Ezekiel 44:15

Easy To Read Version

“The priests are all from the family group of Levi. But only priests from Zadok’s family took care of my holy place when the people of Israel turned away from me. So only Zadok’s descendants will bring offerings to me. They will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood from the animals they sacrifice.” The Lord my Master said those things!

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:17

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests. Seraiah was secretary.

1 Kings 2:35

Solomon then made Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, commander of the army in Joab’s place. Solomon also made Zadok the new high priest in Abiathar’s place.

Jeremiah 33:18

And there will always be priests from the family of Levi. Those priests will always stand before me and offer burnt offerings and sacrifice grain offerings and give sacrifices to me.”

Ezekiel 14:11

Why? So those prophets will stop leading my people away from me. And so my people will stop becoming filthy with their sins. Then they will be my special people. And I will be their God.’” The Lord my Master said those things.

Ezekiel 40:45

The man said to me, “The room that looks to the south is for the priests who are on duty and serving in the temple area.

Ezekiel 40:46

But the room that looks to the north is for the priests who are on duty and serving at the altar. {\cf2\super [348]} The priests are from the family group of Levi. But this second group of priests are the descendants {\cf2\super [349]} of Zadok. They are the only people who can carry the sacrifices to the altar to serve the Lord.” {\cf2\super [350]}

Ezekiel 43:19

You will give a young bull as a sin offering to the men from Zadok’s family. These men are the priests from the family group of Levi. They are the men who serve me by bringing the offerings to me.’” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 44:10

In the past, the Levites left me when Israel turned away from me. Israel left me to follow their idols. {\cf2\super [419]} The Levites will be punished for their sin.

Ezekiel 44:7

You brought foreigners into my temple—and those people were not truly circumcised {\cf2\super [417]} —they did not give themselves completely to me. In this way you made my temple unclean. You broke our agreement and did terrible things, and then you gave me the offerings of bread, the fat, and the blood. But this only made my temple unclean.

Ezekiel 48:11

This land is for Zadok’s descendants. These men were chosen to be my holy priests. Why? Because they continued to serve me when the other people of Israel left me. Zadok’s family did not leave me like the other people from the family group of Levi.

Leviticus 3:3

The fellowship offering is an offering made by fire to the Lord. The priest must offer the fat that is in and around the animal’s inside parts.

Numbers 16:5

Then Moses said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show which person truly belongs to him. The Lord will show which person is truly holy. And the Lord will bring that person near to him. The Lord will choose that man, and the Lord will bring that man near to him.

Numbers 18:5

“You are responsible for caring for the holy place and the altar. [233] I don’t want to become angry with the people of Israel again.

Numbers 18:7

But, Aaron, only you and your sons may serve as priests. You are the only ones that can go near the altar. You are the only ones that can go inside the curtain {into the Most Holy Place}. I am giving you a gift—your service as a priest. Anyone else that comes near {my} holy place must be killed.”

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the Lord separated the family group of Levi from the other family groups for his special work. They had the work of carrying the Lord’s Box of the Agreement. [58] They also served as priests before the Lord. And they had the work of blessing people in the Lord’s name. They still do this special work today.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have heard the things that I have taught. Many other people heard those things too. You should teach those same things. Give those teachings to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach those things to other people.

Revelation 2:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus:

Revelation 2:12

“Write this to the angel of the church in Pergamum:

Revelation 2:18

“Write this to the angel of the church in Thyatira:

Revelation 2:8

“Write this to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

Revelation 3:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Sardis:

Revelation 3:14

“Write this to the angel of the church in Laodicea:

Revelation 3:22

Every person that hears these things should listen to what the Spirit {\cf2\super [33]} says to the churches.”

Revelation 3:7

“Write this to the angel of the church in Philadelphia:

1 Samuel 2:35

I will choose a faithful priest for myself. This priest will listen to me and do what I want. I will make this priest’s family strong. He will always serve before my chosen king. [33]