Abijam’s not-so-faithful reign
Israel and Judah stay split, but both fall away from God, fall into war and are invaded by Egypt and …
Tag Archives: Levites
The census wasn’t even needed
Duties of Temple officials and other jobs, tribal leaders, David instructs Solomon on building the Temple: 1 Chronicles 26–28 After a …
Musicians to proclaim God’s messages
Allocating jobs in the new Temple: 1 Chronicles 23–25 When David was very old, he started allocating tasks for the Temple that …
Hopeless
The Levites complain: Numbers 16–18 The reality of their situation was starting to bite: there would be no promised land for …
The first desert Passover
Dedicating the Levites, the second Passover: Numbers 8–9 The Passover was an important celebration of God’s relationship with His people: it was …
Shut the gates and keep the Sabbath
Foreigners are cast out of the assembly. Nehemiah returns to Babylon, only to hear that the tithing and offerings system …
The time of Malachi
Malachi calls on the people to return to God, and for the priests to serve Him according to the Law: …
The joy of tithes and offerings
Volunteers move to occupy Jerusalem, the finished walls are dedicated and the tithe and offering system is re-established: Nehemiah 11–12; …
Celebrating the rediscovered Law
Ezra reads the Law; the people celebrate the Feast of Shelters, confess their sins, and promise to start observing the …
The joy of the new Temple foundation
Cyrus lets the exiles return. They start rebuilding the Temple, but they are opposed by locals who stop the works: Ezra …
God searches for the committed
Israel and Judah stay split, but both fall away from God, fall into war and are invaded by Egypt and …
Couldn’t David have let it go?
Duties of Temple officials and other jobs, tribal leaders, David instructs Solomon on building the Temple: 1 Chronicles 26–28 David really …
Dodging temple politics
Allocating jobs in the new Temple: 1 Chronicles 23–25 As David allocated tasks for the new Temple, he found himself with …
This time he read the manual
The Levites purify themselves then David moves the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem with an open show of worship, …
Choices lead to death or life
The decline of Eli (the house of Aaron), Samuel’s beginnings, losing the Ark of the Covenant: 1 Samuel 1–4 What a …
Somewhere to take refuge
Cities of refuge; cities for the Levites: Joshua 20–21; 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 Cities of refuge were part of the instructions …
