Ezekiel 44:23 References

23 "Moreover, they shall teach My people the adifference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

a Leviticus 10:10, Ezekiel 22:26, Hosea 4:6, Micah 3:9-11, Zephaniah 3:4, Haggai 2:11-13, Malachi 2:6-8


Leviticus 10

10 and aso as to make a distinction between the holy and the profane, and between the unclean and the clean,

Ezekiel 22

26 "Her apriests have done violence to My law and have bprofaned My holy things; they have made no cdistinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the dunclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Hosea 4

6 aMy people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have brejected knowledge, I also will creject you from being My priest. Since you have dforgotten the elaw of your God, I also will forget your children.

Micah 3

9 Now hear this, aheads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who babhor justice And twist everything that is straight,
10 Who abuild Zion with bloodshed And Jerusalem with violent injustice.
11 Her leaders pronounce ajudgment for a bribe, Her bpriests instruct for a price And her prophets divine for money. Yet they lean on the Lord saying, "cIs not the Lord in our midst? Calamity will not come upon us."

Zephaniah 3

4 Her prophets are areckless, treacherous men; Her bpriests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

Haggai 2

11 "Thus says the Lord of hosts, 'aAsk now the priests for a ruling:
12 'If a man carries aholy meat in the fold of his garment, and touches bread with this fold, or cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy?'" And the priests answered, "No."
13 Then Haggai said, "aIf one who is unclean from a corpse touches any of these, will the latter become unclean?" And the priests answered, "It will become unclean."

Malachi 2

6 "aTrue instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked bwith Me in peace and uprightness, and he cturned many back from iniquity.
7 "For the lips of a priest should preserve aknowledge, and men should bseek instruction from his mouth; for he is the cmessenger of the Lord of hosts.
8 "But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to astumble by the instruction; you have bcorrupted the covenant of Levi," says the Lord of hosts.