1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 1: I'm John Stanghy, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter nine, 5 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Everyone 6 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: in Israel was listed in the official family records that 7 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: were included in the history of Israel's kings. The people 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: of Judah were taken to Babylonia as prisoners because they 9 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: sinned against the Lord, and the first people to return 10 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: to their towns included priests, levites, temple workers, and other Israelites. 11 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 1: People from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephrium, and Manassa 12 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: settled in Jerusalem. There were six hundred and ninety people 13 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: from the Judah tribe who settled in Jerusalem. They were 14 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: all descended of Judah's three sons, Perez, Sheilah, and Zirah. 15 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: Their leaders were Uthi, Azaiah, and Jayul. Uthi was the 16 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: son of Amahud and a descendant of Amri Imri Banni 17 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: and Perez. Asaiah was a descendant of Sheilah. Jaeyul was 18 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: a descendant of Zara. There are also nine hundred fifty 19 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: six family leaders from the Benjamin tribe who settled in Jerusalem. 20 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: They included Salu son of Mashulam, grandson of Hodevayah and 21 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: great grandson of Hazanua, Ibniah son of Jeroham, Elah, son 22 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: of Uzi and grandson of Mikrimshulam son of Shefataiah, grandson 23 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: of Raul, and great grandson of ib Nija. Here is 24 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: a list of priests who settled in Jerusalem. Jediah jehoiarib 25 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: Jackeen Azariah, who was a temple official and whose ancestors 26 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: included Hilkiah, Mishulam, Zadok, Marioth, and a high tub Adaijah 27 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: son of Jeroham, whose ancestors included Pashur and Malkaija Massi 28 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: son of Adil, whose ancestors included Jasiah, Mishulam, Mishilimyth and Emmer. 29 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: There was a total of one thousand, seven hundred and 30 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: sixty priests, all of them family leaders in their clan 31 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: and trained in the work at the temple. Here is 32 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: a list of Levites who settled in Jerusalem. Shemaiah from 33 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: the Marari clan, whose ancestors included hashub Azrakham and Hashebaiah 34 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: Bakbakar hairesh galal matt and Ayah son of Micah, whose 35 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: ancestors included Zikri and asaff Obadiah son of Shemaiah, whose 36 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: ancestors included Gailal and Jeduthan Berachia, son of Asa and 37 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: grandson of Elkina, who had lived in the villages near 38 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: the town of Netophah. Shallum, Akub Talman Ahiman and their 39 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: relatives were the guards at the temple gates. Shallum was 40 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: the leader of this clan, and for a long time 41 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: they had been the guards at the King's Gate on 42 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: the east side of the city. Before that, their ancestors 43 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: guarded the entrance to the Levite camp. Shallum, son of Kor, 44 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: as well as the other men in the Korahite clan, 45 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: guarded the entrance to the temple, just as their ancestors 46 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: had guarded the entrance to the sacred tent. Phineas son 47 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: of Eliezer, had supervised their work because the Lord was 48 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: with him. Zechariah, son of Mishalemaya, was also one of 49 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: the guards at the temple. There was a total of 50 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: two hundred twelve guards, all of them listed in the 51 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: family records in their towns. Their ancestors had been chosen 52 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: by King David and by Samuel the Prophet to be 53 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: responsible for this work, and now they guarded the temple gates. 54 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: There was one full time guard appointed to each of 55 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: the four sides of the temple. Their assistants lived in 56 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: the villages outside the city, and every seven days a 57 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: group of them would come into the city and take 58 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: their turn at guard duty. The four full time guards 59 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: were Levites, and they supervised the other guards and were 60 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: responsible for the rooms in the temple and the supplies 61 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: kept there. They guarded the temple day and night, and 62 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: opened its doors every morning. Some of the levites were 63 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: responsible for the equipment used in worship at the temple, 64 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: and they had to count everything before and after it 65 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: was used. Others were responsible for the temple furnishings and 66 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: its sacred objects, as well as the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, 67 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: and spices, but only the priests could mix the spices. 68 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 1: Mattathiah Shallum's oldest son, was a member of the Levite 69 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: clan of Cora, and he was in charge of baking 70 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: the bread used for offerings. The Levites from the Kohath 71 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: clan were in charge of baking the sacred loaves of 72 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: bread for each Sabbath. The Levite family members who were 73 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: the musicians also lived at the temple. They had no 74 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: other responsibilities because they were on duty day and night. 75 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: All of these men were family leaders in the Levi 76 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: tribe and were listed that way in their family records. 77 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: They lived in Jerusalem. Jayeel had settled the town of Gibeon, 78 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: where he and his wife Maka lived. They had ten 79 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: sons who were born in the following order, Abdon, Zur, Kish, Bail, Nair, 80 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: Nadab Geedore, ohio Zechariah, and Micloth, the father of Shamim. 81 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: Some of them went to live in Jerusalem near their relatives. 82 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: Nur was the father of Kish and the grandfather of 83 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: King Saul. Saul had four sons, Jonathan, Malkashua, Abinadab, and Eshbail. 84 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 1: Jonathan was the father of Marabale, the grandfather of Micah, 85 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: and the great grandfather of Peithon, Melek, Tia and Ahaz. 86 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: The descendants of Ahaz included Jaiah, Alameth asthma Eth, Zimri, Moza, Binia, Rafiah, Elisa, 87 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: and Azel and his six sons Azrakham, Bakaru, Ishmael, Shariah, Obadiah, 88 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:53,720 Speaker 1: and Hainan. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, 89 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: and we thank you for the privilege of being able 90 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: to look at it today. And even as we look 91 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: at this portion of scripture here that lists again more genealogies, 92 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: as we've been looking at the genealogies listed at the 93 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 1: start of this book, we also see in the midst 94 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: of this the responsibilities that many of these individuals had. 95 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: These were responsibilities that you had entrusted to their care, 96 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: and we know Lord that you do the same for us. 97 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: There are responsibilities that you give to us in this world. 98 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: There are stewardships that you entrust to us. Our marriages, 99 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: our families, our job responsibilities. Even the care for our 100 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: home or the care for the resources that you've entrusted 101 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: to us could fall into that category to a certain degree. 102 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: And so we're grateful for these things, Lord, and we 103 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: pray that we would be faithful with every stewardship that 104 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: you entrust to us, because we want to model what 105 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: we see in your son, Jesus Christ, who is faithful 106 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: to you. To your word, to his promises and pledges, 107 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: and fulfilled all righteousness during the course of his earthly life, 108 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: with the goal of accomplishing what we could ever accomplish 109 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: in our flesh, so that he could say us, and 110 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: we're grateful that that's been accomplished. Lord, as men and 111 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: women who believe in your son, Jesus Christ, we pray 112 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: that we would walk faithfully with you today. We pray 113 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: that we would trust you completely, and we pray that 114 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: we would put you first in all matters and in 115 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: all areas of our lives. Thank you, Lord for your 116 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: presence with us, and we commit this day to your 117 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: care in Jesus' name. Amen.