Who was Zadok (Ezekiel 40:46)?
◄ Ezekiel 40:46 ► New International Version and the room facing north is for the priests who guard the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, who are the only Levites who may draw near to the LORD to minister before him.”
Ezekiel 40:44 - 47
ESV - 44 On the outside of the inner gateway there were two chambers in the inner court, one at the side of the north gate facing south, the other at the side of the south gate facing north. 45 And he said to me, This chamber that faces south is for the priests who have charge of the temple.
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Asked October 15 2022
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Jack Gutknecht
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Tim Maas
Zadok (meaning "Righteous, Justified") was a priest, biblically recorded to be a descendant from Eleazar the son of Aaron (1 Chron 6:4–8). He was the High Priest of Israel during the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Samuel 8:16–18). He aided King David during the revolt of his son Absalom, was subsequently instrumental in bringing Solomon to the throne, and officiated at Solomon's coronation. After Solomon's building of the First Temple in Jerusalem, Zadok was the first High Priest to serve there (1 Kings 2:35). The prophet Ezekiel extolled the sons of Zadok as staunch opponents of paganism during the era of pagan worship, and indicated that, as a result, their birthright would be unique duties and privileges in the future temple (Ezekiel 44:15, 43:19).
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