Reading for March 30th

Read Ezekiel 44.1-14 In 44.1-46.24: Regulations concerning the Temple. In verses 1-3: The east gate remains closed because God enters the Temple through the east gate. The king eats here. In verses 4-14: Those who have engaged in idolatry or abominations are to be excluded from the Temple. Foreigners shall not enter (Lev 22.25; compare Isa 56.3-8). Deuteronomy 18.6-8 allows Levites to serve at the altar, but they are disenfranchised here for idolatrous behavior and allowed to perform only secondary service. The passage may presuppose the judgment leveled against the house of Eli (1 Sam 2) or inappropriate Levitical service at the high places mentioned throughout 1-2 Kings. Comments or Questions..