- Which gate of the Temple area is closed and is to remain closed?
- Why is it to remain closed?
- What vision does the prophet see (Ezekiel 44:4) in his moving once again through the Temple area?
- Ezekiel 44:6 makes reference to “the rebelling.” Who are these?
- What practices were undertaken that desecrated the Temple area in prior days (Ezekiel 44:7)?
- Has the prophecy of Isaiah as to who may come to the Temple a parallel in Ezekiel 44:7 or does Ezekiel represent a different point of view?
- Specifically, in Ezekiel 44:9, who may (and who may not) enter the Temple?
- What reason is given for distancing the Leviim from certain basic functions in the “new Temple” (Ezekiel 44:12, Ezekiel 44:14)?
- Would Ezekiel 44:15 indicate the prophet’s judgment that the Kohanim of the Tzadok family had retained loyalty in the past?
- What tonsorial prohibitions and mandates are set forth for the Kohanim in Ezekiel 44:20?
- Are there any food prohibitions for the Kohanim in their service (Ezekiel 44:21)?
- Does Ezekiel 44:22 conform exactly with the marital arrangements set forth for Kohanim in the Five Books?
- According to Ezekiel 44:23, what is one of the major responsibilities of the Kohanim?
- And according to Ezekiel 44:24, do they have any judicial responsibility?
- Does Ezekiel 44:25 parallel the instruction to the Kohanim in the Five Books?
- Are the various portions which are to come to the Kohanim set forth in Ezekiel 44:29-30 consistent with that which is set forth in the Five Books?
- In our day (and, for many, many centuries), what is the name give to “the first of the dough”?
- Is the prohibition in Ezekiel 44:31 limited to the Kohanim in the Five Books?
