Kamis, 28 November

2.   So David commanded to gather the aliens who were in the land of Israel; and he appointed masons to cut hewn stones to build the house of God. 3.   And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails of the doors of the gates and for the joints, and bronze in abundance beyond measure, 4.   and cedar trees in abundance; for the Sidonians and those from Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. 5.   Now David said, "Solomon my son is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent, famous and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it." So David made abundant preparations before his death. 6.   Then he called for his son Solomon, and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel. 7.   And David said to Solomon: "My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build a house to the name of the LORD my God; 8.   "but the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and have made great wars; you shall not build a house for My name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in My sight. 9.   ‘Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon, for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days. 10.   ‘He shall build a house for My name, and he shall be My son, and I will be his Father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’ 11.   "Now, my son, may the LORD be with you; and may you prosper, and build the house of the LORD your God, as He has said to you. 12.   "Only may the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God. 13.   "Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the LORD charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed. 14.   "Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold and one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron beyond measure, for it is so abundant. I have prepared timber and stone also, and you may add to them. 15.   "Moreover there are workmen with you in abundance: woodsmen and stonecutters, and all types of skillful men for every kind of work. 16.   "Of gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working, and the LORD be with you." 17.   David also commanded all the leaders of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying , 18.   " Is not the LORD your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the LORD and before His people. 19.   "Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God. Therefore arise and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the house that is to be built for the name of the LORD."

1.   So when David was old and full of days, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2.   And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3.   Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and above; and the number of individual males was thirty–eight thousand. 4.   Of these, twenty–four thousand were to look after the work of the house of the LORD, six thousand were officers and judges, 5.   four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, "which I made," said David , "for giving praise." 6.   Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7.   Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. 8.   The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel––three in all . 9.   The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran––three in all . These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan. 10.   And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. 11.   Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house. 12.   The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel––four in all . 13.   The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever. 14.   Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi. 15.   The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. 16.   Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first. 17.   Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18.   Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. 19.   Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20.   Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second. 21.   The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. 22.   And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives . 23.   The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth––three in all . 24.   These were the sons of Levi by their fathers’ houses––the heads of the fathers’ houses as they were counted individually by the number of their names, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and above. 25.   For David said, "The LORD God of Israel has given rest to His people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem forever"; 26.   and also to the Levites, "They shall no longer carry the tabernacle, or any of the articles for its service." 27.   For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above; 28.   because their duty was to help the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts and in the chambers, in the purifying of all holy things and the work of the service of the house of God, 29.   both with the showbread and the fine flour for the grain offering, with the unleavened cakes and what is baked in the pan, with what is mixed and with all kinds of measures and sizes; 30.   to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening; 31.   and at every presentation of a burnt offering to the LORD on the Sabbaths and on the New Moons and on the set feasts, by number according to the ordinance governing them, regularly before the LORD; 32.   and that they should attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, the needs of the holy place , and the needs of the sons of Aaron their brethren in the work of the house of the LORD.

1.   When Ephraim spoke, trembling, He exalted himself in Israel; But when he offended through Baal worship , he died. 2.   Now they sin more and more, And have made for themselves molded images, Idols of their silver, according to their skill; All of it is the work of craftsmen. They say of them, "Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!" 3.   Therefore they shall be like the morning cloud And like the early dew that passes away, Like chaff blown off from a threshing floor And like smoke from a chimney. 4.   "Yet I am the LORD your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no Savior besides Me. 5.   I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought. 6.   When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me. 7.   "So I will be to them like a lion; Like a leopard by the road I will lurk; 8.   I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs ; I will tear open their rib cage, And there I will devour them like a lion. The wild beast shall tear them. 9.   "O Israel, you are destroyed, But your help is from Me. 10.   I will be your King; Where is any other , That he may save you in all your cities? And your judges to whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes’? 11.   I gave you a king in My anger, And took him away in My wrath. 12.   "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; His sin is stored up. 13.   The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him. He is an unwise son, For he should not stay long where children are born. 14.   "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes. 15.   Though he is fruitful among his brethren, An east wind shall come; The wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness. Then his spring shall become dry, And his fountain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the treasury of every desirable prize. 16.   Samaria is held guilty, For she has rebelled against her God. They shall fall by the sword, Their infants shall be dashed in pieces, And their women with child ripped open.

1.   So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him . 2.   And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and they put on Him a purple robe. 3.   Then they said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they struck Him with their hands. 4.   Pilate then went out again, and said to them, "Behold, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that I find no fault in Him." 5.   Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them, "Behold the Man!" 6.   Therefore, when the chief priests and officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify Him , crucify Him !" Pilate said to them, "You take Him and crucify Him , for I find no fault in Him." 7.   The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to our law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God." 8.   Therefore, when Pilate heard that saying, he was the more afraid, 9.   and went again into the Praetorium, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. 10.   Then Pilate said to Him, "Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?" 11.   Jesus answered, "You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin." 12.   From then on Pilate sought to release Him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you let this Man go, you are not Caesar’s friend. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar." 13.   When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14.   Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!" 15.   But they cried out, "Away with Him , away with Him ! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!" 16.   Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away. 17.   And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18.   where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. 19.   Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20.   Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. 21.   Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, "I am the King of the Jews."’" 22.   Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written." 23.   Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24.   They said therefore among themselves, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: "They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things. 25.   Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26.   When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" 27.   Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home .