历代志上

Give Willingly to the LORD for all comes from the LORD (v1-20) The temple of the Lord is built with gold, silver, bronze, iron and various precious stones (v2). In NT, we are God’s temple: [Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?] (1 Cor 3:16). Are … Read more

Plans for Building the Temple v1: David called all his leaders into Jerusalem for the announcement of building the temple. v2: It is interested that David called the leaders his brothers and his people. By calling the leaders who serve under him brothers, he put himself on the same level as them, even though he is … Read more

Gatekeepers and Treasurers This chapter list the names of the gatekeepers, their duties was already described in chapter 9, verse 17-27. Although they had many duties, their chef duty is the guard the treasuries of the temple (9:26). It was a very important work, because all the treasures in Israel was stored in the storehouse … Read more

Serving the LORD with music This chapter is about the musicians who served in the house of God. We notice the following characteristics in the music ministry: The musical ministry was led by three men, instead of just one man: Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun (v1) Multiple kind of musical instruments were used: harps, lyres and … Read more