Ezekiel 44:1–31 The Gate for the Prince

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Ezekiel 44:1–31 The Gate for the Prince

[Study Aired January 20, 2025]

INTRODUCTION

Today’s study is about the east gate of the temple designated for the princes. It also shows the Lord’s criticism of the house of Israel for their unfaithfulness and the need for the priests to be more circumspective in the future. The third point raised has to do with the degrading of the Levites because of their idolatry. Finally, the study centers on the establishment of the priesthood in the family of Zadok and the rules governing their election as priests.

The Gate for the Prince

Eze 44:1  Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. 
Eze 44:2  Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 
Eze 44:3 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

The outer gate to the sanctuary was shut because we were not worthy to enter the temple because of our sins which had reached the heavens. In other words, our hearts and minds were not ready yet to become the habitation of the Lord because of our sins as the man of sin (our flesh) sits in our temple claiming to be God.

2Th 2:3  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

As indicated in previous study, the east refers to the beginning of the rising of the sun. The Lord taking us back to the east gate is to remind us of the beginning of His work in us as He comes to us with the spirit of His mouth and His brightness to cause the sun, signifying our Lord Jesus Christ, to rise within us.

In verse 2, we are given the reason the gate was shut such that no man can enter in. It was because our Lord Jesus Christ had entered by the gate. This implies the Lord coming to us with the spirit of His mouth and His brightness to begin the judgement of our old man or flesh, and until the seven plagues, signifying our complete judgement, are completed, we cannot offer our bodies as the temple for the Lord.

Rev 15:8  And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.

1Co 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1Co 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

In verse 3, we are told that only the prince can sit within the temple to eat bread before the presence of the Lord. The prince here refers to the Lord’s elect. We are the ones that the Lord is opening our hearts and minds to see and hear the mysteries of the kingdom of the Lord.

Mat 13:11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Mat 13:12  For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

Mat 13:16  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

As stated in verse 3, it is through the east gate that we enter the temple and it is through the same gate that we leave the temple. The east gate represents the beginning of the Lord coming with the spirit of His mouth and His brightness to make our hearts and minds His habitation. When we refuse to grow in Him, we end up leaving through the same east gate. The east gate therefore represents our falling away also.

Heb 6:4  For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
Heb 6:5  And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
Heb 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Eze 44:4  Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face. 

In the previous study, we went into details to explain what the glory of the Lord signifies. This is what we said:

The glory of the Lord filling the house of the Lord in verse 4 therefore means the Lord doing His work of cleansing of our hearts and minds to dwell in. Bringing Ezekiel to the north gate means that this work of cleansing involves the Lord’s judgement of our flesh or old man as the north signifies judgement.

Jer 1:13  And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
Jer 1:14 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Jer 4:6  Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

Ezekiel falling upon his face when he saw the glory of the Lord means that it is when we see the works of the Lord in our lives that we come to worship Him in truth and in spirit.

Eze 44:5  And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. 

Here in verse 5, the Lord told Ezekiel to pay attention to the rules and regulations of the house of the Lord and everyone that goes in and comes out of the sanctuary. The rules and regulations pertain to the pattern that was shown Moses on Mount Sinai.

Exo 25:9  According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

Exo 25:40  And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.

The pattern relates to how the Lord builds His temple within us through His judgement and the opening of our eyes and ears to see and hear the mysteries of the kingdom. Paying attention to those who enter in and those who go out is another way of saying that we should try every spirit to see if it is of the Lord.

1Jn 4:1  Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1Jn 4:2  Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
1Jn 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Eze 44:6  And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations, 
Eze 44:7  In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. 
Eze 44:8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. 

These verses affirm to us the fact that we should try every spirit to see if it is of the Lord. This is because some have entered in to spy on our liberty in Christ. These are the rebellious who try to come in with their abominations to defile our temple. These abominations are the false doctrines which become the idols of our hearts and pollutes our hearts and minds. As a result, we are not able to take care of the holy things which refer to the truth of the word of the Lord. These men try to find their way into leadership to destroy the Lord’s people. In Paul’s days, these men were called the concision.

Php 3:2  Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

2Co 11:13  For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2Co 11:14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2Co 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

The Degrading of the Levites

Eze 44:9  Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. 
Eze 44:10  And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. 

In verse 9, we are informed that if we are not circumcised in heart and flesh, we shall not enter into the sanctuary of the Lord. Being uncircumcised in heart and flesh means that we have not gone through the judgement of the Lord and therefore we have not submitted to the Lord or learnt righteousness. In this age, it is only the Lord’s elect who are being judged and therefore those who are not circumcised are not part of the Lord’s elect or the general assembly of the Lord’s firstborn.

1Pe 4:17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
1Pe 4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

The Levites here in verse 10 are not priests and therefore are not sons of Zadok. They signify our brothers and sisters in Babylon or the physical churches of this world who have gone astray as a result of the idols of their hearts which represent false doctrines. In this particular case, these Levites represent the leadership in the churches of this world who shall be punished for their sins in an age to come.

Eze 44:11  Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 
Eze 44:12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.   

These Levites are the ministers who have charge of the gates of the house. That is to say that they are the ones who help us when we come out of the world to start our walk with Christ but as Jesus said, they end up making us children of hell.

Mat 23:15  “How horrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You cross land and sea to recruit a single follower, and when you do, you make that person twice as fit for hell as you are. (GW)

In verse 12, we are informed that because these Levites minister based on the idols of their hearts, they have caused the house of the Lord to fall into iniquity and therefore shall be punished for their sins. In time past, we were like these Levites, however, the Lord showed us mercy and delivered us from Babylonian captivity.

2Pe 2:12  But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
2Pe 2:13  And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceiving while they feast with you;
2Pe 2:14  Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
2Pe 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

Eze 44:13  And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 
Eze 44:14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 

Both the leaders of the churches of this world and they who worship with them shall not come near the Lord to do the office of a priest unto the Lord. When we were in Babylon, we thought we were the royal priesthood. However, it was when we came to the assembly of the Lord’s elect that we realized that we did not have a clue as to what qualifies a person to be a priest. As stated earlier, not coming near to the holy things of the Lord means not being given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the Lord. The most holy place is our hearts and minds which have been cleansed of falsehood by the judgement of the Lord. Not being given to come near the holy place therefore implies not being judged in this age. When we are not being judged, then it means we are bearing our shame and abominations since judgement leads to righteousness.

Isa 26:9  With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

1Pe 4:1  Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
1Pe 4:2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

In verse 14, we are told that these Levites or our brothers and sisters in Babylon are keepers of the charge of the house. We were all under the guidance of these Levites until the appointed time, when Christ comes to us with the spirit of His mouth and His brightness.

Gal 4:1  Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Gal 4:2  But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Gal 4:3  Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Gal 4:4  But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Gal 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.  

2Th 2:7  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
2Th 2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

The Establishment of the Priesthood

Eze 44:15  But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD: 
Eze 44:16  They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 
Eze 44:17 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

The Levites priests of the sons of Zadok represent the Lord’s elect. We are those that keep charge of the Lord’s sanctuary when the children of Israel, who signify Babylon, went astray from the Lord. Keeping charge of the sanctuary means ministering to the Lord by offering Him the fat and the blood. The fat we offer is our peace offering to the Lord by fire. In other words, as we go through the Lord’s judgement, we have peace with God. The blood we offer is our lives dedicated to the Lord as we go through His judgement since the life of the flesh is in the blood.

2Ch 7:7  Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.  

Lev 17:6  And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Rom 5:1  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

The requirement for ministering in the inner court to the Lord as priests is putting on linen garments. This linen garment represents our righteousness. As we know, we learn righteousness through the Lord’s judgement. Therefore, if we are to minister before the Lord, then we need to go through the Lord’s judgement.

Isa 26:9  With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Rev 19:7  Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

We are not to wear wool or anything that causes us to sweat as we minister before the Lord. The presence of sweat reveals to us that we are exerting our strength or effort. We are therefore not to use our strength or willpower as we come to worship the Lord in truth and in spirit. We need to experience rest in the Lord, fully assured that it is the Lord who works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure – not by our own selves.

Heb 4:9  There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Heb 4:10  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Heb 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Eze 44:18  They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causeth sweat. 
Eze 44:19 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments.  

The linen turbans that we are to cover our heads with is to let us know our role as the bride of Christ to submit to Him. The linen undergarment is part of the linen garment which speaks of our righteousness.

1Co 11:13  Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
1Co 11:14  Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
1Co 11:15  But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

In verse 19, we are told that if we are to come into the outer court to the people, we must put off our linen garment and put on other garments. This is to let us know that, to the people in the outer courts who represent our brothers and sisters in the churches of this world, we do not signify the royal priesthood as they see us wearing ordinary clothes like them. However, to the  Lord’s elect, we are the priests of the Lord recognized by the linen garment we wear to minister to the Lord. Because they do not see us as the Lord’s priests, but as ordinary people, we cannot sanctify them through the word.

The Rules Governing the Priesthood

Eze 44:20  Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads. 
Eze 44:21  Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. 
Eze 44:22  Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

The shaving of our heads means that we do not have a covering before the Lord who is our husband. In other words, shaving our heads means that we are not submitting to our husband, Christ. Thus, being commanded not to shave our heads means that we must submit to Christ. On the other hand, we must not let our hair grow long. This is to let us know that we must do all things in moderation.

Php 4:5  Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

As stated in verse 21, we must not drink wine as priests when we are ministering before the Lord. To understand this verse, we need to look at the negative application of wine. On a positive note, wine refers to the word of the Lord as shown in the following verses:

Num 18:12  All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.

Deu 33:28  Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.

On a negative note, wine symbolizes false doctrines as follows:

Pro 20:1  Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Not drinking wine as priests therefore means that we must avoid false doctrines so that we are not deceived.

In verse 22, we are warned as priests not to marry a widow or a woman that is divorced. The widow or a woman that is divorced here represents our brothers and sisters in Babylon. Our union with them may take us back to Babylonian captivity. On the other hand, we are advised to marry from the Lord’s elect represented here by the maidens of the house of Israel or a widow that had a priest before.

Eze 44:23  And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 
Eze 44:24  And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 

As priests of the Lord, we are required to teach the Lord’s elect the difference between the holy and the profane, or the clean and the unclean. The holy or the clean here signifies the truth of the word of the Lord. The profane or unclean is false doctrines. When we came into the assembly of the Lord’s firstborn, or Jerusalem which is above, through what every joint supplies, we have come to see clearly the difference between the holy and the profane.

In verse 24, priests must perform the role of judges and make decisions based on the word of the Lord when there are disputes.

1Co 6:2  Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
1Co 6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

We are also required as priests to be obedient to the words of the Lord and also to keep the sabbath. Keeping the sabbath means that we have come to cease from our own strivings and have come to rest in the Lord.

Heb 4:9  There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
Heb 4:10  For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
Heb 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Eze 44:25  And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves.

A priest must not come near a dead body to be defiled by it. The dead body here refers to the false messengers of the gospel in the churches of this world. We must therefore not pay attention to these false messengers in our homes through TV and other social media. Here in verse 25, we are told that we can be defiled through the dead body of a father, mother, son, daughter or an unmarried sister. Our father and mother here are those that we esteem to have helped us with our walk with Christ. Sons and daughters are those we have helped to be established in the faith. Brother and sister are those we fellowship with. This warning is to highlight the fact that we must always search the scriptures, just like the Berean church, to see that what we hear is the truth.

Act 17:11  The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God’s message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.

Eze 44:26  And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 
Eze 44:27  And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD. 

When we are defiled through false doctrine and we repent, we are to wait for a complete period of time, symbolized by seven days, as determined by the elders, to continue ministering to the Lord which is the same as ministering to our brothers and sisters.

Mat 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Offering of a sin offering means confessing our sins to the Lord who will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1Jn 1:9  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Eze 44:28  And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. 
Eze 44:29  They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 

The fact that we are given no inheritance here on earth and that our possession is Christ means that what the Lord possesses as He overcame is ours as we see physical inheritance passes away.

Rev 3:21  To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

Mat 6:19  Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Mat 6:20  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Because the Lord overcame, He is sitting on a throne at the right hand of God. We too shall sit with Christ on thrones, which implies that we shall reign over the physical kingdoms of this world and also judge the whole world.

Rev 20:4  And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Verse 29 is telling us that our portion in this life is to eat what the Lord has freely given to us – the meat offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering and every dedicated thing in Israel. All of these offerings, including the dedicated thing in Israel, all refer to the truth of His words. It is indeed a privilege to be given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 13:11  He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Mat 13:16  But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Mat 13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

Eze 44:30  And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest’s: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 
Eze 44:31 The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. 

We, His elect, are privileged to taste of the first fruits of all things. In other words, we are the first to be resurrected, the first to be given the keys of the kingdom of heaven, the first to overcome, the first to reign with Christ, the first to be saviors of the world, etc. The priest being given the first of the dough signifies the Lord’s elect being given to be the first to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. This is what will cause us to become a blessing to all humanity as shown in verse 30.

In verse 31, we are admonished not to eat anything that is dead of itself or torn, whether a fowl or beast. This is referring to false doctrines propagated by the evil one (fowls of the air) and by human wisdom and tradition (beast). We, His elect, are not to compromise with any false doctrine as it has the tendency to leaven the whole dough.

Gal 5:7  Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
Gal 5:8  This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
Gal 5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

May the Lord in His mercy, uphold us with His power, to live a life that is pleasing to Him. Amen!!

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