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The Gate That Stays Shut: Restored Worship and a Life Ordered Around God | Ezekiel 44–46
Episode Overview
Today we read Ezekiel chapters 44 through 46, where the temple vision moves from architecture to practice. The first detail is quietly powerful: the east gate, the one the glory of God entered through, is to remain shut. No one passes through it, because the Lord has entered by it. Some things are set apart simply because of who has been there.
The priesthood is then reorganized around a distinction drawn from history. The Levites who went astray when Israel turned to idols will serve, but in reduced roles; the sons of Zadok, who kept charge of the sanctuary when others…
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