WEBVTT - 2 Chronicles 5

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in Second Chronicles, chapter five,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. After

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord's Temple was finished, Solomon put in its storage

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<v Speaker 1>rooms everything that his father David had dedicated to the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>including the gold and silver and the objects used in worship.

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<v Speaker 1>The sacred chest had been kept on Mount Zion, also

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<v Speaker 1>known as the City of David, but Solomon decided to

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<v Speaker 1>have the chest moved to the temple. When everyone was

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<v Speaker 1>in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Shelters during the

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<v Speaker 1>seventh Month, Solomon called together all the important leaders of Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the priests and the levites picked up the sacred chest,

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<v Speaker 1>the sacred tent, and the objects used for worship, and

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<v Speaker 1>they carried them to the temple. Solomon and a crowd

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<v Speaker 1>of people walked in front of the chest, and along

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<v Speaker 1>the way they sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could

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<v Speaker 1>be counted. The priests carried the chest into the most

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<v Speaker 1>Holy place and put it under the winged creatures, whose

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<v Speaker 1>wings covered the chest and the poles used for carrying it.

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<v Speaker 1>The poles were so long that they could be seen

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<v Speaker 1>from just outside the Most Holy Place, but not from

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere else, and they stayed there from then on. The

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<v Speaker 1>only things kept in the chest were the two flat

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<v Speaker 1>stones Moses had put there when the Lord made his

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<v Speaker 1>agreement with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after

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<v Speaker 1>bringing them out of Egypt. The priests of every group

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<v Speaker 1>had gone through the ceremony to make them so else

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<v Speaker 1>clean and acceptable to the Lord. The Levite musicians, including

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<v Speaker 1>asath Heman Jeduthan, and their sons and relatives, were wearing

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<v Speaker 1>robes of fine linen. They were standing on the east

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<v Speaker 1>side of the altar, playing cymbals, small harps, and other

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<v Speaker 1>stringed instruments. One hundred and twenty priests were with these musicians,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were blowing trumpets. They were praising the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>by playing music and singing The Lord is good and

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<v Speaker 1>his love never ends. Suddenly a cloud filled the temple

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<v Speaker 1>as the priests were leaving the holy place. The Lord's

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<v Speaker 1>glory was in that cloud, and the light from it

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<v Speaker 1>was so bright that the priests could not stay inside

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<v Speaker 1>to do their work. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word, and we thank you for the privilege

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<v Speaker 1>of looking at this portion of scripture to day as

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<v Speaker 1>the ark of the Covenant is brought into the Temple

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<v Speaker 1>and your glory becomes very evident to the people of Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly the priests. Lord, we're grateful for the way that

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<v Speaker 1>they sang to you, praising you for your goodness and

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<v Speaker 1>praising you for being the perfection of love, the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that your love never ends. And Lord, we pray that

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<v Speaker 1>those would be truths that we would sing as well,

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<v Speaker 1>that these would be things that would be on our

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<v Speaker 1>minds and on our hearts as we recognize that you

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<v Speaker 1>have shown us your great love in your son Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have been invited to be ambassadors of your

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<v Speaker 1>gospel message that others would come to know you, and

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<v Speaker 1>that others would see us as shining lights that reflect

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<v Speaker 1>your glory in the midst of this world. Lord, we

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<v Speaker 1>know that this can only be accomplished in your strength

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<v Speaker 1>and in your power. But Lord, we trust you to

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<v Speaker 1>do that, and we look forward to all the different

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<v Speaker 1>ways that you will empower us to shine as your

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<v Speaker 1>lights in the midst of this world. We're grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>your presence with us, Lord, and we thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.