daily reading 47.1 (Nehemiah 7:39–73)

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Our opening prayer for this week:

Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee,
And hail him as your matchless King through all eternity.

Crown him the virgin’s Son, the God incarnate born,
Whose arm those crimson trophies won which now his brow adorn;
Fruit of the mystic rose, as of that rose the stem;
The root from which all mercy flows, the Babe of Bethlehem.

Crown him the Son of God, before the worlds began,
And you who tread where he has trod, crown him the Son of Man;
Who every grief has known that wrings the human breast,
And takes and bears them for his own, that all in him may rest.

Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed over the grave,
And rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save.
His glories now we sing, Who died, and rose on high,
Who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die. Amen.

 

Nehemiah 7:39–73

  • The priests included Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973
  • 40 Immer's descendants 1,052
  • 41 Pashhur's descendants 1,247
  • 42 Harim's descendants 1,017.
  • 43 The Levites included Jeshua's descendants: of Kadmiel Hodevah's descendants 74.
  • 44 The singers included Asaph's descendants 148.
  • 45 The gatekeepers included Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants 138.
  • 46 The temple servants included Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants, 47 Keros's descendants, Sia's descendants, Padon's descendants, 48 Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, 49 Hanan's descendants, Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, 50 Reaiah's descendants, Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, 51 Gazzam's descendants, Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, 52 Besai's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephishesim's descendants, 53 Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants, 54 Bazlith's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants, 55 Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants, 56 Neziah's descendants, Hatipha's descendants.
  • 57 The descendants of Solomon's servants included Sotai's descendants, Sophereth's descendants, Perida's descendants, 58 Jaala's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants, 59 Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, Amon's descendants.
  • 60 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392.
  • 61 The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite:
  • 62 Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, and Nekoda's descendants 642
  • 63 and from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai-- who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and who bore their name.
  • 64 These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
  • 65 The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
  • 66 The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360
  • 67 not including their 7,337 male and female servants, as well as their 245 male and female singers.
  • 68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
  • 70 Some of the family heads contributed to the project. The governor gave 1,000 gold coins, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments to the treasury. 71 Some of the family heads gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.
  • 72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, 2,000 silver minas, and 67 priestly garments.
  • 73 The priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.



For yourself pray:

  • That on the last day you may gather with all God's people in the eternal city and crown Jesus with many crowns

For others pray:

  • That God gives his wisdom to those you know who are making difficult decisions

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

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