Ezekiel 46:16
““‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance. It shall belong to his sons. It is their possession by inheritance.”
What does Ezekiel 46:16 mean?
In this passage about the future temple and its leadership, God is establishing a fair rule about how a prince's property should pass to his children. The point is straightforward: when a leader gives something to his son, that gift becomes the son's permanent inheritance, not something that reverts to the prince's estate or gets redistributed. This was meant to protect family property rights and ensure that children weren't left vulnerable or cheated out of what their father had given them. The repetition ("it is his inheritance... their possession by inheritance") emphasizes how secure and unchangeable this arrangement should be, reflecting God's concern for orderly, just family structures.