Ézéchiel 44:17-31 BDS

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:26

And after he is cleansed ,.... From any sin or iniquity, failing and imperfection, that he has been guilty of at such seasons, in mourning for the dead, by a fresh application of the blood of Christ, which cleanses from all sin; typified by the water of separation, made of the ashes of the red heifer, by which those who were in this way ceremoniously unclean were cleansed, Hebrews 9:13 , they shall reckon unto him seven days ; that is, seven days shall be reckoned from the time of his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:27

And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary ,.... Into the house and church of God, after his cleansing, and when the seven days from thence are up: unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary ; among the inward court worshippers, to minister in things to them; to preach the Gospel, and administer Gospel ordinances: he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord God ; though he has been privately cleansed in the fountain of Christ's blood, in which he has washed for sin... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:28

And it shall be unto them for an inheritance ,.... Either the sin offering, or the priesthood, and the perquisites belonging to it: or, they shall have an inheritance F18 והיתה להם לנחלה "habebunt etiam hereditarium aliquid", Tigurine version. ; but what shall it be? God himself: I am their inheritance ; the Lord is the portion and inheritance of his people, who are made priests unto him, whether in a private or public capacity; they are heirs of God, he is their portion... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:29

They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering ,.... Which were typical of Christ; the meat offering, or rather bread offering, it being made of fine flour, was a type of Christ the bread of life; and the sin and trespass offerings pointed at his being made sin and a sacrifice for it; which the people and priests of the Lord in a spiritual sense eat, feed, and live upon by faith: and besides, as the priests under the law had a part in all these offerings,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:30

And the first of all the first fruits of all things, and every oblation, of all of every sort of your oblations shall be the priests ,.... Suggesting, that their offerings or contributions, which should be made out of their substance, should be in proportion to it, and early as well as free; see Proverbs 3:9 , ye shall also give unto the priest of your dough ; either of the first they made of the new corn of the year, or a piece or cake of whatsoever at any time they made; signifying,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:31

The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn ,.... They shall have no need to eat of such things, being plentifully provided for with better; nor will it become them so to do through avarice, not allowing themselves to enjoy what is liberally given them. Here the Jewish doctors F20 T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 45. 1. observe that it is said, the priests shall not eat of these things, suggesting that Israelites might; this puzzles them, therefore they say, Elijah will... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:17

No wool shall come upon them - The reason is plain; wool is more apt than linen to contract dirt and breed insects; linen breeds none; besides, this is a vegetable, and the other an animal substance. It was an ancient maxim, that whatever was taken from a dead body was impure in matters of religion, and should not be permitted to enter into the temple. The Egyptian priests always wore linen on their bodies, and shoes of matting or rushes on their feet. The Mohammedans never write the Koran... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:20

Neither shall they shave their heads - The priests of Isis shaved their heads close to the skin; the priests of Budhoo do so still, their ordinances oblige them to shave their heads every tenth day. To let the hair grow long would have been improper; therefore the Lord commands them to poll - cut the hair short, but not to shave. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:22

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow - This was prohibited to the high priest only, by Moses, Leviticus 21:13 , Leviticus 21:14 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:25

And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves - Touching the dead defiles a Hindoo now, as it formerly did a Jew; and they must bathe to become clean again. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:25

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