Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 43:19

"Thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that are of the seed of Zadok, who are near unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord Jehovah, a young bullock for a sin-offering." — Ezekiel 43:19 (ASV)

Thou shalt give.— Ezekiel is not actually to do this, like Moses, as the appointed consecrator; but, as frequently in prophecy, he is told to do that which he foretells is to be done.

Of the seed of Zadok.— See Note on Ezekiel 40:46. .

A young bullock.— In the case of the altar of the Tabernacle, the consecration began with anointing with oil (Leviticus 8:11), and this was a prominent feature of the service, but is wholly omitted here. The service began with the offering of a sin offering, which was always, according to the Law, to be offered first when several kinds of sacrifices were to occur together. The propriety of this is manifest, since the first act of a person’s approach to God must always consist of the confession of their sin.