John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 44:30
And the first of all the first fruits of all things, and every oblation, of all of every sort of your oblations shall be the priests ,.... Suggesting, that their offerings or contributions, which should be made out of their substance, should be in proportion to it, and early as well as free; see Proverbs 3:9 , ye shall also give unto the priest of your dough ; either of the first they made of the new corn of the year, or a piece or cake of whatsoever at any time they made; signifying,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 44:17-31
God's priests must be regulars, not seculars; and therefore here are rules laid down for them to govern themselves by and due encouragement given them to live up to those rules. Directions are here given, I. Concerning their clothes; they must wear linen garments when they went in to minister or do any service in the inner court, or in the sanctuary, and nothing that was woollen, because it would cause sweat, Ezek. 44:17, 18. They must dress themselves cool, that they might go the more readily... read more