Eze 44:9 | TNotes | STEP | 44:9 No foreigners: This was not a blanket prohibition against non-Israelite access to the sanctuary. It only affected those who had not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the Lord . Genuine converts could be part of the new Israel (see 47:22-23 ).

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‏ Ezekiel 44:9

44:9 ^a No foreigners: This was not a blanket prohibition against non-Israelite access to the sanctuary. It only affected those who had not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the Lord. Genuine converts could be part of the new Israel (see 47:22-23 ^b).