THE PRIESTS AND THE LEVITES Standing at the inner northern gate Ezekiel again saw the glory of God filling the Temple and was again addressed by the divine voice (Ezekiel 44:4). The Speaker first rebuked the custom which had prevailed in the old Temple, of having foreigners as servants in the sanctu... [ Continue Reading ]
STRANGERS] In 2 Kings 11 we have an instance of foreign mercenaries ('Carites', 2 Kings 11:4, RV) being employed as guards in the Temple. The Nethinim (Ezra 8:20) were apparently captives employed as Temple slaves: see Zechariah 14:21. THEY] RM 'ye', BECAUSE OF] RV 'to add unto',... [ Continue Reading ]
ARE GONE AWAY] RV 'went'. The reference is to the worship at the high places, abolished by Josiah (2 Kings 23:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
ZADOK] made priest by Solomon when Abiathar was, deposed (1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 2:35). 17, 18. Cp. Exodus 28:39; Exodus 39:27; Leviticus 16:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HOLY CHAMBERS] those described in Ezekiel 42 : see Ezekiel 42:13; Ezekiel 42:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Leviticus 21:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Leviticus 10:9.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Leviticus 21:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Leviticus 10:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Deuteronomy 17:8; Deuteronomy 19:17; Deuteronomy 21:5, where the priests are associated with secular judges.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Leviticus 21:1; 26. Cp. Numbers 19:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Numbers 18:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEAT OFFERING] cp. Leviticus 2:3; Leviticus 7:9. SIN.. AND.. TRESPASS OFFERING] cp. Leviticus 6:18; Leviticus 7:6; Numbers 18:9; Numbers 18:10. DEDICATED] RV 'devoted': cp. Leviticus 27:28; Numbers 18:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRSTFRUITS] Cp. Exodus 23:19; Exodus 34:26; Numbers 18:13; Deuteronomy 18:4. OBLATION] RM 'heave offering': cp. Numbers 15:19; Numbers 18:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cp. Exodus 22:31; Leviticus 22:8.... [ Continue Reading ]