From 8e7ced251df2e52855e310e47fb98ca7372eaf80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:58:35 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Ezekiel 46:16-24 --- content/bible_journal/ezekiel_46:16-24.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/ezekiel_46:16-24.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_46:16-24.md b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_46:16-24.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8a9038f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/ezekiel_46:16-24.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ ++++ +title = "Ezekiel 46:16–24" +date = "2023-07-18" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel46.16-24) + +In between these sections about offerings and how they are prepared, we are +told how the prince is to treat his inheritance, that is, the land that is set +aside for him. Specifically, he must keep it within his family, just as the +land allotted to other families must stay with them. If any land is ever signed +over to another person, it can only be kept until the year of liberty, when all +debts are erased, slaves are freed, and collateral is returned. This had +actually been the law since the time of Moses, but there had never been any +evidence that Israel ever observed it. + +There also are admonitions that the prince must not evict anyone off the +property they own and take it for himself. This was apparently a large problem +throughout Israel's history, and the Lord wants to reiterate how inappropriate +it was for the leader of the people to use his power for his own gain at the +expense of his people. + +The final descriptions and measurements of the temple are given at the end of +the chapter. Ezekiel is shown the kitchens of the temple where the grain +offerings are baked and the sin and guilt offerings are boiled for the priests +to eat. These are at the far western end of the inner court, as far from the +outer court as possible. The outer court has four corners where the sacrificial +meat for the rest of the people were to be prepared. Worship in Old Testament +times involved communal meals as well as sacrifice and prayer. + +* * * + +Your laws and precepts declare Your holiness and benefit all Your people.