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The Whosoever Study Bible
Whosoever will, may come.
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the first book of the chronicles
Ezra (likely) · c. 440 BC
Chapter the Twenty-eighth
The Story Worth Retelling
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And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people:
As for me, I
had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou
hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah
to be
the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make
me king over all Israel:
And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him
to be my son, and I will be his father.
Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave
it
for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do
it.
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
He gave of gold by weight for
things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service;
silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight,
both for the candlestick, and
also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
And by weight
he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and
likewise silver for the tables of silver:
Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons
he gave gold by weight for every bason; and
likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out
their wings,
and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
All
this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by
his hand upon me,
even all the works of this pattern.
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do
it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God,
even
my God,
will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites,
even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and
there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people
will be wholly at thy commandment.
DOCTRINAL VERDICT
TIER 1: THE CHRONICLER ANSWERS WITH GENEALOGIES
1 Chronicles was written for people who had already lost everything. The exile is over. The people have returned to the land. But Jerusalem is rubble, the temple is gone, and the Davidic monarchy has not been restored. The question pressing on every family that walked back from Babylon: does any of this still mean something? The Chronicler answers with nine chapters of genealogy: from Adam to the sons of David. Not administrative records. A thread map. The story did not start with the exile and it did not end there. The covenant with David is still in force.
Thread 3 Through the Genealogies: The Covenant Still in Force