Ezekiel 44-45

“They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common ...” (44:23). Ezekiel’s vision of a newly restored Temple emphasized the role of the priests, and the Temple plan included their houses (45:4) and a vast “sacred district” (45:1). His vision pointed to a spiritually restored Israel in which everything centered on worship. Even “the prince” lived near the Temple (45:7), and the priests, who had worshipped idols in Ezekiel’s former vision, lived righteously, depending wholly on their special “inheritance” (44:28) – God Himself.

“I am to be the only inheritance the priests have .... I will be their possession” (44:28). Israel’s priests symbolized what God wants for all His people: to worship, to reflect His holiness, and to place our lives wholly in His hands (I Peter 2:5).