From 4c22623e24deb03dcacbe6bf52d9a38ce54eca9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:43:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] 1 Chronicles 24:1-31 --- content/bible_journal/1chronicles_24:1-31.md | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/1chronicles_24:1-31.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_24:1-31.md b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_24:1-31.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..903660c --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_24:1-31.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ ++++ +title = "1 Chronicles 24:1–31" +date = "2024-06-17" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles24.1-31) + +Having numbered the Levites, the Chronicler tells us of the organization of the priests. +Only the descendants of Aaron were appointed to be priests, and only two of his four sons survived to have children: Eleazar and Ithamar. +Nadab and Abihu were consumed by fire from the Lord because they were not careful to do as He commanded and to treat Him and his service as holy. +By David's time, there were apparently twice as many priests able to serve in the tabernacle from Eleazar's line than Ithamar's. +Therefore, they were scheduled twice as much time to serve. +It makes me wonder if this arrangement was ever rebalanced as the priestly demographics changed over the centuries. + +The twenty-four divisions of the priests are listed. +Probably, the only one that would be familiar is the eighth division, Abijah. +This is the division that Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, belonged to. +It is not recorded here how often the divisions rotated through there temple service, though we know from Luke 1 that the individual priest's duties within each division were chosen by lot. + +From verse 20 we are givien a list of the descendants of Levi again. +This time the emphasis is that the Levites were sorted into divisions just as the priests were. +The labor of caring for the tabernacle and temple and supporting the service offered to the Lord is organized along family lines. +The details of this division follow in later chapters. + +* * * + +You care for us by establishing order and giving us both work and rest in their due time.