Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 44:17-31
Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness.Ezekiel 44:18The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are characteristic, and on them part of the symbolic meaning... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 44:23-24
Among the priests' official duties four things are prescribed. 4. The hallowing of Jehovah ' s sabbaths . This they should do both by resting on the seventh day and by offering the sabbath sacrifices, the showbread, and the burnt offering; both of which things the priests under the Law had been commanded to do (see Exodus 20:8-11 ; Exodus 31:13-17 : Le Exodus 23:3 ; Exodus 24:8 ; Numbers 28:9 ), but had not done ( Ezekiel 20:12 , Ezekiel 20:13 , Ezekiel 20:20 , ... read more