Eze 44:17-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 44:17-19: 44:17-19 The privileged access of the priests carried heightened responsibilities for holiness. Their behavior was far more restricted than that of the people in general. They had to wear linen rather than wool so that their bodies would not be defiled by sweat (see study note on 36:17), and they were to maintain a separate wardrobe of sacred garments. • endanger ... by transmitting holiness to them: Holiness was a contagious quality that could be conveyed to anything with which it came into contact. The problem with this is that if a sacred object transmitted holiness to a profane object or person, there could be fatal consequences (cp. Lev 10:1-3 ; 1 Sam 6:19 ; 2 Sam 6:6-7 ).

a44:17-19►

bLev 10:1-3►

c1 Sam 6:19►

d2 Sam 6:6-7►

‏ Ezekiel 44:17-19

Summary for Ezek 44:17-19: 44:17-19 ^a The privileged access of the priests carried heightened responsibilities for holiness. Their behavior was far more restricted than that of the people in general. They had to wear linen rather than wool so that their bodies would not be defiled by sweat (see study note on 36:17), and they were to maintain a separate wardrobe of sacred garments.

• endanger ... by transmitting holiness to them: Holiness was a contagious quality that could be conveyed to anything with which it came into contact. The problem with this is that if a sacred object transmitted holiness to a profane object or person, there could be fatal consequences (cp. Lev 10:1-3 ^b; 1 Sam 6:19 ^c; 2 Sam 6:6-7 ^d).