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burnt offering, the sin offering, and the tres- 11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David;
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pass offering. At the outer side of the ves- He will not turn from it:
tibule, as one goes up to the entrance of the “I will set upon your throne the fruit of
northern gateway, were two tables; and on the your body.
other side of the vestibule of the gateway were 12 If your sons will keep My covenant
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two tables. Four tables were on this side and And My testimony which I shall teach
four tables on that side, by the side of the them,
gateway, eight tables on which they slaugh- Their sons also shall sit upon your
tered the sacrifices. 42 There were also four throne forevermore.”
tables of hewn stone for the burnt offering, 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion;
one cubit and a half long, one cubit and a half He has desired it for His dwelling place:
wide, and one cubit high; on these they laid 14 “This is My resting place forever;
the instruments with which they slaughtered Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.
the burnt offering and the sacrifice. Inside 15 I will abundantly bless her provision;
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were hooks, a handbreadth wide, fastened all I will satisfy her poor with bread.
around; and the flesh of the sacrifices was on 16 I will also clothe her priests with
the tables.
44 Outside the inner gate were the chambers salvation,
for the singers in the inner court, one facing 17 And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
There I will make the horn of David
south at the side of the northern gateway, and grow;
the other facing north at the side of the south- I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.
ern gateway. Then he said to me, “This cham- 18 His enemies I will clothe with shame,
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ber which faces south is for the priests who But upon Himself His crown shall
have charge of the temple. The chamber flourish.”
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which faces north is for the priests who have
charge of the altar; these are the sons of Zadok, Proverbs 29:5
from the sons of Levi, who come near the LORD 5 A man who flatters his neighbor
to minister to Him.”
47 And he measured the court, one hundred Spreads a net for his feet.
cubits long and one hundred cubits wide, James 5:1–20
foursquare. The altar was in front of the tem- Come now, you rich, weep and howl for
ple. Then he brought me to the vestibule of 5 your miseries that are coming upon you!
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the temple and measured the doorposts of the
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments
vestibule, five cubits on this side and five 3
cubits on that side; and the width of the gate- are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are cor-
way was three cubits on this side and three roded, and their corrosion will be a witness
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cubits on that side. The length of the vestibule against you and will eat your flesh like fire.
was twenty cubits, and the width eleven cubits; You have heaped up treasure in the last days.
4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed
and by the steps which led up to it there were
pillars by the doorposts, one on this side and your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry
another on that side. out; and the cries of the reapers have reached
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the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. You have lived
Psalm 132:10–18 on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have
10 For Your servant David’s sake, fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
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Do not turn away the face of Your You have condemned, you have murdered
Anointed. the just; he does not resist you.
7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the
coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits
for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting
patiently for it until it receives the early and lat-
ter rain. You also be patient. Establish your
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132:10 A prayer that God’s promise and favor
would not be withheld from David’s descen- hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
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dants on the throne of Judah.Your Anointed. Do not grumble against one another,
As David had been anointed king (1 Sam. brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the
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16:13), so a greater King had been anointed, Judge is standing at the door! My brethren,
namely Christ, but not yet seated on the take the prophets, who spoke in the name of
throne (Is. 61:1; Luke 4:18,19). the Lord, as an example of suffering and pa-
tience. Indeed we count them blessed who
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