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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:51 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Tuesday April 28 >1 Chronicles 26-29 (The Message) > > 1 Chronicles 26 > The Security Guards > 1-11 The teams of security guards were from the family of Korah: > Meshelemiah son of Kore (one of > the sons of Asaph). Meshelemiah's sons were Zechariah, the firstborn, > followed by Jediael, Zebadiah, > Jathniel, Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai-seven sons. Obed-Edom's sons > were Shemaiah, the firstborn, > followed by Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel, Ammiel, Issachar, and > Peullethai-God blessed him with > eight sons. His son Shemaiah had sons who provided outstanding leadership > in the family: Othni, > Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also > exceptional. These all came > from the line of Obed-Edom-all of them outstanding and strong. There were > sixty-two of them. > Meshelemiah had eighteen sons and relatives who were outstanding. The sons > of Hosah the Merarite > were Shimri (he was not the firstborn but his father made him first), then > Hilkiah, followed by > Tabaliah and Zechariah. Hosah accounted for thirteen. > 12-16 These teams of security guards, supervised by their leaders, kept > order in The Temple of God, > keeping up the traditions of their ancestors. They were all assigned to > their posts by the same > method regardless of the prominence of their families-each picked his gate > assignment from a hat. > Shelemiah was assigned to the East Gate; his son Zechariah, a shrewd > counselor, got the North Gate. > Obed-Edom got the South Gate; and his sons pulled duty at the storehouse. > Shuppim and Hosah were > posted to the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the high road. > > 16-18 The guards stood shoulder to shoulder: six Levites per day on the > east, four per day on the > north and on the south, and two at a time at the storehouse. At the open > court to the west, four > guards were posted on the road and two at the court. > > 19 These are the teams of security guards from the sons of Korah and > Merari. > > Financial Affairs: Accountants and Bookkeepers > 20-22 Other Levites were put in charge of the financial affairs of The > Temple of God. From the > family of Ladan (all Gershonites) came Jehieli, and the sons of Jehieli, > Zetham and his brother > Joel. They supervised the finances of the sanctuary of God. > 23-28 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the > Uzzielites: Shubael, descended > from Gershom the son of Moses, was the chief financial officer. His > relatives through Eliezer: his > son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zicri, and his son > Shelomith. Shelomith and > his relatives were in charge of valuables consecrated by David the king, > family heads, and various > generals and commanders from the army. They dedicated the plunder that > they had gotten in war to the > work of the worship of God. In addition, everything that had been > dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul > son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah-anything that had > been dedicated, ever, was > the responsibility of Shelomith and his family. > > 29-30 From the family of the Izharites, Kenaniah and sons were appointed > as officials and judges > responsible for affairs outside the work of worship and sanctuary. From > the family of the > Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives-1,700 well-qualified men-were > responsible for administration > of matters related to the worship of God and the king's work in the > territory west of the Jordan. > > 31-32 According to the family tree of the Hebronites, Jeriah held pride of > place. In the fortieth > year of David's reign (his last), the Hebron family tree was researched > and outstanding men were > found at Jazer in Gilead, namely, Jeriah and 2,700 men of his extended > family: David the king made > them responsible for administration of matters related to the worship of > God and the work of the > king in the territory east of the Jordan-the Reubenites, the Gadites, and > the half-tribe of > Manasseh. > > 1 Chronicles 27 > Military Organization > 1 Here is the listing of the sons of Israel by family heads, commanders > and captains, and other > officers who served the king in everything military. Army divisions were > on duty a month at a time > for the twelve months of the year. Each division comprised 24,000 men. > 2-3 First division, first month: Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge > with 24,000 men. He came > from the line of Perez. He was over all the army officers during the first > month. > > 4 The division for the second month: Dodai the Ahohite was in charge: > 24,000 men; Mikloth was the > leader of his division. > > 5-6 Commander for the third month: Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest with > 24,000 men. This was the > same Benaiah who was a Mighty Man among the Thirty and their chief. His > son Ammizabad was in charge > of the division. > > 7 Fourth division for the fourth month: Asahel brother of Joab; his son > Zebadiah succeeded him: > 24,000 men. > > 8 Fifth division, fifth month: commander Shamhuth the Izrahite: 24,000 > men. > > 9 Sixth division, sixth month: Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: 24,000 men. > > 10 Seventh division, seventh month: Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite: > 24,000 men. > > 11 Eighth division, eighth month: Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite: > 24,000 men. > > 12 Ninth division, ninth month: Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite: > 24,000 men. > > 13 Tenth division, tenth month: Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite: > 24,000 men. > > 14 Eleventh division, eleventh month: Benaiah the Pirathomite, an > Ephraimite: 24,000 men. > > 15 Twelfth division, twelfth month: Heldai the Netophathite from the > family of Othniel: 24,000 men. > > Tribal Administrators > 16-22 Administrators of the affairs of the tribes: > for Reuben: Eliezer son of Zicri; > > for Simeon: Shephatiah son of Maacah; > > for Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel; > > for Aaron: Zadok; > > for Judah: Elihu, David's brother; > > for Issachar: Omri son of Michael; > > for Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; > > for Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel; > > for Ephraim: Hoshea son of Azaziah; > > for one half-tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah; > > for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah; > > for Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner; > > for Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham. > > These are the administrative officers assigned to the tribes of Israel. > > 23-24 David didn't keep a count of men under the age of twenty, because > God had promised to give > Israel a population as numerous as the stars in the sky. Joab son of > Zeruiah started out counting > the men, but he never finished. God's anger broke out on Israel because of > the counting. As it > turned out, the numbers were never entered into the court records of King > David. > > Supply Officers > 25 The king's storage facilities were supervised by Azmaveth son of Adiel. > Jonathan son of Uzziah > was responsible for the warehouses in the outlying areas. > 26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers on the farms. > > 27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards and Zabdi the > Shiphmite was in charge of > grapes for the wine vats. > > 28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig > trees in the western hills, > and Joash was in charge of the olive oil. > > 29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of herds grazing in Sharon and > Shaphat son of Adlai was in > charge of herds in the valley. > > 30-31 Obil the Ismaelite was in charge of the camels, Jehdeiah the > Meronothite was in charge of the > donkeys, and Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. > > These were the ones responsible for taking care of King David's > property. > > David's Counselors > 32 Jonathan, David's uncle, a wise and literate counselor, and Jehiel son > of Hacmoni, were > responsible for rearing the king's sons. > 33-34 Ahithophel was the king's counselor; Hushai the Arkite was the > king's friend. Ahithophel was > later replaced by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. > > Joab was commander of the king's army. > > 1 Chronicles 28 > David's Valedictory Address > 1 David called together all the leaders of Israel-tribal administrators, > heads of various > governmental operations, military commanders and captains, stewards in > charge of the property and > livestock belonging to the king and his sons-everyone who held responsible > positions in the kingdom. > 2-7 King David stood tall and spoke: "Listen to me, my people: I fully > intended to build a > permanent structure for the Chest of the Covenant of God, God's footstool. > But when I got ready to > build it, God said to me, 'You may not build a house to honor me-you've > done too much > fighting-killed too many people.' God chose me out of my family to be king > over Israel forever. > First he chose Judah as the lead tribe, then he narrowed it down to my > family, and finally he picked > me from my father's sons, pleased to make me the king over all Israel. And > then from all my sons-and > God gave me many!-he chose my son Solomon to sit on the throne of God's > rule over Israel. He went on > to say, 'Your son Solomon will build my house and my courts: I have chosen > him to be my royal > adopted son; and I will be to him a father. I will guarantee that his > kingdom will last if he > continues to be as strong-minded in doing what I command and carrying out > my decisions as he is > doing now.' > > 8 "And now, in this public place, all Israel looking on and God listening > in, as God's people, obey > and study every last one of the commandments of your God so that you can > make the most of living in > this good land and pass it on intact to your children, insuring a good > future. > > 9-10 "And you, Solomon my son, get to know well your father's God; serve > him with a whole heart and > eager mind, for God examines every heart and sees through every motive. If > you seek him, he'll make > sure you find him, but if you abandon him, he'll leave you for good. Look > sharp now! God has chosen > you to build his holy house. Be brave, determined! And do it!" > > 11-19 Then David presented his son Solomon with the plans for The Temple > complex: porch, > storerooms, meeting rooms, and the place for atoning sacrifice. He turned > over the plans for > everything that God's Spirit had brought to his mind: the design of the > courtyards, the arrangements > of rooms, and the closets for storing all the holy things. He gave him his > plan for organizing the > Levites and priests in their work of leading and ordering worship in the > house of God, and for > caring for the liturgical furnishings. He provided exact specifications > for how much gold and silver > was needed for each article used in the services of worship: the gold and > silver Lampstands and > lamps, the gold tables for consecrated bread, the silver tables, the gold > forks, the bowls and the > jars, and the Incense Altar. And he gave him the plan for sculpting the > cherubs with their wings > outstretched over the Chest of the Covenant of God-the cherubim throne. > "Here are the blueprints for > the whole project as God gave me to understand it," David said. > > 20-21 David continued to address Solomon: "Take charge! Take heart! Don't > be anxious or get > discouraged. God, my God, is with you in this; he won't walk off and leave > you in the lurch. He's at > your side until every last detail is completed for conducting the worship > of God. You have all the > priests and Levites standing ready to pitch in, and skillful craftsmen and > artisans of every kind > ready to go to work. Both leaders and people are ready. Just say the > word." > > 1 Chronicles 29 > They Get Ready to Build > 1-5 Then David the king addressed the congregation: "My son Solomon was > singled out and chosen by > God to do this. But he's young and untested and the work is huge-this is > not just a place for people > to meet each other, but a house for God to meet us. I've done my best to > get everything together for > building this house for my God, all the materials necessary: gold, silver, > bronze, iron, lumber, > precious and varicolored stones, and building stones-vast stockpiles. > Furthermore, because my heart > is in this, in addition to and beyond what I have gathered, I'm turning > over my personal fortune of > gold and silver for making this place of worship for my God: 3,000 talents > (about 113 tons) of > gold-all from Ophir, the best-and 7,000 talents (214 tons) of silver for > covering the walls of the > buildings, and for the gold and silver work by craftsmen and artisans. > "And now, how about you? Who among you is ready and willing to join in > the giving?" > > 6-8 Ready and willing, the heads of families, leaders of the tribes of > Israel, commanders and > captains in the army, stewards of the king's affairs, stepped forward and > gave willingly. They gave > 5,000 talents (188 tons) and 10,000 darics (185 pounds) of gold, 10,000 > talents of silver (377 > tons), 18,000 talents of bronze (679 tons), and 100,000 talents (3,775 > tons) of iron. Anyone who had > precious jewels put them in the treasury for the building of The Temple of > God in the custody of > Jehiel the Gershonite. > > 9 And the people were full of a sense of celebration-all that giving! And > all given willingly, > freely! King David was exuberant. > > 10-13 David blessed God in full view of the entire congregation: > Blessed are you, God of Israel, our father > from of old and forever. > To you, O God, belong the greatness and the might, > the glory, the victory, the majesty, the splendor; > Yes! Everything in heaven, everything on earth; > the kingdom all yours! You've raised yourself high over all. > Riches and glory come from you, > you're ruler over all; > You hold strength and power in the palm of your hand > to build up and strengthen all. > And here we are, O God, our God, giving thanks to you, > praising your splendid Name. > > 14-19 "But me-who am I, and who are these my people, that we should > presume to be giving something > to you? Everything comes from you; all we're doing is giving back what > we've been given from your > generous hand. As far as you're concerned, we're homeless, shiftless > wanderers like our ancestors, > our lives mere shadows, hardly anything to us. God, our God, all these > materials-these piles of > stuff for building a house of worship for you, honoring your Holy Name-it > all came from you! It was > all yours in the first place! I know, dear God, that you care nothing for > the surface-you want us, > our true selves-and so I have given from the heart, honestly and happily. > And now see all these > people doing the same, giving freely, willingly-what a joy! O God, God of > our fathers Abraham, > Isaac, and Israel, keep this generous spirit alive forever in these people > always, keep their hearts > set firmly in you. And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused > heart so that he can obey what > you command, live by your directions and counsel, and carry through with > building The Temple for > which I have provided." > > 20 David then addressed the congregation: "Bless God, your God!" And they > did it, blessed God, the > God of their ancestors, and worshiped reverently in the presence of God > and the king. > > 21-22 The very next day they butchered the sacrificial animals and offered > in the worship of Israel > to God a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand sheep, and in > addition drink offerings and many > other sacrifices. They feasted all day, eating and drinking before God, > exuberant with joy. > > 22-25 Then they ceremonially reenacted Solomon's coronation, anointing > David's son before God as > their leader, and Zadok as priest. Solomon sat on the throne of God as > king in place of David his > father. And everything went well; all Israel obeyed him. All the leaders > of the people, including > all the sons of King David, accepted Solomon as their king and promised > their loyalty. Solomon rode > high on a crest of popular acclaim-it was all God's doing. God gave him > position and honor beyond > any king in Israel before him. > > > 26-30 David son of Jesse ruled over all Israel. He was king for forty > years. He ruled from Hebron > seven years and from Jerusalem thirty-three. He died at a ripe old age, > full of days, wealth, and > glory. His son Solomon ruled after him. The history of David the king, > from start to finish, is > written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, Nathan the prophet, and Gad > the seer, including a full > account of his rule, his exploits, and the times through which he and > Israel and the surrounding > kingdoms passed. > > > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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