These were the descendants of Levi by their families--the heads of families, registered individually by name--those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD. Sermons
I. YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD ACCEPT THE FACT OF THEIR LIMITED POWER AND LIMITED FITNESS. This would check their characteristic disposition to over self-confidence. II. YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD ESTIMATE FAIRLY THE MEASURE OF THEIR POWER, and so work up to their highest limit. St. John gives his advice to young men "because they are strong. III. YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD HOLD ALL THEIR POWERS AT GOD'S SERVICE, seeing that he asks for life's morning as well as life's noontide. IV. YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE SURE THAT THERE ARE SPHERES OF SERVICE EXACTLY MATCHING THEIR POWERS. And they should be watching, ever ready to enter upon all such. In the faithful doing of the least things of our youth-time alone lies our hope of training for the undertaking of more and better work as manly powers unfold. Show that the noblest of God's workers have consecrated their youth-time to his service. - R.T.
Moses the man of God. 1. A beautiful description of any man.2. A possible description of every man. 3. A needful description of each man if he is to abide in his Father's house for ever.Some men have attained eminence in godliness. No renown is to be compared with this, no influence is ,equal to that which arises from such recognition. (J. Parker, D. D.) 2. When he is assured of God's providence. 3. When he has sunk his will in the Divine purpose. 4. When he lives and moves and has his being in God. (J. Parker, D. D.) People Aaron, Amariah, Amram, Beriah, David, Eder, Eleazar, Eliezer, Gershom, Gershon, Gershonites, Haran, Haziel, Isshiah, Izhar, Jahath, Jahaziel, Jehiel, Jekameam, Jeremoth, Jeriah, Jerimoth, Jesiah, Jeush, Joel, Kish, Kohath, Laadan, Levi, Levites, Mahli, Merari, Micah, Mushi, Rehabiah, Shebuel, Shelomith, Shelomoth, Shimei, Shubael, Solomon, Uzziel, Zetham, Zina, Ziza, ZizahPlaces JerusalemTopics Age, Appointments, Census, Chief, Counted, Families, Fathers, Grouped, Heads, Households, Houses, Individually, Individuals, Levi, Muster, Names, Numbered, Polls, Reckoned, Registered, Served, Service, Sons, Temple, Twenty, Upward, WorkersOutline 1. David in his old age makes Solomon king2. The number and distribution of the Levites 7. The families of the Gershonites 12. The sons of Kohath 21. The sons of Merari 24. The office of the Levites Dictionary of Bible Themes 1 Chronicles 23:24 1654 numbers, 11-99 7390 Levites Library ChroniclesThe comparative indifference with which Chronicles is regarded in modern times by all but professional scholars seems to have been shared by the ancient Jewish church. Though written by the same hand as wrote Ezra-Nehemiah, and forming, together with these books, a continuous history of Judah, it is placed after them in the Hebrew Bible, of which it forms the concluding book; and this no doubt points to the fact that it attained canonical distinction later than they. Nor is this unnatural. The book … John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links 1 Chronicles 23:24 NIV1 Chronicles 23:24 NLT 1 Chronicles 23:24 ESV 1 Chronicles 23:24 NASB 1 Chronicles 23:24 KJV 1 Chronicles 23:24 Bible Apps 1 Chronicles 23:24 Parallel 1 Chronicles 23:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 23:24 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 23:24 French Bible 1 Chronicles 23:24 German Bible 1 Chronicles 23:24 Commentaries Bible Hub |