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POOR TREATMENT OF THE POOR || W
e are called by God to do many things—
right things that bring glory to God. This truth in Proverbs was reinforced by the
teachings of Christ, who said that when you have done something to those with the
least value in the world, you have actually done it to him. Children did not have much
value in the days Jesus walked the earth. The poor have never had much value to the
world. However we treat the poor, we’re treating Jesus the same way. And when we get
it right, we are rewarded.
J u ly 1 9
1 CHRONICLES 28:1–29:30
David summoned all the officials of Israel
to Jerusalem—the leaders of the tribes, the
commanders of the army divisions, the other
generals and captains,* the overseers of the
royal property and livestock, the palace offi
cials, the mighty men, and all the other brave
warriors in the kingdom. 2 David rose to his
feet and said: “My brothers and my people!
It was my desire to build a Temple where the
Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, God’s footstool,
could rest permanently. I made the necessary
preparations for building it, 3 but God said to
me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my
name, for you are a warrior and have shed
much blood.’
4 “Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, has cho
sen me from among all my father’s family to
be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen
the tribe of Judah to rule, and from among
the families of Judah he chose my father’s
family. And from among my father’s sons the
Lord was pleased to make me king over all
Israel. 5 And from among my s ons—for the
Lord has given me m
any—he chose Solomon
to succeed me on the throne of Israel and to
rule over the Lord’s kingdom. 6 He said to me,
‘Your son Solomon will build my Temple and
its courtyards, for I have chosen him as my
son, and I will be his father. 7 And if he contin
ues to obey my commands and regulations
as he does now, I will make his kingdom last
forever.’
8 “So now, with God as our witness, and in
the sight of all Israel—the Lord’s assembly—
I give you this charge. Be careful to obey all
the commands of the Lord your God, so that
you may continue to possess this good land
and leave it to your children as a permanent
inheritance.
9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the
God of your ancestors intimately. Worship
and serve him with your whole heart and a
willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart
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and knows every plan and thought. If you
seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake
him, he will reject you forever. 10 So take this
seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a
Temple as his sanctuary. Be strong, and do the
work.”
11 Then David gave Solomon the plans for
the Temple and its surroundings, includ
ing the entry room, the storerooms, the up
stairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner
sanctuary—which was the place of atone
ment. 12 David also gave Solomon all the plans
he had in mind* for the courtyards of the
Lord’s Temple, the outside rooms, the trea
suries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to
the Lord. 13 The king also gave Solomon the in
structions concerning the work of the various
divisions of priests and Levites in the Temple
of the Lord. And he gave specifications for the
items in the Temple that were to be used for
worship.
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David gave instructions regarding how
much gold and silver should be used to make
the items needed for service. 15 He told Sol
omon the amount of gold needed for the gold
lampstands and lamps, and the amount of
silver for the silver lampstands and lamps,
depending on how each would be used. 16 He
designated the amount of gold for the table
on which the Bread of the Presence would
be placed and the amount of silver for other
tables.
17 David also designated the amount of gold
for the solid gold meat hooks used to handle
the sacrificial meat and for the basins, pitch
ers, and dishes, as well as the amount of silver
for every dish. 18 He designated the amount of
refined gold for the altar of incense. Finally, he
gave him a plan for the Lord’s “chariot”—the
gold cherubim* whose wings were stretched
out over the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant.
19 “Every part of this plan,” Da
vid told Sol
omon, “was given to me in writing from the
hand of the Lord.*”
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