WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 23

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

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three, and we'll be reading from the English Standard version.

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<v Speaker 1>When David was old and full of days, he made

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<v Speaker 1>Solomon his son, king over Israel. David assembled all the

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<v Speaker 1>leaders of Israel, and the priests and the Levites. The

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<v Speaker 1>Levites thirty years old and upward were numbered, and the

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<v Speaker 1>total was thirty eight thousand men. Twenty four thousand of these,

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<v Speaker 1>David said, shall have charge of the work in the

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<v Speaker 1>house of the Lord. Six thousand shall be officers and judges,

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<v Speaker 1>four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand shall offer praises to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise.

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<v Speaker 1>And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons

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<v Speaker 1>of Levi, Geharshan, Cohath, and Marri. The sons of Gehrshan

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<v Speaker 1>were Laidan and Shimai. The sons of Laidan Jaheel the Chief,

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<v Speaker 1>and Zethem and Joel. Three the sons of Shimai, Schelomoth,

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<v Speaker 1>Hazel and Heron. Three. These were the heads of the

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<v Speaker 1>father's houses of Leyden and the sons of Shimai, Jayhath, Zena,

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<v Speaker 1>and Jayush and Biah. These four were the sons of Shimai.

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<v Speaker 1>Jay Haath was the chief and Ziza the second. But

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<v Speaker 1>Jayush and Biah did not have many sons. Therefore they

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<v Speaker 1>became counted as a single father's house. The sons of Cohath, Amram, Ishar, Hebron,

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<v Speaker 1>and Uziel. Four of Amram Aaron and Moses. Aaron was

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<v Speaker 1>set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he

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<v Speaker 1>and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever.

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<v Speaker 1>But the sons of Moses, the man of God, were

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<v Speaker 1>named among the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses,

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<v Speaker 1>Gersham and Elizar. The sons of Gersham Sheebuel the Chief,

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<v Speaker 1>the sons of Elizar Rahabia the Chief. Elizar had no

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<v Speaker 1>other sons, but the sons of Rahabiya were very many.

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<v Speaker 1>The sons of Ishar, Shelomith the Chief, the sons of Hebron,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeriah the Chief, Amariyah the second, Jahazel the third, and

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<v Speaker 1>Jechamim the fourth. The sons of Uzil, Mikah the Chief

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<v Speaker 1>and Ishiah the second. The sons of Marari, Mali and Mushi.

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<v Speaker 1>The sons of Ali, Elizar and Kish Elizar died, having

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<v Speaker 1>no sons, but only daughters their kinsmen. The sons of

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<v Speaker 1>Kish married them. The sons of Mushi, Mali, Eder and Jeremov. Three.

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<v Speaker 1>These were the sons of Levi by their father's houses.

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<v Speaker 1>The heads of father's houses, as they were listed according

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<v Speaker 1>to the number of the names of the individuals from

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<v Speaker 1>twenty years old and upward, who were to do the

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<v Speaker 1>work for the service of the House of the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>For David said, the Lord, the God of Israel, has

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<v Speaker 1>given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the Levites no longer need to carry the

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<v Speaker 1>tabernacle or any of the things for its service. For

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<v Speaker 1>by the last words of David, the sons of Levi

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<v Speaker 1>were numbered from twenty years old and upward, for their

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<v Speaker 1>duty was to assist the sons of Erin for the

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<v Speaker 1>service of the House of the Lord, having the care

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<v Speaker 1>of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all

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<v Speaker 1>that is holy, and any work for the service of

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<v Speaker 1>the House of God. Their duty was also to assist

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<v Speaker 1>with the show bread, the flower for the grain offering,

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<v Speaker 1>the wafers of unleavened bread, the baked offering, the offering

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<v Speaker 1>mixed with oil, and all measures of quantity or size.

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<v Speaker 1>And they were to stand every morning thanking and praising

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord, and likewise at evening and whenever burnt offerings

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<v Speaker 1>were offered to the Lord on sabbaths, new moons, and

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<v Speaker 1>feast days, according to the number required of them regularly

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<v Speaker 1>before the Lord. Thus they were to keep charge of

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<v Speaker 1>the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend

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<v Speaker 1>the sons of erin their brothers for the service of

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<v Speaker 1>the House of the Lord. Let's pray, Lord, we thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for your word and for the privilege that it

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<v Speaker 1>is to life. Look at it today, and Lord, as

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<v Speaker 1>we look at this portion of scripture, we can see

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<v Speaker 1>that you inspired David to be a man who was

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<v Speaker 1>concerned about you being worshiped properly. And we're thankful, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to see the thoughtful preparations that he

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<v Speaker 1>made during the course of his life that you would

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<v Speaker 1>be worshiped and honored by the people of Israel. Lord, Sadly,

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<v Speaker 1>we know that the generations that came after them became

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<v Speaker 1>very careless about these things and began worshiping the false

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<v Speaker 1>gods of the neighboring nations. But during this period of time,

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<v Speaker 1>the culture of Israel was focused on worshiping You, as

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<v Speaker 1>David made a point to make that a priority of

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<v Speaker 1>his kingdom. Lord, we know that that's to be a

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<v Speaker 1>priority of our hearts, as well as men and women

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<v Speaker 1>who have been given new minds and new hearts and

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<v Speaker 1>new lives through faith in your son Jesus Christ. You

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<v Speaker 1>call us to prioritize worshiping You, that everything that we

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<v Speaker 1>do should ultimately come back to being an act of

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<v Speaker 1>worship toward You, That all aspects of our lives should

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<v Speaker 1>be invested in your worship. So, Lord, we pray that

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<v Speaker 1>you would foster that in our lives. We pray that

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<v Speaker 1>you would make that the case and the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>prioritization that we see David making for your worship. We

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<v Speaker 1>pray that that would be the intent of our hearts

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Lord, we love you, We thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>your presence with us today, and we pray this all

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<v Speaker 1>in Jesus' name. Amen.