WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 29

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>told the crowd God chose my son Solomon to build

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<v Speaker 1>the temple. But Solomon is young and has no experience.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not just any building. This is the temple

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lord God. That is why I have done

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<v Speaker 1>my best to get everything Solomon will need to build it. Gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, onyx,

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<v Speaker 1>turquoise colored gems, all kinds of precious stones and marble.

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<v Speaker 1>Besides doing all that, I have promised to give part

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<v Speaker 1>of my own gold and since as a way of

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<v Speaker 1>showing my love for God's Temple, almost one hundred twenty

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<v Speaker 1>tons of my finest gold and over two hundred fifty

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<v Speaker 1>tons of my silver will be used to decorate its

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<v Speaker 1>walls and to make the gold and silver objects. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>who else will show their dedication to the Lord by

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<v Speaker 1>giving gifts for building his temple. After David finished speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>the family leaders the tribal leaders, the army commanders, and

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<v Speaker 1>the government officials voluntarily gave gifts for the temple. These

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<v Speaker 1>gifts included almost two hundred tons of gold, three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>eighty tons of silver, almost seven hundred tons of bronze,

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<v Speaker 1>and three thousand, seven hundred fifty tons of iron. Everyone

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<v Speaker 1>who owned precious stones also donated them to the temple treasury,

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<v Speaker 1>where Jaheel from the Levite clan of Gershan guarded them.

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<v Speaker 1>David and the people were very happy that so much

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<v Speaker 1>had been given to the Lord, and they all celebrated

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<v Speaker 1>then in front of everyone, David saying praises to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>I praise you forever. Lord, you are the God, are

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<v Speaker 1>ancestor Jacob worshiped. Your power is great, and your glory

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<v Speaker 1>is seen everywhere in heaven and on earth. You are

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<v Speaker 1>king of the entire world, and you rule with strength

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<v Speaker 1>and power. You make people rich and powerful and famous.

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<v Speaker 1>We thank you, our God, and praise you. But why

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<v Speaker 1>should we be happy that we have given you these gifts.

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<v Speaker 1>They belong to you, and we have only given back

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<v Speaker 1>what is already yours. We are only foreigners living here

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<v Speaker 1>on earth for a while, just as our ancestors were,

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<v Speaker 1>and we will soon be gone, like a shadow that

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<v Speaker 1>suddenly disappears. Our Lord God, we have brought all these

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<v Speaker 1>things for building a temple to honor you. They belong

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<v Speaker 1>to you, and you gave them to us. But we

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<v Speaker 1>are happy because everyone has voluntarily given you these things.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what is in everyone's heart, and you are pleased.

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<v Speaker 1>When people are honest, always make us eager to give,

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<v Speaker 1>and help us be faithful to you, just as our

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<v Speaker 1>ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob faithfully worshiped you, and give

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<v Speaker 1>Solomon the desire to completely obey your laws and teachings,

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<v Speaker 1>and the desire to build the temple for which I

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<v Speaker 1>have provided these gifts. David then said to the people,

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<v Speaker 1>now it's your turn to praise the Lord, the god

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<v Speaker 1>your ancestors worshiped. So everyone praised the Lord, and they

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<v Speaker 1>bowed down to honor him and David their king. The

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<v Speaker 1>next day, the Israelites slaughtered a thousand bulls, a thousand rams,

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<v Speaker 1>and a thousand lambs, and they offered them as sacrifices

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<v Speaker 1>to please the Lord, along with offerings of wine. The

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<v Speaker 1>people were very happy, and they ate and drank there

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<v Speaker 1>at the Lord's altar. That same day, Solomon was crowned king.

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<v Speaker 1>The people celebrated and poured olive oil on Solomon's head

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<v Speaker 1>to show that he would be their next king. They

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<v Speaker 1>also poured oil on Zadok's head to show that he

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<v Speaker 1>was their priest. So Solomon became king after David his father.

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<v Speaker 1>Solomon was successful and everyone in Israel obeyed him. Every

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<v Speaker 1>official and every soldier, as well as all of David's

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<v Speaker 1>other sons, were loyal to him. The Lord made Solomon

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<v Speaker 1>a great king, and the whole nation was amazed at

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<v Speaker 1>how famous he was. In fact, no other king of

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<v Speaker 1>Israel was as great as Solomon. David, the son of Jesse,

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<v Speaker 1>was king of Israel for forty years. He ruled from

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<v Speaker 1>Hebron for seven years and from Jerusalem for thirty three years.

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<v Speaker 1>David was rich and respected and lived to be an

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<v Speaker 1>old man. Then he died and his son Solomon became king.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything David did while he was king is included in

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<v Speaker 1>the history written by the prophets Samuel, Nathan and God.

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<v Speaker 1>They wrote about his powerful rule and about the things

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<v Speaker 1>that happened not only to him, but also to Israel

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<v Speaker 1>and the other nations. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your word and for giving us the privilege to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to look at this portion of scripture today.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we look at this portion of your word today,

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<v Speaker 1>we see David being eager to generously give that which

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<v Speaker 1>you had entrusted to him so that it could be

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<v Speaker 1>used in building the temple under Solomon's reign. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we see that David's example inspired the people of Israel

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<v Speaker 1>to be generous and to give over to you things

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<v Speaker 1>that you had blessed them with, so that those gifts

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<v Speaker 1>could be used in the building of your temple. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we could see that David was desirous of worshiping you,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was encouraging to the other people of Israel

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<v Speaker 1>that they would also become worshipers of You, who were

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<v Speaker 1>fully devoted to you and who looked at the things

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<v Speaker 1>that you had entrusted to them as simply stewardships and

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<v Speaker 1>not really things that actually belong to us. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that that would be our mindset as well, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>as men and women who have come to know you

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<v Speaker 1>through faith in your son Jesus Christ, the Ultimate King

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel. We pray Lord, that we would be people

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<v Speaker 1>who look at everything that you've entrusted to us, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it be financial resources, or whether it be time, or

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be a talent or a spiritual gift, And

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<v Speaker 1>that we would look at these things as stewardships, as

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<v Speaker 1>things loan to us for a brief period of time.

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<v Speaker 1>Our lives are but shadows, and that we would use

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<v Speaker 1>these things to worship you and to bring glory to

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<v Speaker 1>your name, never marrying our hearts to the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you entrust to us, but always recognizing that anything that

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<v Speaker 1>we have is a gift from you that you call

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<v Speaker 1>us to use for your glory. So Lord, we pray

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<v Speaker 1>that that would be our mindset and perspective today and

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<v Speaker 1>every day that we live. We thank you for your goodness,

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<v Speaker 1>We thank you for your grace, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your love. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,