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Ezekiel 45:22
On that day the prince shall provide a bull as a sin offering for himself and for all the people of the land.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel addresses the exiled community regarding the future temple's ritual calendar. The directive is given immediately after the Passover instructions and before the daily feast offerings.
The words — וְ/עָשָׂה (ve./'a.Sah) means "and he will provide," and הַ/נָּשׂיא (ha./na.Si') means "the prince." The text explicitly states the prince supplies the sin offering.
The thread — This provision model aligns with Leviticus 4:14, where the assembly brings a young bull for sin. It extends to Matthew 20:28, which frames the Son of Man's life as a ransom.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe the leader's responsibility to atone for himself and the community before communal worship. It demands recognition of the structural order of atonement outlined in the text.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 4:14 when they become aware of the sin they have committed, then the assembly must bring a young bull as a sin offering and present it before the Tent of Meeting.
- Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.