Ezekiel 22:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Priests

Malachi 2:1

Profaned

Leviticus 22:2

1 Samuel 2:15

Put no

Hid their

Ezekiel 22:8

Ezekiel 20:12

I am profaned

Ezekiel 36:20

Romans 2:24

General references

Bible References

Priests

Now the sons of Eli were worthless men who did not know the LORD.

"The priests didn't say, "Where is the LORD?' and those handling the Law didn't know me. The rulers transgressed against me, the prophets prophesied by Baal, and they followed that which does not profit.

Due to the sins committed by her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests who shed in her midst, the blood of the righteous,

Her leaders judge for the money, her priests teach only when they're paid, and her prophets prophesy for cash. Even so, don't they all rely on the LORD as they ask, "The LORD is among us, is he not? Nothing bad can possibly happen to us!'

Its national officials are roaring lions; its judges are like wolves of the night that don't leave the bones for the morning.

"A son honors his father and a servant his master. So if I'm a father, where is my honor? And if I'm a master, where is my respect?" says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies to you priests who are despising my name. "But you ask, "How have we despised your name?'

Now this commandment is for you priests:

Profaned

"Tell Aaron and his sons that they are to separate themselves for the sacred things of the Israelis and that they are not to defile my holy name. I am the LORD.

But even before they burned the fat, the servant of the priest would come and say to the person offering the sacrifice, "Give me meat to roast for the priest. He won't accept boiled meat from you, but only raw."

Put no

"They are to teach my people how to discern what is holy in contrast to what is common, showing them how to discern between what is unclean and clean.

Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own censer, placed fire in it, covered it with incense, and brought it into the LORD's presence as unauthorized fire that he had never prescribed for them.

You are to differentiate between the clean and unclean, between the living creature that can be eaten and the living creature that is not to be eaten."

"I am your God. I've separated you from the people. You are to differentiate between the clean animal and the unclean and between the unclean bird and the clean. You are not to make yourselves detestable on account of any animal, bird, or any creeping creature of the ground that I've separated for you as unclean.

Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I'll take you back and you will stand before me. If you speak what is worthwhile, instead of what is worthless, then you will be my spokesman. People will turn to you, but you aren't to turn to them.

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Ask the priests about what the Law says:

Hid their

"""You have despised my sacred things and profaned my Sabbaths.

Also, I instituted my Sabbath for them as a sign between me and them, so they would know that I am the LORD, who has set them apart."

I am profaned

Nevertheless, when they arrived in those nations, they continued to profane my holy name. It was said about them, "These are the LORD's people, even though they've left his land.'

As it is written, "God's name is being blasphemed among the gentiles because of you."

General references

You are to differentiate between what's sacred and common and between what's unclean and clean.

They are not to defile the sacred things of the Israelis that they have offered to the LORD,

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and they drink the wine of violence.

The priests, the prophets, and all the people listened as Jeremiah spoke these words at the LORD's Temple.

"""You have despised my sacred things and profaned my Sabbaths.

"They are to teach my people how to discern what is holy in contrast to what is common, showing them how to discern between what is unclean and clean.