Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:15-27
Ezekiel 44:15-Daniel : . The Priests. ( Their duties.)— The only officials qualified to bear the name or discharge the duties of priests— especially the duty of sacrifice— are the Zadokites, i.e. the descendants of the Zadok who had been appointed head of the Jerusalem priesthood by Solomon, when Abiathar, who had sided with Adonijah, was deposed ( 1 Kings 2:35). Doubtless the Jerusalem priests were, in point of morality and religion, superior, broadly speaking, to the country priests (... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 44:17-18
Ritual Requirements For The Sons of Zadok. “And it shall be that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they will be clothed with linen garments, and no wool shall come on them while they minister inside the gates of the inner court, and within. They shall have linen turbans on their heads and shall have linen breeches on their loins. They shall not wear anything that causes sweat.” These restrictions are similar to those placed on Aaron and his sons (Exodus 28:39; Exodus... read more