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Ezek. 44:1–3 The main east gate of the temple is significant on many levels (see 43:1–5). Ezekiel is taken back to the outer court to see the main east gate closed. It will no longer be used because the Lord . . . has entered by it (44:2). God will not need it to enter or exit again. Only one individual may use this divine entrance: the prince (v. 3; compare 34:23–24; 37:24–25), mentioned in this vision for the first time. Significantly, even the prince does not use the gate merely for access to the temple but rather for sharing in a fellowship meal before the Lord.
Ezek. 44:4 The way of the north gate is the one designated for the use of “priests who have charge of the temple” (40:44–45). It is the gate most used by Ezekiel in this vision (e.g., 47:2; compare 8:3, the starting point for the pre-destruction temple vision).
Ezek. 44:10–14 The Levites are gatekeepers and temple attendants. These are suitable roles for a class of priests who had previously failed in their sacred duties (v. 12).
Ezek. 44:15–31 The privilege of serving at the altar and in the sanctuary itself before the Lord (v. 15) falls to the Zadokite priests. Zadok was a priest of Aaron’s line in David’s time (2 Sam. 20:25). He remained faithful to David and then to Solomon in the power struggle over succession to David’s throne (1 Kings 1:39). The regulations about the priests’ activities have a close relationship with those given in the Pentateuch (especially Leviticus 21 and Numbers 18; see esv cross-references for parallels).
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