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1 | Ezekiel - Temple and Zadokites | Ezekiel | John C. | 238839 | ||
Ezekiel final chapters. Presuming they are not allegorical. 1) 43:7-12 The Lord is chiding Israel. " ...the place of my throne... The house of Israel will not again defile My holy name... By setting their threshold and their door post beside My doorpost... This is the law of house: it's entire area on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy". I at first believed this is referring to some occasion during the first temple period when there would have been a King's palace in close proximity to the Temple. But I have been told there never was. Even after the time of Ezekiel during the second temple period, the only object ever constructed close by was a Roman fortress. Is this true? 2) 44:5 Talking about the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok. It seems they are being singled out for past exemplary actions and being given higher responsibilities than the remainder of the Levitical priests (Kohens) who had 44:10 "went far from Me when Israel went astray". Am I reading this correctly, that there is a sub group of Levites called Zadokites. Are they distinguishable today from the main group? |
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2 | Ezekiel - Temple and Zadokites | Ezekiel | DocTrinsograce | 238840 | ||
Hi, John... Welcome to the forum! Up until the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans, it was possible to track back a Jew's ancestry in meticulous records kept there. Those records were destroyed in 70 AD. Consequently, being able to verify the patrilineal descent from Aaron becomes problematic. A general rule of Biblical interpretation is to understand what the Word actually meant to the people to whom a particular book was written. The Word never means something it did not originally mean. In Him, Doc |
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3 | Ezekiel 43/44 Questions | Ezekiel | John C. | 238847 | ||
I have been told that the priestly line has been verified in our day thru DNA testing. Was there ever a Kingly or other type of residence during the first or second temple periods situated in close proximity to the temple? |
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4 | Ezekiel 43/44 Questions | Ezekiel | EdB | 238850 | ||
When you say Kingly residence situated in close proximity of the temple. Do you mean built on the temple mound? If so yes Davids/Solomon's palace and Herod's palace were all built upon the temple mound. In fact under the temple mound they have found the remnants of Solomon's stables. Muslims have hollowed out under the temple mound to rid the area of any artifacts of Jewish origin. |
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5 | Ezekiel 43/44 Questions | Ezekiel | John C. | 238851 | ||
Thank you EdB, Have you any references to these residences being located in proximity to the Temple itself? Eze 43:7-12 indicates there was only a wall between the palace and Temple. Perhaps Solomon' s was, but I believe David's palace was in the City of David, several hundred yards away from the future Temple, which David never saw. But possibly Solomon first lived there before his palace was built. Any reference in 1 or 2 Kings? I will have to read thru. Just thought someone might already know. I did not know Herod's palace was so close. You may not have read the beginning of my question thread from yesterday. There was another part. Ezekiel 44:10-15 talks about the Levitical priests, sons of Zadok. Is this a sub group of Levites and if so, are they identifiable today? These verses seem to indicate a more important role for the Zadokites than the main body of priests if indeed they are all Kohens. |
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6 | Ezekiel 43/44 Questions | Ezekiel | EdB | 238856 | ||
1 Kings 6 and 7 It is also believed that house referenced in 2 Sam 5:11 was built on the corner of the temple mount which was later built over by Solomon's palace. Archaeological examination has found Solomon's stables which are now under the present surface of the temple mound. Again it is to Islam's advantage to destroy or remove any evidence of the Temple, the palace or stables so their claim to ancient ownership of the mound is not disputed. |
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