The Gate for the Prince
Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. Eze 44:11
ministers in my... According to the new system, the Levites as a body were to receive part of the holy oblation (Eze. 45:5). The only way these rebellious ones could have any part in the future program would be as a part of the whole body, to which they were reunited in service, but in the lowest grade.
The Levites will now do the lesser jobs in the sanctuary as they have been demoted. There were different positions of work in the temple. Some saw to the servile duties, and others were called priests and the High Priest to work with the holy things.
The duties of the Levites for the new temple were explained to Ezekiel. Because of their sinful practices before Israel’s fall to Babylon, their position will be downgraded in the new temple from ministers to servants. They will be allowed to serve as gatekeepers, slayers of the sacrifices, and to help the worshipers.
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