seekeroftruth
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1 Chronicles 24:1 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron:
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. 3 With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering. 4 A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants. 5 They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib,
the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim,
the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malkijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz,
the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shekaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib,
the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin,
the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah
and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. 3 With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering. 4 A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants. 5 They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib,
the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim,
the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malkijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz,
the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shekaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib,
the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin,
the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah
and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
That's what I said... "What? Another list!" Yep... another roster.. this one is apparently a copy of the record of a lottery.
I've been using the easy English site... might as well keep it going for a while.
The descendants of Aaron were the priests. Aaron had 4 sons. They were called Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Nadab and Abihu died before Aaron. They took unholy fire into the LORD’s tent. This was against the LORD’s rules. At once, the LORD punished them, and so they died there (Numbers 3:4). Because they had no children, the future priests had to come from the families of Eleazar and Ithamar.
Eleazar became the chief priest when his father died. Afterwards, the chief priest came from his descendants until Eli who was a descendant of Ithamar.
In the time of David, Zadok was from the clans of Eleazar; and Ahimelech was from Ithamar. These two men helped David to divide their clans into groups for service as priests in the temple.
David divided the priests into 24 groups. 16 of these groups were of men from the descendants of Eleazar. And 8 of these groups were from the descendants of Ithamar. The groups would work in turn so that there would always be priests on duty in the temple.
Eleazar had been the chief priest; Ithamar had not. And there were more of Eleazar’s descendants than there were of Ithamar’s descendants. But to David all the groups were equal. The groups received their order of duties in a way that was fair to them all.
Some men from each family were officers of the holy place. And some men were officers of God. These were leaders of some sort. However, we do not know what the titles mean.
To choose the groups, they took in turn a family from Eleazar and a family from Ithamar. Shemaiah wrote down the results. The king and his officials made sure that it was fair. Zadok and Ahimelech, the two chief priests, were among those who were present.
This is the list of the 24 groups in the order of the choice. These names are those of the leaders of the families.
These groups continued to serve in the temple until the exile. Some of these groups did continue to serve after the return from exile. In the Book of Luke, Zechariah was in the group of Abijah (the 8th group). Zechariah was the father of John, who prepared for Jesus’ work. John is well-known as ‘John the Baptist’ (Luke 1:5).
They followed the order and plans that Aaron had given to them.
Eleazar became the chief priest when his father died. Afterwards, the chief priest came from his descendants until Eli who was a descendant of Ithamar.
In the time of David, Zadok was from the clans of Eleazar; and Ahimelech was from Ithamar. These two men helped David to divide their clans into groups for service as priests in the temple.
David divided the priests into 24 groups. 16 of these groups were of men from the descendants of Eleazar. And 8 of these groups were from the descendants of Ithamar. The groups would work in turn so that there would always be priests on duty in the temple.
Eleazar had been the chief priest; Ithamar had not. And there were more of Eleazar’s descendants than there were of Ithamar’s descendants. But to David all the groups were equal. The groups received their order of duties in a way that was fair to them all.
Some men from each family were officers of the holy place. And some men were officers of God. These were leaders of some sort. However, we do not know what the titles mean.
To choose the groups, they took in turn a family from Eleazar and a family from Ithamar. Shemaiah wrote down the results. The king and his officials made sure that it was fair. Zadok and Ahimelech, the two chief priests, were among those who were present.
This is the list of the 24 groups in the order of the choice. These names are those of the leaders of the families.
These groups continued to serve in the temple until the exile. Some of these groups did continue to serve after the return from exile. In the Book of Luke, Zechariah was in the group of Abijah (the 8th group). Zechariah was the father of John, who prepared for Jesus’ work. John is well-known as ‘John the Baptist’ (Luke 1:5).
They followed the order and plans that Aaron had given to them.
Did you see that?.... Abijah.... to Zechariah.... to leap out of the womb and baptize people... John the Baptist. I like that this lottery pick didn't go first.... that would be just too unbelievable. Abijah's lottery was in the middle.... the average priest.... good roots... available for work...
This is from Biblehub.com.
Abijah.—Called “Abia” (Luke 1:5). To this class or course of the priests belonged Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist.
Oh... and the lottery was used because there were so many more from Eleazar’s descendants than there were from Ithamar’s descendants. On top of that... if they did the choose by best resume method... Eleazar's family had more experience. And to keep things above board and honest.... "Shemaiah wrote down the results." I googled Shemaiah to see if he was otherwise signifcant.... and look what I found!
Shemaiah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: שמעיה shemayah "God Heard"): a Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his relatives took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron (I Chronicles 15:8)
So... now that the lottery results are drawn and recorded.... David has laid out the Priest's schedules. That's another thing he won't be leaving for his son's "to do" list.
