John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 44:21

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Neither shall any priest drink wine, &c.] That is, to excess, immoderately, so as to be inebriated with it, (<031009>Leviticus 10:9-11), should not be given to it, and greedy of it, and drink it so as to disguise themselves: this is reckoned among the qualifications of a Gospel minister, (<540303>1 Timothy 3:3), otherwise it is not forbidden good men, or ministers of the word, to drink wine, for health’s sake, and for the refreshment of nature, provided it is done in moderation, (<540523>1 Timothy 5:23), and particularly care should be taken that they drink it in such a manner, when they enter into the inner court: to attend divine service, since immoderate drinking affects the memory; and such may forget the law and doctrines of the Lord they are to deliver or hear; and may put them upon saying and doing that which is improper and indecent: drunkenness in any Christian professor is abominable, especially in a minister of the word; and when it appears in his ministration, it is scandalous to the last degree.

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