Ezekiel 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.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 46:20 describes the place where priests boil guilt and sin offerings — the practical location for preparing the offerings they eat.
Leviticus 27:21 states a devoted field becomes holy and belongs to the priest, echoing 'every devoted thing' in Ezekiel.
Hebrews 13:10 contrasts this—New Covenant believers have an altar from which OT priests cannot eat.
Paul directly applies the principle: gospel proclaimers should be supported, mirroring the OT priestly provision.
Paul uses this OT principle of priests eating from the temple to argue for gospel workers' material support.
Numbers 18:14 is the direct source: 'Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours' — exactly what Ezekiel repeats.
Numbers 18:9-11 lists the same offerings (grain, sin, guilt) and wave offerings as holy portions for priests.
Leviticus 2:3 says the grain offering’s remainder is for Aaron and his sons, directly paralleling Ezekiel's list of priestly food.
Leviticus 7:6 specifies males eat the guilt offering in a holy place, matching Ezekiel's provision for priests.
Leviticus 6:29 confirms that male priests eat the sin offering, detailing the same rule for holy consumption.
Leviticus 6:26 states the priest who offers the sin offering eats it, matching Ezekiel's inclusion of sin offerings in priestly food.
Leviticus 6:14-18 gives detailed law of the grain offering, specifying the priest who offers eats it — supporting Ezekiel's provision for priests.
Leviticus 2:10 repeats that the grain offering's remainder is for priests, confirming the same rule applied to different preparations.
Leviticus 7:9 specifies that grain offerings baked or cooked belong to the priest — the same portion referenced in Ezekiel 44:29.
Leviticus 10:12 instructs Aaron's sons to eat the leftover grain offering — reinforcing the priestly provision in Ezekiel 44:29.
Numbers 5:9 states that contributions brought to the priest belong to him — echoing the 'every devoted thing' in Ezekiel 44:29.
Leviticus 7:1 defines the guilt offering law that Ezekiel 44:29 refers to — priests receive this most holy sacrifice.
Leviticus 6:16 instructs Aaron's sons to eat the grain offering unleavened in a holy place, parallel to Ezekiel.
Leviticus 27:28 defines devoted things as most holy to the Lord, setting the context for Ezekiel's priestly claim.
2 Kings 23:9 shows disqualified priests still ate unleavened bread — a restricted provision compared to the full portions in Ezekiel 44:29.