EZEKIEL 44:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Yet they shall be attendants in my sanctuary, taking charge of the gates of the house and serving in the house; they shall slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they shall stand before the people to serve them'—specifying the reduced role of apostate Levites in the restored temple. The restriction to service roles (gate-keeping, animal slaughter) represents a demotion from priestly privilege. The specification that they 'stand before the people' rather than approach God's presence directly emphasizes their reduced status. This verse defines the penitent Levites' role.
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