Ezekiel 44:17

The priests were loyal to God, but they were still human. And because of that, they were *sinners. Everyone comes from Adam, who *sinned. So all people are *sinners. Because of *sin, people cannot come near to God (Genesis 3:22-24). But these priests come near to God. That is their duty. So the rest of this chapter contains laws to deal with their *sin. The priests could come near to God because God had separated them for this purpose. But first they had to offer a *sacrifice so that God could forgive their *sin.

The first instructions here are about clothes. God said that the priests had to wear special clothes in the *temple. They wore these clothes in the *temple building and in the inner area.

Those special clothes were white. That is the proper colour for the clothes of a person who is *worshipping God in such a special place (Revelation 7:9-14). The material called linen comes from plants.