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Two plain-linen priests stand by an unadorned stone table and shadowed inner doorway.
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Ezekiel 44:15-16

Zadokite priests draw near

The Shut Gate and Holy Service · Ezekiel 44

Story guide: The sons of Zadok are assigned the nearer priestly service.

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15But the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok, who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the sons of Israel went astray from me—they shall come near to me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD.

16They themselves shall enter my sanctuary, and they themselves shall come near to my table to minister to me, and they shall keep my charge.

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