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The Ark of the Covenant, The Tabernacle, and The Temple

2 Chronicles 35

Josiah Celebrates the Passover

35 Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month. 2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the Lord’s temple. 3 He said to the Levites, who instructed all Israel and who had been consecrated to the Lord: “Put the sacred ark in the temple that Solomon son of David king of Israel built. It is not to be carried about on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel. 4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and by his son Solomon.

5 “Stand in the holy place with a group of Levites for each subdivision of the families of your fellow Israelites, the lay people. 6 Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves and prepare the lambs for your fellow Israelites, doing what the Lord commanded through Moses.”

7 Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand lambs and goats for the Passover offerings, and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions.

8 His officials also contributed voluntarily to the people and the priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah and Jehiel, the officials in charge of God’s temple, gave the priests twenty-six hundred Passover offerings and three hundred cattle. 9 Also Konaniah along with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel and Jozabad, the leaders of the Levites, provided five thousand Passover offerings and five hundred head of cattle for the Levites.

10 The service was arranged and the priests stood in their places with the Levites in their divisions as the king had ordered. 11 The Passover lambs were slaughtered, and the priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them, while the Levites skinned the animals. 12 They set aside the burnt offerings to give them to the subdivisions of the families of the people to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the Book of Moses. They did the same with the cattle. 13 They roasted the Passover animals over the fire as prescribed, and boiled the holy offerings in pots, caldrons and pans and served them quickly to all the people. 14 After this, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fat portions until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the Aaronic priests.

15 The musicians, the descendants of Asaph, were in the places prescribed by David, Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun the king’s seer. The gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made the preparations for them.

16 So at that time the entire service of the Lord was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and the offering of burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had ordered. 17 The Israelites who were present celebrated the Passover at that time and observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. 18 The Passover had not been observed like this in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; and none of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated such a Passover as did Josiah, with the priests, the Levites and all Judah and Israel who were there with the people of Jerusalem. 19 This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.

The Death of Josiah

20 After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle. 21 But Necho sent messengers to him, saying, “What quarrel is there, king of Judah, between you and me? It is not you I am attacking at this time, but the house with which I am at war. God has told me to hurry; so stop opposing God, who is with me, or he will destroy you.”

22 Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.

23 Archers shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.” 24 So they took him out of his chariot, put him in his other chariot and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

25 Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.

26 The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion in accordance with what is written in the Law of the Lord— 27 all the events, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be Your Most Holy Name!
How We Long For Your Kingdom,
How We Wait For Your Will to be Done,
Here on earth, as it already is, in Heaven!
You Are Our Peace,
Our Wholeness,
Our Shalom,
Our Security,
Our Prosperity,
and Our Future.
We are nothing without You.

We Pray For the Leaders of Our Own Beloved USA
May They Receive Wisdom from You
to do the Right Thing.

We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

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Yesterday, we read the last direct mention of the Ark of the Covenant in the Hebrew Scriptures. Solomon has it brought into the Temple, and the Carrying Poles are so long they stick out of the veil (I wonder if anyone has ever don a study on THAT). Solomon dedicates the Temple, and the Shekinah Glory of God fills the Temple as a Cloud. It is very exciting stuff, and one would think that Solomon would get the hint.

The following chapter describes the visit of the Queen of Sheba, so some speculate that somehow the Ark of the Covenant went back with her to her native land which was somewhere near Ethiopia. This is pure speculation and legend, and is not supported by Scripture. However, it makes for good entertainment on the History Channel.

The ensuing chapters get more and more depressing, as Israel is plunged into civil war after the death of Solomon. Eventually the Kingdom splits up into two nations, Israel and Judah, and the enmity continues as both countries go through a series of kings, a few good, but most pretty rotten. From the Queen of Sheba to the Exile into Babylon is perhaps the most depressing part of the whole Bible. A lot of people "skim" over it, which is unfortunate, as it shows how a nation can deteriorate when it forgets God.

We pick up in 2 Chronicles 35, and meet Josiah, King of Judah. He is one of the few good kings, and something very precious has been found rummaging around in the Temple. It is the Book of the Law, what we call the Torah! So, it would seem that the Ark of the Covenant was not in the Temple, and people had forgotten what it stood for anyway.

The Law in the form of a scroll and read out loud. Imagine hearing the Books of Genesis and Exodus for the first time and realizing it is about YOUR Family, Your Ancestors, and Your Nation, and seeing how far you have fallen away from the One True God! King Josiah immediately orders a Celebration of the Passover, which had been neglected for decades. Disaster was looming right around the corner, as both Egypt and Babylon were breathing down Josiah's neck. Josiah would later die in Battle, but hopefully, if subsequent kings could keep up with his reforms, they just MIGHT avoid disaster...

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

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[NEWwoman]

And may revival come in our dark days.

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[NanaDory8]

Joining with you all in prayer, praise and thanksgiving!

[Maudeen]

“how a nation can deteriorate when it forgets God?

I start my SS Class ( I use a lot of PowerPoint) with “The Bible in the News”. . .Get several clips from Prophecy News Watch . . .one of the sites they are trying to purge on the internet. The class members are amazed (as in wide open mouths) at what is going down in this country. . .not to mention the world.

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Thank You, NEWwoman, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

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Thank You, NanaDory8, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

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Thank You, NanaDory8, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

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[Ezekiel]

The funeral procession of President Ronald Reagan - the massive turnout at the Capitol rotunda, the crowds lining overpasses - it all reminded me of the mourning for King Josiah.

The media (at least in 2004) just weren’t able to spin it into a negative, try as they might.

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Thank You, Ezekiel, For Your Prayers (and reminder)For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

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[Hiskid]

Amen.

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Thank You, Hiskid, For Your Prayers For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

God Bless America!

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