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CONVOLUTION IS NOT THE SOLUTION || S
ometimes we convolute our thinking
and get everything exactly wrong, just like the Roman convolutors Paul addressed. They
deluded themselves into thinking that the more they lied, the greater God’s truth and
glory would appear. We can get caught up in some pretty strange thinking too. We tell
ourselves, I’m not hurting anyone when I lust after someone else, as if our sole standard
was to just not hurt anyone. Lust devalues and objectifies women. It damages us and
our relationships (present and future) by skewing our view of sexuality. Worst of all, it
grieves God.
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Israel. 13 For you will be successful if you care
fully obey the decrees and regulations that the
Lord gave to Israel through Moses. Be strong
and courageous; do not be afraid or lose heart!
14 “I have worked hard to provide materials
for building the Temple of the Lord—nearly
4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver,* and
so much iron and bronze that it cannot be
weighed. I have also gathered timber and
stone for the walls, though you may need to
add more. 15 You have a large number of skilled
stonemasons and carpenters and craftsmen
of e very kind. 16 You have expert goldsmiths
and silversmiths and workers of bronze and
iron. Now begin the work, and may the Lord
be with you!”
17 Then David ordered all the leaders of Is
rael to assist Solomon in this project. 18 “The
Lord your God is with you,” he declared.
“He has given you peace with the surround
ing nations. He has handed them over to me,
and they are now subject to the Lord and his
people. 19 Now seek the Lord your God with
all your heart and soul. Build the sanctuary
of the Lord God so that you can bring the Ark
of the Lord’s Covenant and the holy vessels of
God into the Temple built to honor the Lord’s
name.”
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1 CHRONICLES 22:1–23:32
Then David said, “This will be the location for
the Temple of the Lord God and the place of
the altar for Israel’s burnt offerings!”
2 So David gave orders to call together the
foreigners living in Israel, and he assigned
them the task of preparing finished stone for
building the Temple of God. 3 David provided
large amounts of iron for the nails that would
be needed for the doors in the gates and for the
clamps, and he gave more bronze than could
be weighed. 4 He also provided innumerable
cedar logs, for the men of Tyre and Sidon had
brought vast amounts of cedar to David.
5 David said, “My son Solomon is still young
and inexperienced. And since the Temple to
be built for the Lord must be a magnificent
structure, famous and glorious throughout
the world, I will begin making preparations
for it now.” So David collected vast amounts
of building materials before his death.
6 Then David sent for his son Solomon and
instructed him to build a Temple for the Lord,
the God of Israel. 7 “My son, I wanted to build
a Temple to honor the name of the Lord my
God,” David told him. 8 “But the Lord said to
me, ‘You have killed many men in the battles
you have fought. And since you have shed so
much blood in my sight, you will not be the
one to build a Temple to honor my name. 9 But
you will have a son who will be a man of peace.
I will give him peace with his enemies in all
the surrounding lands. His name will be Sol
omon,* and I will give peace and quiet to Israel
during his reign. 10 He is the one who will build
a Temple to honor my name. He will be my son,
and I will be his father. And I will secure the
throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
11 “Now, my son, may the Lord be with you
and give you success as you follow his direc
tions in building the Temple of the Lord your
God. 12 And may the Lord give you wisdom
and understanding, that you may obey the
Law of the Lord your God as you rule over
23:1 When David was an old man, he appointed
his son Solomon to be king over Israel. 2 David
summoned all the leaders of Israel, together
with the priests and Levites. 3 All the Levites
who were thirty years old or older were
counted, and the total came to 38,000. 4 Then
David said, “From all the Levites, 24,000
will supervise the work at the Temple of the
Lord. Another 6,000 will serve as officials
and judges. 5 Another 4,000 will work as
gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord
with the musical instruments I have made.”
6 Then Da
vid divided the Levites into divi
sions named after the clans descended from
the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and
Merari.
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