1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter five, 5 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. After 6 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: the Lord's Temple was finished, Solomon put in its storage 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: rooms everything that his father David had dedicated to the Lord, 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: including the gold and silver and the objects used in worship. 9 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: The sacred chest had been kept on Mount Zion, also 10 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: known as the City of David, but Solomon decided to 11 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: have the chest moved to the temple. When everyone was 12 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Shelters during the 13 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: seventh Month, Solomon called together all the important leaders of Israel. 14 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: Then the priests and the levites picked up the sacred chest, 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship, and 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: they carried them to the temple. Solomon and a crowd 17 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: of people walked in front of the chest, and along 18 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: the way they sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could 19 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: be counted. The priests carried the chest into the most 20 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: Holy place and put it under the winged creatures, whose 21 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: wings covered the chest and the poles used for carrying it. 22 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: The poles were so long that they could be seen 23 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: from just outside the Most Holy Place, but not from 24 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: anywhere else, and they stayed there from then on. The 25 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: only things kept in the chest were the two flat 26 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: stones Moses had put there when the Lord made his 27 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: agreement with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after 28 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: bringing them out of Egypt. The priests of every group 29 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: had gone through the ceremony to make them so else 30 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: clean and acceptable to the Lord. The Levite musicians, including 31 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: asath Heman Jeduthan, and their sons and relatives, were wearing 32 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: robes of fine linen. They were standing on the east 33 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,399 Speaker 1: side of the altar, playing cymbals, small harps, and other 34 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: stringed instruments. One hundred and twenty priests were with these musicians, 35 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: and they were blowing trumpets. They were praising the Lord 36 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: by playing music and singing The Lord is good and 37 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: his love never ends. Suddenly a cloud filled the temple 38 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: as the priests were leaving the holy place. The Lord's 39 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: glory was in that cloud, and the light from it 40 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: was so bright that the priests could not stay inside 41 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: to do their work. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you 42 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: for your word, and we thank you for the privilege 43 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: of looking at this portion of scripture to day as 44 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: the ark of the Covenant is brought into the Temple 45 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: and your glory becomes very evident to the people of Israel, 46 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: particularly the priests. Lord, we're grateful for the way that 47 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: they sang to you, praising you for your goodness and 48 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: praising you for being the perfection of love, the fact 49 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: that your love never ends. And Lord, we pray that 50 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: those would be truths that we would sing as well, 51 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: that these would be things that would be on our 52 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: minds and on our hearts as we recognize that you 53 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: have shown us your great love in your son Jesus Christ, 54 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: and we have been invited to be ambassadors of your 55 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: gospel message that others would come to know you, and 56 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 1: that others would see us as shining lights that reflect 57 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: your glory in the midst of this world. Lord, we 58 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: know that this can only be accomplished in your strength 59 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: and in your power. But Lord, we trust you to 60 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: do that, and we look forward to all the different 61 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: ways that you will empower us to shine as your 62 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: lights in the midst of this world. We're grateful for 63 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: your presence with us, Lord, and we thank you for 64 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.