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Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter fifteen,

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Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the New Living Translation. David

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Speaker 1: now built several buildings for himself in the city of David.

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Speaker 1: He also prepared a place for the Ark of God

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Speaker 1: and set up a special tent for it. Then he commanded,

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Speaker 1: no one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God.

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Speaker 1: The Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of

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Speaker 1: the Lord and to serve him forever. Then David summoned

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Speaker 1: all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the

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Speaker 1: Lord to the place he had prepared for it. This

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Speaker 1: is the number of the descendants of Aaron, the priests

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Speaker 1: and the Levite who were called together from the clan

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Speaker 1: of Kohath one hundred twenty with Uriel as their leader,

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Speaker 1: from the clan of Marri two hundred twenty with Asaiah

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Speaker 1: as their leader, from the clan of Gershan one hundred

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Speaker 1: thirty with Joel as their leader. From the descendants of

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Speaker 1: Eliza Fan two hundred with Shamayah as their leader, from

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Speaker 1: the descendants of Hebron eighty, with Eliel as their leader,

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Speaker 1: from the descendants of Uziel one hundred twelve, with a

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Speaker 1: Minidab as their leader. Then David summoned the priests Zadok

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Speaker 1: and Abiathar and these Levite leaders Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shamaiah,

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Speaker 1: Eliel and a Minidab. He said to them, you are

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Speaker 1: the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves

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Speaker 1: and all your fellow Leviites so you can bring the

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Speaker 1: Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel to the

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Speaker 1: place I have prepared for it. Because you Levites did

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Speaker 1: not carry the ark the first time, the anger of

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Speaker 1: the Lord, our God burst out against us. We failed

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Speaker 1: to ask God how to move it properly. So the

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Speaker 1: priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring

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Speaker 1: the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel to Jerusalem.

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Speaker 1: Then the Levites carried the Ark of God on their

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Speaker 1: shoulders with its carrying poles, just as the Lord had

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Speaker 1: instructed Moses. David also ordered the Levite leaders to appoint

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Speaker 1: a choir of Levites who were singers and musicians, to

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Speaker 1: sing joyful songs to the accompaniment of harps, leers and symbols.

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Speaker 1: So the Levites appointed he Man, son of Joel, along

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Speaker 1: with his fellow Levites Asaf son of Berechiah, and Ethan,

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Speaker 1: son of Kushiah, from the clan of Marai. The following

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Speaker 1: men were chosen as their assistance Zechariah, Jaziel Shamera, moth Jeheel,

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Speaker 1: ooni ilieb Beniah, Massiah, Mattithiah, Eliphala Who, Miknaiah, and the

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Speaker 1: gatekeepers obd Edam and Jayeel. The musicians, Hemen, Asaff and

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Speaker 1: Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze symbols. Zechariah, Aziel, Shamira,

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Speaker 1: moth Jaheel, Uni, ilib Messiah and Benaiah were chosen to

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Speaker 1: play the harps. Mattathiah, Eliphala, Who, Mknaiah, obd Edam, jay Eel,

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Speaker 1: and Azaziah were chosen to play the leers. Kenaniah, the

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Speaker 1: head Levite, was chosen as the choir leader because of

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Speaker 1: his skill. Beverakiah and Elkanah were chosen to guard the

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Speaker 1: ark Chebiniah, Joshafat, nethanel Amesiah, Zechariah, Beniah and Eliza, all

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Speaker 1: of whom were priests were chosen to blow the trumpets

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Speaker 1: as they marched in front of the Ark of God.

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Speaker 1: Obid Edam and Jehiah were chosen to guard the ark.

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Speaker 1: Then David and the elders of Israel and the generals

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Speaker 1: of the army went to the house of obid Edam

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Speaker 1: to bring the Ark of the Lord's Covenant up to

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Speaker 1: Jerusalem with a great celebration. And because God was clearly

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Speaker 1: helping the Levites, as they carried the Ark of the

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Speaker 1: Lord's Covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams. David

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Speaker 1: was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were

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Speaker 1: all the Levites who carried the ark, and also the

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Speaker 1: singers and ken Andiah, the choir leader. David was also

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Speaker 1: wearing a priestly garment. So all Israel brought up the

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Speaker 1: Ark of the Lord's Covenant with shouts of joy, the

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Speaker 1: blowing of ramshorns and trumpets, the crashing of symbols, and

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Speaker 1: loud playing on harps and lears. But as the Ark

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Speaker 1: of the Lord's Covenant entered the city of David, Michael,

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Speaker 1: the daughter of Saul, looked down from her window when

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Speaker 1: she saw King David skipping about and laughing with joy.

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Speaker 1: She was filled with contempt for him. Let's pray. Lord,

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Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at it today.

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Speaker 1: And Lord, as we look at this portion of scripture,

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Speaker 1: we can see that it was a burden on David's heart.

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Speaker 1: It was a desire of his to bring the ark

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Speaker 1: of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Lord, we believe that you

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Speaker 1: place that burden on his heart, and we can see

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Speaker 1: great delight and great joy as he celebrated that fact.

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Speaker 1: As this chapter concludes, Lord, we know that in your

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Speaker 1: son Jesus Christ, through faith in him, we have been

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Speaker 1: granted great joy and great delight. And you invite us

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Speaker 1: to live our lives filled with joy as men and

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Speaker 1: women who have been called your children through faith in

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Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ. And Lord, we know that our

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Speaker 1: joy is not dependent on circumstances. We know that the

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Speaker 1: joy that we experience is something that continues in spite

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Speaker 1: of our circumstances because it's anchored in the person of

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Speaker 1: your son Jesus. So we're grateful for that reality. We're

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Speaker 1: grateful for your presence with us today, and we thank you,

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Speaker 1: Lord that you call us your own We commit this

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Speaker 1: day to your care, and we thank you for all

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Speaker 1: these things in Jesus' name. Amen.