Ezekiel 44:23

“And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, &c.] Persons and things; not in a ceremonial, nor merely in a moral, but in an evangelical sense, between truth and error; between the doctrine which is according to godliness, and that which is corrupt and unsound, and eats as cloth a canker; between holy worship, and superstition; between holy duties, and profane and Heathen rites and ceremonies; and between persons sanctified by the Spirit and grace of God, and unconverted ones: and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean; impure persons, doctrines, and manners, and those which are agreeable to the word of God; the sense is, that they shall…”

“Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid uncleanness. Ezekiel 44:18 The material of which the four vestments of the ordinary priest were made was “linen,” or, more accurately, “byssus,” the cotton stuff of Egypt. The two special qualities of the byssus - white and shining - are characteristic, and on them part of the symbolic meaning depended. Compare Revelation 19:8. Ezekiel 44:19 They shall not sanctify the people - They shall not touch the people with their holy garments. The word “sanctify” is used because the effect of touching was…”

“Eze 22:26; Lev 10:10, Lev 10:11; Deu 33:10; Hos 4:6; Mic 3:9-11; Zep 3:4; Hag 2:11-13; Mal 2:6-9; Ti2 2:24, Ti2 2:25; Tit 1:9-11 Ezekiel 44:24”