Bible Commentary

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I [am] their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I [am] their possession. 28. it shall be inheritance ] This cannot refer to the sin-offering ( Eze 44:27), which was burnt entire outside the sanctuary. To translate: This shall be their inheritance … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:28”

And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD. 27. Before resuming his functions the priest presents a sin-offering. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges During the days of his uncleanness he kept … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:27”

And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 26. after he is cleansed ] i.e. the priest. The length of time during which he shall remain unclean is not stated. In ordinary cases he who touched a dead body was unclean seven days (Num 19:11). After his cleansing the priest must … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:26”

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 25 27. Regulations for their necessary contact with the dead. They shall approach the dead bodies only of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:25”

And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; [and] they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 24. They shall also act as judges in causes that arise among the people. It is not certain that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:24”

And they shall teach my people [the difference] between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 23, 24. General duties of the priests towards the people. They shall teach the people to distinguish between the holy and the common, between the clean and the unclean, cf. Eze … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:23”

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before. 22. The marriage of the priests. They shall marry only virgins, or the widows of former priests. In Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:22”

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. 21. On this prohibition cf. the narrative Lev 10:1-9. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Any priest; any one, on any pretence. Wine, or any other strong intoxicating liquor. When they enter into the inner court; when they go, either … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:21”

Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads. 20. The priests shall poll or cut the hair of their heads, and neither shave their heads bald nor let the hair flow loose. Shaving the head bald was a sign of mourning (Lev 21:5; Lev … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:20”

And when they go forth into the utter court, [even] into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments. 19. The sacred garments shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 44:19”