March 9, 2008 Sunday School Lesson.. Parable. Sacred Persons and Offices, Singers, porter, Solomon,

March 9, 2008 Sunday School Lesson Parable? Now, I don't know how this fit in. I Chronicles 16:42 - Sacred Persons and Offices, The Levites and Nethinim, Their Functions in the Temple, Singers And with them Haman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were "porters." porters - for the gate I Chronicles 17:1, 3-4, 6-15 Verse 1 - Sacred Places, Solomon's Temple, David Desires to Build a House for God NOW it came to pass, as David sat in his house, David said to Nathan the prophet, lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains. Verses 3,4,6 - Sacred Places, Solomon's Temple, But God Forbids And it came to pass the same night, that the word of the God came to Nathan, saying, Go, and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars? Verses 7-15 Verses 7,8 - WORKS OF GOD, God's Providence In Man's Temporal Affairs, Gives Prosperity and Protection Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even "from" following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: And I have been with thee whithersover thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth. "from" - from after Verses 9,10 - The Hebrews, God's Chosen People, The Israelites Always to be God's Chosen People Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as of the beginning. And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover will I subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house. Verses 11,12 - Sacred Places, The Tabernacle and The Ark, From Moses to Solomon. And Promises That Solomon Build It And it shall come to pass when the days bde expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me an house, and I will establish his throne for ever. Verses 13,14 - The Hebrews, The United Kingdom, David's Reign over All, Promised I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. Verse 15 - Mediums and Methods of Revelation, The Duties of A Prophet, He Must Speak What God Has Said to Him According to all these words, and according to all his vision. So did Nathan speak unto David. Scripture reference used from KJV, Topical Reference Edition, Crusade Bible Publisher, Mt. Juliet, TN