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Chronicles Chapter Six
1 Chronicles 6
Chapter Contents
Genealogies.
We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests
and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites
to preserve their
descent clear
and to be able to prove it; because all the honours and
privileges of their office depended upon their descent. Now
the Spirit of God
calls ministers to their work
without any limit as to the families they came
from; and then
as now
though believers and ministers may be very useful to
the church
none but our great High Priest can make atonement for sin
nor can
any be accepted but through his atonement.
── Matthew Henry《Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles》
1 Chronicles 6
Verse 10
[10] And
Johanan begat Azariah
(he it is that executed the priest's office in the
temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
The priest's office — So
did all the rest
but it is implied that he did it worthily
he filled his
place
and valiantly discharged his office in Uzziah's time. Solomon built - In
Solomon's temple; so called to distinguish it from the second temple which was
built or in building when these books were written.
Verse 44
[44] And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the
son of Kishi
the son of Abdi
the son of Malluch
Ethan —
Called also Jeduthun
chap. 9:16;
2 Chronicles 35:15
and in the titles of divers
psalms.
Verse 54
[54] Now
these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts
of
the sons of Aaron
of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
Castles — So
called
not only because
walled and well guarded by the country; but because
they and their possessions were in a particular manner the care of divine
providence. As God was their portion
so God was their protector. And a cottage
will be a castle to those that abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
The lot —
Or
the first lot.
Verse 66
[66] And
the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts
out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Coasts —
Or
of their borders
of their country contained within its borders.
── John Wesley《Explanatory Notes on 1 Chronicles》
06 Chapter 6
Verse 31
1 Chronicles 6:31; 1 Chronicles 6:48
And these are they whom David let over the service of song lit the
house of the Lord.
The ministry of song
I. Song an element
of Christian worship.
II. Song an
expression of human feeling.
III. Song a power
for which its possessors are responsible. (J. Wolfendale.)
Religious worship
I. Worship varied
in its forms.
II. Lively in its
spirit.
III. Orderly in its
method.
IV. Universal in
its participation. (J. Wolfendale.)
.
Verse 48
1 Chronicles 6:31; 1 Chronicles 6:48
And these are they whom David let over the service of song lit the
house of the Lord.
The ministry of song
I. Song an element
of Christian worship.
II. Song an
expression of human feeling.
III. Song a power
for which its possessors are responsible. (J. Wolfendale.)
Religious worship
I. Worship varied
in its forms.
II. Lively in its
spirit.
III. Orderly in its
method.
IV. Universal in
its participation. (J. Wolfendale.)
──《The Biblical Illustrator》