Day 147 (1 Chronicles 26-29, Psalm 127) - Year 8
5/27/20267 min
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[intro music] Hey Bible Readers! I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. [intro music] Today we finish our 12th book of the Bible. Congratulations! Today David continues making preparations for the first temple to be built, and even though this is God's house and David's doing the planning, it's commonly referred to as Solomon's temple since he's the one who actually built it. We start out with the gatekeepers. This is an incredibly important role. They are Jerusalem's first line of defense against attack, so these men need to be agile and vigilant. There are lots of gates in the city all around the walls, so there need to be lots of gatekeepers as well. And if you recall, scripture regards east as the direction of holiness, so not only would the temple itself face east, but the gate of highest honor, and the one that requires the most guards, is the eastern gate. It's also known as the King's Gate. And scripture tells us this is the gate Jesus will return through when He comes back to Earth at His second coming. And you may recall that it's the gate the local Muslims have currently sealed off with concrete, and they've built a cemetery in front of it in order to prevent the Jewish Messiah from coming through. I don't expect that to stand a chance against Him. David also sets up treasurers for the temple. They aren't just in charge of money. They're in charge of any gifts dedicated to God or even the spoils of war. I'm so curious what kind of spoils they got. I bet if you had this role, it would be