1 Chronicles 5

• 1. The oldest son of Israel was Reuben. But since he dishonored his father by sleeping with one of his father's concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph. For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son.
• 2. It was the descendants of Judah that became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.
• 3. The sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
• 4. The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog, Shimei,
• 5. Micah, Reaiah, Baal,
• 6. and Beerah. Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites when they were taken into captivity by King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria.
• 7. Beerah's relatives are listed in their genealogy by their clans: Jeiel (the leader), Zechariah,
• 8. and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. These Reubenites lived in the area that stretches from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon.
• 9. And since they had so many cattle in the land of Gilead, they spread eastward toward the edge of the desert that stretches to the Euphrates River.
• 10. During the reign of Saul, the Reubenites defeated the Hagrites in battle. Then they moved into the Hagrite settlements all along the eastern edge of Gilead.
• 11. Across from the Reubenites in the land of Bashan lived the descendants of Gad, who were spread as far east as Salecah.
• 12. Joel was the leader in the land of Bashan, and Shapham was second-in-command, along with Janai and Shaphat.
• 13. Their relatives, the leaders of seven other clans, were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.
• 14. These were all descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
• 15. Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of their clans.
• 16. The Gadites lived in the land of Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and throughout the Sharon Plain.
• 17. All of these were listed in the genealogical records during the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.
• 18. There were 44,760 skilled warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows.
• 19. They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites.
• 20. They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
• 21. The plunder taken from the Hagrites included 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys, and 100,000 captives.
• 22. Many of the Hagrites were killed in the battle because God was fighting against them. So they lived in their land until they were taken away into exile.
• 23. The half-tribe of Manasseh spread through the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They were very numerous.
• 24. These were the leaders of their clans: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. Each of these men had a great reputation as a warrior and leader.
• 25. But they were unfaithful and violated their covenant with the God of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of the nations that God had destroyed.
• 26. So the God of Israel caused King Pul of Assyria (also known as Tiglath-pileser) to invade the land and lead away the people of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh as captives. The Assyrians exiled them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River, where they remain to this day.

1 Chronicles 6

• 1. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• 2. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
• 3. The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
• 4. Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
• 5. Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
• 6. Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
• 7. Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
• 8. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
• 9. Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
• 10. Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem.
• 11. Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
• 12. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
• 13. Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
• 14. Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,
• 15. who went into exile when the LORD sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar.
• 16. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• 17. The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.
• 18. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
• 19. The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
• 20. The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
• 21. Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.
• 22. The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir,
• 23. Elkanah, Abiasaph, Assir,
• 24. Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul.
• 25. The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth,
• 26. Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath,
• 27. Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel.
• 28. The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second).
• 29. The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah,
• 30. Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah.
• 31. David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the LORD after he put the Ark there.
• 32. They ministered with music there at the Tabernacle until Solomon built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. Then they carried on their work there, following all the regulations handed down to them.
• 33. These are the men who served, along with their sons: Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel,
• 34. Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah,
• 35. Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,
• 36. Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah,
• 37. Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah,
• 38. Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel.
• 39. Heman's first assistant was Asaph from the clan of Gershon. Asaph's genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea,
• 40. Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah,
• 41. Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah,
• 42. Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei,
• 43. Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.
• 44. Heman's second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan's genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,
• 45. Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,
• 46. Amzi, Bani, Shemer,
• 47. Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.
• 48. Their relatives, also Levites, were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.
• 49. Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by following all the commands that Moses, the servant of God, had given them.
• 50. The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,
• 51. Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,
• 52. Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,
• 53. Zadok, and Ahimaaz.
• 54. This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron who were from the clan of Kohath.
• 55. This included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,
• 56. but the fields and outlying areas were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
• 57. So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its surrounding pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
• 58. Holon, Debir,
• 59. Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh.
• 60. And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So a total of thirteen towns was given to the descendants of Aaron.
• 61. The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.
• 62. The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.
• 63. The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
• 64. So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.
• 65. The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were also assigned by means of sacred lots.
• 66. The descendants of Kohath received from the territory of Ephraim these towns, each with its surrounding pasturelands:
• 67. Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer,
• 68. Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
• 69. Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon.
• 70. The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned these towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner and Bileam, each with its pasturelands.
• 71. The descendants of Gershon received from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh the town of Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
• 72. From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
• 73. Ramoth, and Anem, with their pasturelands.
• 74. From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,
• 75. Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands.
• 76. From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.
• 77. The remaining descendants of Merari received from the territory of Zebulun the towns of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor, each with its pasturelands.
• 78. From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz,
• 79. Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands.
• 80. And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
• 81. Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands.

Hebrews 10

• 1. The old system in the law of Moses was only a shadow of the things to come, not the reality of the good things Christ has done for us. The sacrifices under the old system were repeated again and again, year after year, but they were never able to provide perfect cleansing for those who came to worship.
• 2. If they could have provided perfect cleansing, the sacrifices would have stopped, for the worshipers would have been purified once for all time, and their feelings of guilt would have disappeared.
• 3. But just the opposite happened. Those yearly sacrifices reminded them of their sins year after year.
• 4. For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
• 5. That is why Christ, when he came into the world, said, "You did not want animal sacrifices and grain offerings. But you have given me a body so that I may obey you.
• 6. No, you were not pleased with animals burned on the altar or with other offerings for sin.
• 7. Then I said, 'Look, I have come to do your will, O God--just as it is written about me in the Scriptures.'"
• 8. Christ said, "You did not want animal sacrifices or grain offerings or animals burned on the altar or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them" (though they are required by the law of Moses).
• 9. Then he added, "Look, I have come to do your will." He cancels the first covenant in order to establish the second.
• 10. And what God wants is for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time.
• 11. Under the old covenant, the priest stands before the altar day after day, offering sacrifices that can never take away sins.
• 12. But our High Priest offered himself to God as one sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down at the place of highest honor at God's right hand.
• 13. There he waits until his enemies are humbled as a footstool under his feet.
• 14. For by that one offering he perfected forever all those whom he is making holy.
• 15. And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. First he says,
• 16. "This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts so they will understand them, and I will write them on their minds so they will obey them."
• 17. Then he adds, "I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds."
• 18. Now when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices.
• 19. And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus.
• 20. This is the new, life-giving way that Christ has opened up for us through the sacred curtain, by means of his death for us.
• 21. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's people,
• 22. let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting him. For our evil consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
• 23. Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
• 24. Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.
• 25. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of his coming back again is drawing near.
• 26. Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.
• 27. There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God's judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.
• 28. Anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• 29. Think how much more terrible the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God and have treated the blood of the covenant as if it were common and unholy. Such people have insulted and enraged the Holy Spirit who brings God's mercy to his people.
• 30. For we know the one who said, "I will take vengeance. I will repay those who deserve it." He also said, "The Lord will judge his own people."
• 31. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
• 32. Don't ever forget those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering.
• 33. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten, and sometimes you helped others who were suffering the same things.
• 34. You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail. When all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew you had better things waiting for you in eternity.
• 35. Do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, no matter what happens. Remember the great reward it brings you!
• 36. Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
• 37. "For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay.
• 38. And a righteous person will live by faith. But I will have no pleasure in anyone who turns away."
• 39. But we are not like those who turn their backs on God and seal their fate. We have faith that assures our salvation.

Amos 4

• 1. Listen to me, you "fat cows" of Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and who are always asking your husbands for another drink!
• 2. The Sovereign LORD has sworn this by his holiness: "The time will come when you will be led away with hooks in your noses. Every last one of you will be dragged away like a fish on a hook!
• 3. You will leave by going straight through the breaks in the wall; you will be thrown from your fortresses. I, the LORD, have spoken!
• 4. "Go ahead and offer your sacrifices to the idols at Bethel and Gilgal. Keep on disobeying--your sins are mounting up! Offer sacrifices each morning and bring your tithes every three days!
• 5. Present your bread made with yeast as an offering of thanksgiving. Then give your extra voluntary offerings so you can brag about it everywhere! This is the kind of thing you Israelites love to do," says the Sovereign LORD.
• 6. "I brought hunger to every city and famine to every town. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
• 7. "I kept the rain from falling when you needed it the most, ruining all your crops. I sent rain on one town but withheld it from another. Rain fell on one field, while another field withered away.
• 8. People staggered from one town to another for a drink of water, but there was never enough. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
• 9. "I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
• 10. "I sent plagues against you like the plagues I sent against Egypt long ago. I killed your young men in war and slaughtered all your horses. The stench of death filled the air! But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
• 11. "I destroyed some of your cities, as I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Those of you who survived were like half-burned sticks snatched from a fire. But still you wouldn't return to me," says the LORD.
• 12. "Therefore, I will bring upon you all these further disasters I have announced. Prepare to meet your God as he comes in judgment, you people of Israel!"
• 13. For the LORD is the one who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals his every thought. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads the mountains under his feet. The LORD God Almighty is his name!

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