Read 1 Chronicles 8-9
The Temple First
9 All Israel was
listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. The
people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. 2
Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some
Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.
THERE is a one-sentence reference to Israel, the Northern
Kingdom. That nation was permanently destroyed because its kings and people
repeatedly rejected God’s Word. The people of Judah, the Southern Kingdom,
behaved as badly, but God had a different plan for that nation. Thus, “The people of Judah were taken captive to
Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.”
Then see the people
God first sends back to Judah. They are the priests, Levites and temple
servants. God begins rebuilding Judah with the rebuilding of the place to
proclaim His Word as they restore the Temple.
The book of Ezra
records Zerubbabel leading the Temple’s rebuilding. Later Nehemiah comes back
from exile to govern Jerusalem, and along with Ezra, the priest, they lead a
restoration of God’s Word and civil defense over the city. The people have a
safe place to live and worship.
God always leads
with His presence. He leads the Jews from Egypt through the desert with his
pillar of fire by night and cloud by day. He requires the Ark of God to go
first across the Jordan into the Promised Land. David’s success came when he
inquired of the Lord. Time and again, you will see in Scripture that to
properly follow God you must seek him first.
God has clearly
shown himself in His Word. Are you seeking him? Will you follow him on this
day?
A Moment’s Thought: The all-knowing God is the One to know.
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