WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 22

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

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two, and we'll be reading from the New English translation.

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<v Speaker 1>David then said, this is the place where the temple

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lord God will be, along with the altar

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<v Speaker 1>for burnt sacrifices for Israel. David ordered the resident foreigners

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<v Speaker 1>in the land of Israel to be called together. He

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<v Speaker 1>appointed some of them to be stonecutters to chisel stones

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<v Speaker 1>for the building of God's temple. David supplied a large

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<v Speaker 1>amount of iron for the nails of the doors of

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<v Speaker 1>the gates and for braces, more bronze than could be weighed,

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<v Speaker 1>and more cedar logs than could be counted. The Sidonians

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<v Speaker 1>and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs

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<v Speaker 1>to David. David said, my son Solomon is just an

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<v Speaker 1>inexperienced young man, and the temple to be built for

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord must be especially magnificent, so it will become

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<v Speaker 1>famous and be considered splendid by all the nations. Therefore,

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<v Speaker 1>I will make preparations for its construction. So David made

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<v Speaker 1>extensive preparations. Before he died. He summoned his son Solomon

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<v Speaker 1>and charged him to build a temple for the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>God of Israel. David said to Solomon, my son, I

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<v Speaker 1>really wanted to build a temple to honor the Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>my God. But the Lord said to me, you have

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<v Speaker 1>spilled a great deal of blood and fought many battles.

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<v Speaker 1>You must not build a temple to honor me, for

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<v Speaker 1>you have spilled a great deal of blood on the

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<v Speaker 1>ground before me. Look, you will have a son who

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<v Speaker 1>will be a peaceful man. I will give him rest

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<v Speaker 1>from all his enemies on every side. Indeed, Solomon will

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<v Speaker 1>be his name. I will give Israel peace and quiet.

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<v Speaker 1>During his reign. He will build a temple to honor me.

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<v Speaker 1>He will become my son, and I will become his father.

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<v Speaker 1>I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>my son, may the Lord be with you. May you

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<v Speaker 1>succeed and build a temple for the Lord your God,

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<v Speaker 1>just as he announced you would. Only May the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>give you insight and understanding when he places you in

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<v Speaker 1>charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord your God. Then you will succeed if you

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<v Speaker 1>carefully obey the rules and regulations which the Lord ordered

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<v Speaker 1>Moses to give to Israel. Be strong and brave, don't

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<v Speaker 1>be afraid, and don't panic. Now look, I have made

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<v Speaker 1>every effort to supply what is needed to build the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord's temple. I've stored up one hundred thousand talents of gold,

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<v Speaker 1>one million talents of silver, and so much bronze and

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<v Speaker 1>iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones.

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<v Speaker 1>Feel free to add more. You also have available many workers,

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<v Speaker 1>including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable array of workers

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<v Speaker 1>who are skilled in using gold, silver, bronze and iron.

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<v Speaker 1>Get up and begin the work. May the Lord be

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<v Speaker 1>with you. David ordered all the officials of Israel to

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<v Speaker 1>support his son Solomon. He told them, the Lord your

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<v Speaker 1>God is with you. He has made you secure on

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<v Speaker 1>every side, for he handed over to me the inhabitants

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<v Speaker 1>of the region, and the region is subdued before the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord and his people. Now seek the Lord your God

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<v Speaker 1>wholeheartedly and with your entire being. Get up and build

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<v Speaker 1>the sanctuary of the Lord God. Then you can bring

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<v Speaker 1>the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built

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<v Speaker 1>to honor the Lord. 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 passage of scripture today, as you

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<v Speaker 1>made preparation for the temple to be built, and you

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<v Speaker 1>inspired David to make those preparations, and through David you

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<v Speaker 1>encourage Solomon to complete that task. Lord, We're grateful that

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<v Speaker 1>you did that. We're grateful for what it symbolizes and

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<v Speaker 1>what it represents. We know Lord that when we look

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<v Speaker 1>back at these passages of scripture that speak of your

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<v Speaker 1>temple being built, we realize that they give us a

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<v Speaker 1>picture of the fact that one day you would be

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<v Speaker 1>building your church, which is not a mere physical building,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is a body of believers, a group of

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<v Speaker 1>people who have come to faith in your son Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>and are being built up as the temple of the

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Spirit. You live within us, You indwell us. You

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<v Speaker 1>are present with us, and we're grateful for these things. Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for taking outcasts like us and bringing us

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<v Speaker 1>into your family. And we pray Lord that throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>course of this day, that our hearts would be warmed

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<v Speaker 1>with the truth of that knowledge, that we would be

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<v Speaker 1>encouraged in the knowledge of the fact that you want

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<v Speaker 1>us near to you, and you accomplish that as you

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<v Speaker 1>inspire our hearts to trust in your son, Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for all these things, and we're grateful for

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege of being able to look at your word today.

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<v Speaker 1>We thank you for this all in Jesus' name. Amen.