旧约 - 以西结书(Ezekiel)第44章

Then the man brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary, the one facing east, and it was shut.
The LORD said to me, "This gate is to remain shut. It must not be opened; no one may enter through it. It is to remain shut because the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered through it.
The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence of the LORD. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way."
Then the man brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked and saw the glory of the LORD filling the temple of the LORD, and I fell facedown.
The LORD said to me, "Son of man, look carefully, listen closely and give attention to everything I tell you concerning all the regulations regarding the temple of the LORD. Give attention to the entrance of the temple and all the exits of the sanctuary.
Say to the rebellious house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough of your detestable practices, O house of Israel!
In addition to all your other detestable practices, you brought foreigners uncircumcised in heart and flesh into my sanctuary, desecrating my temple while you offered me food, fat and blood, and you broke my covenant.
Instead of carrying out your duty in regard to my holy things, you put others in charge of my sanctuary.
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter my sanctuary, not even the foreigners who live among the Israelites.
"'The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.
They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them.
But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the house of Israel fall into sin, therefore I have sworn with uplifted hand that they must bear the consequences of their sin, declares the Sovereign LORD.
They are not to come near to serve me as priests or come near any of my holy things or my most holy offerings; they must bear the shame of their detestable practices.
Yet I will put them in charge of the duties of the temple and all the work that is to be done in it.
"'But the priests, who are Levites and descendants of Zadok and who faithfully carried out the duties of my sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from me, are to come near to minister before me; they are to stand before me to offer sacrifices of fat and blood, declares the Sovereign LORD.
They alone are to enter my sanctuary; they alone are to come near my table to minister before me and perform my service.
"'When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen clothes; they must not wear any woolen garment while ministering at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple.
They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.
When they go out into the outer court where the people are, they are to take off the clothes they have been ministering in and are to leave them in the sacred rooms, and put on other clothes, so that they do not consecrate the people by means of their garments.
"'They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but they are to keep the hair of their heads trimmed.
No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.
They must not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of Israelite descent or widows of priests.
They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
"'In any dispute, the priests are to serve as judges and decide it according to my ordinances. They are to keep my laws and my decrees for all my appointed feasts, and they are to keep my Sabbaths holy.
"'A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person; however, if the dead person was his father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister, then he may defile himself.
After he is cleansed, he must wait seven days.
On the day he goes into the inner court of the sanctuary to minister in the sanctuary, he is to offer a sin offering for himself, declares the Sovereign LORD.
"'I am to be the only inheritance the priests have. You are to give them no possession in Israel; I will be their possession.
They will eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings and the guilt offerings; and everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.
The best of all the firstfruits and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal so that a blessing may rest on your household.
The priests must not eat anything, bird or animal, found dead or torn by wild animals.
以西结书第四十四章   第 44 章 

  结 44:2> 东门何故要关闭着? 

  44:2 这东门一直关闭,有下列几种原因:( 1 )这是神进入圣殿的门,没人能走神走的路( 43:2 );( 2 )这紧闭的门说明神不会再离开圣殿( 10:19 ; 11:23 );( 3 )当太阳从东边升起的时候,这扇门会挡住它,阻止圣殿内的百姓去拜太阳( 8:16 )。 

  结 44:3> 这里的王是指谁? 

  44:3 基督虽然被称为王( 37:25 ),但是此处的“王”大概不是基督,因为他向神献了祭( 46:4 ),而且他只能走“门的廊”。他是该城的统治者,但因他的公义正直又区别于其他的君王( 45:8 )。另一种观点认为,这是说明基督以自己的生命向神献祭。 

  结 44:9> 以色列中的外邦人为何不可进入圣殿? 

  44:9 不信神的人不允许进入圣殿。所以在以西结的异象中的敬拜,指的是被神恢复并洁净过的敬拜。人要在身体和灵性上都预备好了才能够参加。在 47 章 22 至 23 节中我们发现,从其他国家来的人,只要接受律法中的信仰准则和规定做法,就可以参与敬拜(参利 24:22 ;民 15:29 )。 

  结 44:15> 祭司撒督和他的后代有何突出的表现? 

  44:15 撒督的后代在这里被提到的原因,是因为在撒督的家谱上有许多作祭司的人对神都很忠心,当然也有后来腐败堕落了的。撒督支持所罗门继承大卫的王位,并认为这是神的拣选。所以他在所罗门执政期间被任命为大祭司(参王上 1:32-35 ; 2:27 , 35 )。从旧约至新约的时期内,撒督后代的家谱,被认为是真正的祭司家谱。 

  结 44:20-31> 有关祭司的条例,其核心是什么?你怎样理解? 

  44:20-31 这些律法最初是神在旷野赐给百姓的。它们在出埃及记和利未记中都有所记载。这些律法揭示了接近神要心存敬畏的重要性,为祭司过无可指责的生活定出了指南。这样祭司就可以履行教导百姓的责任了。他们的责任就是要教导百姓“分辨洁净的和不洁净的”( 44:23 )。──《灵修版圣经注释》