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Ezekiel 46:24
And he said to me, “These are the kitchens where those who minister at the temple will cook the sacrifices offered by the people.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses Ezekiel, identifying a specific area within the temple complex. This declaration follows the description of ovens built into the masonry walls surrounding the inner courts.
The words — The phrase בֵּית הַמְבַשְּׁלִים (beit ha-mva.she.lim) literally translates to "house of those who boil." The verb יְבַשְּׁלוּ (ye.va.she.lu) explicitly denotes the cooking or boiling action performed by temple ministers.
The thread — This designation aligns with Ezekiel 46:20, which assigns a separate location for priests to boil the guilt and sin offerings. The passage also connects to Matthew 24:45 regarding household oversight and John 21:15 concerning pastoral responsibility.
Why it lands — The text records a practical, walled area where ministers prepare people's sacrifices, separating ritual processing from the main courts. It requires the reader to acknowledge that sacred service operates through defined spaces and ordered procedures for handling offerings.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 46:20 and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”
- Matthew 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- John 21:15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.”
- 1 Peter 5:2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;