Ezekiel 44:30

And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. Ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house - ( Proverbs 3:9, "Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first- fruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine;" , "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to recei

Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness. Ezekiel 44:18 The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are characteristic, and on them part of the symbolic meaning depended. Compare Revelation 19:8. Ezekiel 44:19 THEY SHALL NOT SANCTIFY THE PEOPLE - They shall not touch the p

EXPOSITION The prophet, having finished his account of the temple, or place of worship, proceeds, in the second section of his vision (Ezekiel 44-46.), to set forth the culture, or ritual, to be performed in the temple; treating first of the several classes in the new community, and of their relation to the sanctuary (Ezekiel 44:1.); next of the regulations to be observed in the maintenance of worship (Ezekiel 45:1.); and, thirdly, of certain supplementary orders for the prince, the people, and the priests, when engaged in the solemnities of their religion (Ezekiel 46:1.). In particular, the present chapter deals (1) with the relation of the prince to the sanctuary ...

AND THE FIRST OF ALL THE FIRST FRUITS OF ALL THINGS, AND EVERY OBLATION, OF ALL OF EVERY SORT OF YOUR OBLATIONS SHALL BE THE PRIESTS,.... Suggesting, that their offerings or contributions, which should be made out of their substance, should be in proportion to it, and early as well as free; see Proverbs 3:9: YE SHALL ALSO GIVE UNTO THE PRIEST OF YOUR DOUGH; either of the first they made of the new corn of the year, or a piece or cake of whatsoever at any time they made; signifying, that the ministers of the word, that communicate spiritual things to men, should partake of their carnal ones, and have a part and share with them in all good things, in all the enjoyments of life, 1 Corinthians 9:11: THAT HE MAY CAUSE THE BLESSING TO REST IN THINE HOUSE; that is,

CHAPTER 44 _ 1. The outward eastern gate for the prince (Ezekiel 44:1) _ 2. The charge concerning the strangers and the rebellious tribes (Ezekiel 44:4) 3. The charge concerning the priests, the sons of Zadok (Ezekiel 44:15) 4. The inheritance of the priests (Ezekiel 44:28)...

THE PRIESTS. (_Their revenues._) Certain offerings are to be the perquisites of the priests, also as they are the representatives of the Deity the best of the first-fruits. Formerly the sin-offering and the guilt-offering had been paid to them in money (2 Kings 12:16). The welfare of the people would depend upon their fidelity to the claims of the priests. The restrictions in Ezekiel 44:31 had formerly applied to all the people (Exodus 22:31). (In Ezekiel 44:28 for an read no.)...

FIRST OF ALL, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 13:2; Exodus 22:29; Exodus 22:30; Exodus 23:19; Numbers 3:13; Numbers 18:12; Numbers 18:13). OBLATION. heave offering. Hebrew. _terumah_. See note on Exodus 29:27. The word is often repeated here. See...

The maintenance of the priest. He shall have no inheritance among the people: the Lord is his inheritance. He shall eat the meat-offering, the sin- and trespass-offering; everything put to the ban shall be his, and the best of all the first-fruits and of all the dues....

YE SHALL ALSO GIVE—THE FIRST OF YOUR DOUGH— See Leviticus 2:4. REFLECTIONS.—1st, The prophet, following his heavenly guide, returns to the east gate; which, in honour of him whose glory entered the temple thereat, was kept shut ever after, only the prince was admitted to eat his part of the peace-offerings in the porch, and to go in and out _by the way of the porch of that gate;_ which some interpreters suppose to represent the church of Christ upon earth, shut against all profane and impenitent sinners, and only open to those who, by the faith of Jesus, become one with him, and so have _boldness to enter into the holiest of all._ 2nd, Once more we have the prophet prostrate, adoring the great God whose glory he beheld. Deep views of the divine majesty will ever produce the most abasing apprehensions of ourselves. 1. The prophet is charged to take notice of

_4. The provision for the Zadokite priests (44:28-31_) TRANSLATION (28) And they shall have an inheritance: I am their inheritance; and you shall give them no possession in Israel; I am their possession. (29) They shall eat the meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. (30) And the first of all the first-fruits of every thing, and every oblation of every thing, of all your oblations, shall be for the priest: you shall also give unto the priests the first of your dough, to cause a blessing to rest on your house. (31) The priests shall not eat of any thing that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast. COMMENTS Whereas other tribes received their inheritance in land tracts, the priesthood itself was the inheritance of the Zadokites. Spiritual privilege is greater blessing than material possession. Th...