Ezekiel 44:12-16
Ezekiel 44:12
Since they ministered to them before their idols and became a stumbling block of wrongdoing to the house of Israel, for that reason I have sworn against them,” declares the Lord God, “that they shall suffer the punishment for their wrongdoing.
Ezekiel 44:13
And they shall not approach Me to serve as priests for Me, nor approach any of My holy things, to the things that are most holy; but they will bear their shame and their abominations which they have committed.
Ezekiel 44:14
Nevertheless I will appoint them to take responsibility for the house, of all its service and of everything that shall be done in it. Ordinances for the Levites
Ezekiel 44:15
“But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who took responsibility for My sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from Me, shall come near to Me to serve Me; and they shall stand before Me to offer Me the fat and the blood,” declares the Lord God.
Ezekiel 44:16
“They shall enter My sanctuary; they shall come near to My table to serve Me and assume the responsibility I give them.