Ezekiel 48:9-12

God’s loyal priests lived in the area that surrounded the *temple.

It would not be good if the priests lived far from other people. The priests might neglect to pray for the people. So in this ideal plan, the priests lived in the centre of the country. And all the other *Israelites surrounded them.

And it would not be good if the priests lived far from the place of *worship. The priests might neglect their duties to God. So in this plan, the *temple was in the centre of the priests’ land.

An area for the *Levites – Ezekiel 48:13-14

v13 ‘Next to the priests, the *Levites will have a share of land. It will be 25 000 *cubits long and 10 000 *cubits wide. The whole length shall be 25 000 *cubits and the width 10 000 *cubits. v14 They must not sell or trade any of this land. It is the best land. Nobody else can own a part of this land. It is *holy and it belongs to the *LORD.’