev 21:13-14; 1Tim 3:2, 1Tim 3:4-5, 1Tim 3:11-12; Titus 1:6
put away Heb. thrust forth, Deut 24:1-4
that had a priest before Heb. from a priest
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Ezek 22:26; Lev 10:10-11; Deut 33:10; Hos 4:6; Mic 3:9-11; Zeph 3:4; Hag 2:11-13; Mal 2:6-9; 2Tim 2:24-25; Titus 1:9-11
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in controversy This seems to intimate, that controversies, in the period predicted, will be generally decided by arbitration, according to the law of God; and not by litigations before human tribunals, according to the laws of man. Deut 17:8-13; 1Chr 23:4; 2Chr 19:8-10; Ezra 2:63
they shall keep 1Tim 3:15
in all Lev 23:1-44; Num. 28:1-29:40; Neh 8:1-18
and they shall hallow Ezek 22:26; Isa 58:13-14
25
Lev 21:1-6, Lev 22:4; Matt 8:21-22; Luke 9:59-60; 2Cor 5:16; 1Thess 4:13-15
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Num 6:10-21, Num 19:11-13; Heb 9:13-14
27
unto the inner Ezek 44:17
he shall offer Lev 4:3-35, Lev 8:14-36; Num 6:9-11; Heb 7:26-28
28
I am their inheritance Ezek 45:4, Ezek 48:9-11; Num 18:20; Deut 10:9, Deut 18:1-2; Josh 13:14, Josh 13:33; 1Pet 5:2-4
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eat Lev 2:3, Lev 2:10, Lev 6:14-18, Lev 6:26, Lev 6:29, Lev 7:6; Num 18:9-11; 1Cor 9:13-14; Heb 13:10
dedicated or, devoted, Lev 27:21, Lev 27:28 *compared with: Num 18:14
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first or, chief
all the firstfruits Exod 13:2, Exod 13:12, Exod 22:29, Exod 23:19; Num 3:13, Num 15:19-21, Num 18:12-18, Num 18:27-30; Deut 18:4; 2Chr 31:4-6, 2Chr 31:10; Neh 10:35-37; Jas 1:18
that he may Deut 26:10-15; Prov 3:9-10; Mal 3:10-11
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Exod 22:31; Lev 17:15, Lev 22:8; Deut 14:21; Rom 14:20; 1Cor 8:13