旧约 - 历代记上(1 Chronicles)第9章

All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. The people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.
Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:
Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.
Of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
Of the Zerahites: Jeuel. The people from Judah numbered 690.
Of the Benjamites: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah;
Ibneiah son of Jeroham; Elah son of Uzzi, the son of Micri; and Meshullam son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah.
The people from Benjamin, as listed in their genealogy, numbered 956. All these men were heads of their families.
Of the priests: Jedaiah; Jehoiarib; Jakin;
Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God;
Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah; and Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer.
The priests, who were heads of families, numbered 1,760. They were able men, responsible for ministering in the house of God.
Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a Merarite;
Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zicri, the son of Asaph;
Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berekiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers, Shallum their chief
being stationed at the King's Gate on the east, up to the present time. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camp of the Levites.
Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family (the Korahites) were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the Tent just as their fathers had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the LORD.
In earlier times Phinehas son of Eleazar was in charge of the gatekeepers, and the LORD was with him.
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Altogether, those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds numbered 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. The gatekeepers had been assigned to their positions of trust by David and Samuel the seer.
They and their descendants were in charge of guarding the gates of the house of the LORD--the house called the Tent.
The gatekeepers were on the four sides: east, west, north and south.
Their brothers in their villages had to come from time to time and share their duties for seven-day periods.
But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God.
They would spend the night stationed around the house of God, because they had to guard it; and they had charge of the key for opening it each morning.
Some of them were in charge of the articles used in the temple service; they counted them when they were brought in and when they were taken out.
Others were assigned to take care of the furnishings and all the other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the flour and wine, and the oil, incense and spices.
But some of the priests took care of mixing the spices.
A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.
Some of their Kohathite brothers were in charge of preparing for every Sabbath the bread set out on the table.
Those who were musicians, heads of Levite families, stayed in the rooms of the temple and were exempt from other duties because they were responsible for the work day and night.
All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife's name was Maacah,
and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah and Mikloth.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.
The son of Jonathan: Merib-Baal, who was the father of Micah.
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea and Ahaz.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah, Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth and Zimri, and Zimri was the father of Moza.
Moza was the father of Binea; Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son and Azel his son.
Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
历代志上第九章   第 9 章 

  代上 9 章 > 这一章为什么编排在这里? 

  9 章 按年代次序这一章应当放在历代志下的结尾,因为它记载的是从巴比伦被掳之地归回者的名单。作者把这一章放在这里,是表示关怀他们的需要:作为一个民族,他们需要回到曾使他们强大的起点上,那就是顺服神。 

  代上 9:1> 对于社会上种种不义之事,我可以怎样表达不满? 

  9:1 虽然并非全体犹大人都对神不忠,神却使他们全族被掳。人人皆受别人的罪恶株连;即使我们未沾染当今的恶事,也难免受行恶者的影响。单单说“我没有做这种坏事”并不够,我们必须痛斥社会中的罪恶。 

  代上 9:10-11> 事奉岗位本没有大小之分,我有这样分类吗? 

  9:10-11 提到做神的工作,我们常会以为讲道、教导、歌唱等,显眼的领导工作才算数,但是这里特别提到亚萨利雅被拣选管理神的殿这件事。不管你在教会担负什么任务,在神眼中都是重要的。只要你尽了心,祂就喜欢你的事奉,也欣赏你事奉的态度。 

  代上 9:17-18> 我带着什么眼光、态度去看别人的事奉? 

  9:17-18 守门的人看守圣殿的四个主要入口,每天早晨开门让人进去敬拜神。除此以外,他们每天还要做其他的杂务,使圣殿有条不紊──洁净、预备奉献的祭物、数点圣殿用的器皿与材料等( 9:22-32 )。守门的人必须诚实可靠。今天在教会中,也有管理献金,管理维修的人员,我们也应当尊敬他们的忠心与事奉。 

  代上 9:22-32> 我对神的敬拜,是否一个荣耀君王当得的敬拜? 

  9:22-32 祭司和利未人为敬拜的事费尽心血,既主理复杂的事务(利 1-9 所记的各种献祭),也要照管许多器物。凡与敬拜有关的器物,他们皆小心保养,好让他们和全体人民能专注于神,全心全意地去敬拜。现代人紧张忙碌,很容易毫无准备、匆匆忙忙地跑进教堂作每个礼拜一次的敬拜。敬拜时我们也许仍想着这个星期的难题,祷告的内容也是即兴的,对所唱诗歌的歌词也来不及细想。但是神要我们的敬拜“规规矩矩地,按着次序行”(林前 14:40 ),这好像邀约贵宾,或与朋友倾谈要事一样,我们应当事前小心翼翼地准备好,再恭敬地到神的面前。 

  代上 9:33-34> 敬拜神在我生活中有什么位置?我知道敬拜神的重要,只是我的生活…… 

  9:33-34 许多以色列人把敬拜神视为首务,以在耶和华殿中事奉为圣职。敬拜就是感谢颂赞神的美德、称颂祂配受赞美,这应该成为我们生活的中心,而不仅仅是每周短短几十分钟的事情。我们若在各种境遇中与神同在,受祂引领,保持事奉祂的态度,自然就可以整天不停地敬拜祂。你要以敬拜神作为生活的中心,不要把它当作忙碌生活中的一个程序。──《灵修版圣经注释》