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Ezequiel 44:5
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Y el Señor me dijo: Hijo de hombre, pon atención, mira con tus ojos y oye con tus oídos todo lo que te digo acerca de todos los estatutos de la casa del Señor y acerca de todas sus leyes; y fíjate bien en cuanto a la entrada del templo y a todas las salidas del santuario.
Y me dijo Jehov�: Hijo de hombre, pon tu coraz�n, y mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus o�dos todo lo que yo hablo contigo sobre todas las ordenanzas de la casa de Jehov�, y todas sus leyes; y pon tu coraz�n a las entradas de la casa, y a todas las salidas del santuario.
Y me dijo el SE�OR: Hijo de hombre, pon tu coraz�n, y mira con tus ojos, y oye con tus o�dos todo lo que yo hablo contigo sobre todas las ordenanzas de la Casa del SE�OR, y de todas sus leyes; y pon tu coraz�n a las entradas de la Casa, y a todas las salidas del Santuario.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
mark well: Heb. set thine heart, Ezekiel 40:4, Exodus 9:21, *marg. Deuteronomy 32:46, 1 Chronicles 22:19, 2 Chronicles 11:16, Proverbs 24:32, *marg. Daniel 10:12
concerning: Ezekiel 43:10, Ezekiel 43:11, Deuteronomy 12:32, Matthew 28:20
and mark well: Psalms 119:4
the entering: Psalms 96:8, Psalms 96:9, Acts 8:37
Reciprocal: Leviticus 15:31 - that they Ezekiel 46:19 - the entry Ezekiel 47:6 - hast thou
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said unto me, son of man,.... This is still the voice of the Lord speaking out of the house to the prophet, Ezekiel 43:6:
mark well; or, "set thine heart" f; be attentive to what is about to be said, as being of great concern and importance:
and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee; heart, eyes, and ears, are all to be employed in the most diligent manner in regarding the things hereafter delivered; the same expressions exciting attention were used at the first of this vision,
Ezekiel 40:4: concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord, and all the laws thereof; Ezekiel 40:4- :,
mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary; the way of entrance into the Gospel church, and the manner of exclusion from it, and the laws and rules concerning these; the prophet is bid particularly to observe these well, because it was in these things God's professing people chiefly offended, as appears by what follows; they were not so careful as they should have been in the admission of persons among them, or in the exclusion of delinquents.
f שים לבך "pone cor tuum", V. L. Vatablus, Paguinus, Montanus; "pone ad cor tuum", Starckius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Admonition to the ministering priests, grounded upon former neglect.
Ezekiel 44:4
The north gate before the house - The north gate of the inner court. God expostulates with His people in the seat of their former idolatries Ezekiel 8:3.
Ezekiel 44:5
Mark well - The careful arrangements made had all been intended to keep the temple and its surroundings from profanation. Hence, attention to these particulars is enjoined.
Ezekiel 44:7
Strangers - This refers especially to the sin of unauthorized and unfaithful priests ministering in the services of the temple. Compare marginal references.
Ezekiel 44:8
Mine holy things - The altar, its sacrifices, the sacred utensils, and the like.
For yourselves - According to your own pleasure, not My ordinances Numbers 16:40.
Ezekiel 44:10
The Levites as a body had remained true to the temple-service at Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 11:13; but individuals among them deserted to Israel probably from the first (see the marginal references), as in later years some went over to the worship of the Samaritans on Mount Gerizim. These apostate Levites “shall bear their iniquities,” they shall not be restored to their former rank and privileges.
Ezekiel 44:11
Ministers - As, according to the new system, the Levites, as a body, were to receive their portion in the “oblation” Ezekiel 45:5; the only manner in which the Levites of Ezekiel 44:10 could live at all, was as part of the whole body, to which they were therefore reunited, but in the lowest grade. It is remarkable that the number of Levites who returned after the captivity was very small, not exceeding 400, of whom only 74 were priests’ assistants (Ezra 2:40-42; compare Ezra 8:15-19). The gap in their number was filled up by 220 Nethinim (“given” ones), probably originally strangers and captives, who, although employed in the temple services, were held by the Jews in the lowest repute.
Ezekiel 44:12
Lifted up mine hand - i. e., “The Lord sware” Ezekiel 20:5, that they should bear their iniquities.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 44:5. Mark well, and behold — Take notice of every thing; register all so fully that thou shalt be able to give the most minute information to the children of Israel.
