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Old/New Testament Reading for Saturday May 26, 2012 (MSG) Posted: 25 May 2012 10:00 PM PDT This text is provided by NavPress Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. The Reading plan is brought to you by BibleYear.com and powered by Bible Gateway. 1 Chronicles 28David's Valedictory Address1 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 8 "And now, in this public place, all Israel looking on and God listening in, as 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 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 20 -21 David continued to address Solomon: "Take charge! Take heart! Don't be anxious or get discouraged. 1 Chronicles 29They Get Ready to Build1 -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 "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 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 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. 20 David then addressed the congregation: "Bless 21 -22 The very next day they butchered the sacrificial animals and offered in the worship of Israel to 22 -25 Then they ceremonially reenacted Solomon's coronation, anointing David's son before John 924They called the man back a second time—the man who had been blind— and told him, "Give credit to God. We know this man is an impostor." 25He replied, "I know nothing about that one way or the other. But I know one thing for sure: I was blind . . . I now see." 26They said, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" 27"I've told you over and over and you haven't listened. Why do you want to hear it again? Are you so eager to become his disciples?" 28 -29With that they jumped all over him. "You might be a disciple of that man, but we're disciples of Moses. We know for sure that God spoke to Moses, but we have no idea where this man even comes from." 30 -33The man replied, "This is amazing! You claim to know nothing about him, but the fact is, he opened my eyes! It's well known that God isn't at the beck and call of sinners, but listens carefully to anyone who lives in reverence and does his will. That someone opened the eyes of a man born blind has never been heard of—ever. If this man didn't come from God, he wouldn't be able to do anything." 34They said, "You're nothing but dirt! How dare you take that tone with us!" Then they threw him out in the street. 35Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and went and found him. He asked him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" 36The man said, "Point him out to me, sir, so that I can believe in him." 37Jesus said, "You're looking right at him. Don't you recognize my voice?" 38"Master, I believe," the man said, and worshiped him. 39Jesus then said, "I came into the world to bring everything into the clear light of day, making all the distinctions clear, so that those who have never seen will see, and those who have made a great pretense of seeing will be exposed as blind." 40Some Pharisees overheard him and said, "Does that mean you're calling us blind?" 41Jesus said, "If you were really blind, you would be blameless, but since you claim to see everything so well, you're accountable for every fault and failure." |
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