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Malachi 3:4
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Malachi 3:4
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4 “Then (A)the offering of Judah and Jerusalem
Will be [a]pleasant to the Lord,
As in the days of old,
As in former years.
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- Malachi 3:4 pleasing
Malachi 3:4
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Malachi 3:4
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4 and the offerings(A) of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.(B)
2 Chronicles 7:1-3
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2 Chronicles 7:1-3
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Solomon Dedicates the Temple(A)
7 When (B)Solomon had finished praying, (C)fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and (D)the glory of the Lord filled the [a]temple. 2 (E)And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house. 3 When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying:
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- 2 Chronicles 7:1 Lit. house
2 Chronicles 7:1-3
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2 Chronicles 7:1-3
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The Dedication of the Temple(A)
7 When Solomon finished praying, fire(B) came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled(C) the temple.(D) 2 The priests could not enter(E) the temple of the Lord because the glory(F) of the Lord filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the Lord, saying,
“He is good;
his love endures forever.”(G)
Ezekiel 43:26-27
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Ezekiel 43:26-27
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26 Seven days they shall make atonement for the altar and purify it, and so [a]consecrate [b]it. 27 (A)When these days are over it shall be, on the eighth day and thereafter, that the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar; and I will (B)accept you,’ says the Lord God.”
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- Ezekiel 43:26 Lit. fill its hands
- Ezekiel 43:26 LXX, Syr. themselves
Ezekiel 43:26-27
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Ezekiel 43:26-27
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26 For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; thus they will dedicate it. 27 At the end of these days, from the eighth day(A) on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings(B) and fellowship offerings(C) on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Isaiah 56:7
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Isaiah 56:7
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Ezekiel 20:40-41
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Ezekiel 20:40-41
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40 For (A)on My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel,” says the Lord God, “there (B)all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, shall serve Me; there (C)I will accept them, and there I will require your offerings and the firstfruits of your [a]sacrifices, together with all your holy things. 41 I will accept you as a (D)sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles.
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- Ezekiel 20:40 offerings
Ezekiel 20:40-41
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Ezekiel 20:40-41
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40 For on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel,(A) declares the Sovereign Lord, there in the land all the people of Israel will serve me, and there I will accept them. There I will require your offerings(B) and your choice gifts,[a] along with all your holy sacrifices.(C) 41 I will accept you as fragrant incense(D) when I bring you out from the nations and gather(E) you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will be proved holy(F) through you in the sight of the nations.(G)
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- Ezekiel 20:40 Or and the gifts of your firstfruits
Jeremiah 30:18-20
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Jeremiah 30:18-20
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18 “Thus says the Lord:
‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
And (A)have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city shall be built upon its own [a]mound,
And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.
19 Then (B)out of them shall proceed thanksgiving
And the voice of those who make merry;
(C)I will multiply them, and they shall not diminish;
I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
20 Their children also shall be (D)as before,
And their congregation shall be established before Me;
And I will punish all who oppress them.
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- Jeremiah 30:18 ruins
Jeremiah 30:18-20
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Jeremiah 30:18-20
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18 “This is what the Lord says:
“‘I will restore the fortunes(A) of Jacob’s tents(B)
and have compassion(C) on his dwellings;
the city will be rebuilt(D) on her ruins,
and the palace will stand in its proper place.
19 From them will come songs(E) of thanksgiving(F)
and the sound of rejoicing.(G)
I will add to their numbers,(H)
and they will not be decreased;
I will bring them honor,(I)
and they will not be disdained.
20 Their children(J) will be as in days of old,
and their community will be established(K) before me;
I will punish(L) all who oppress them.
Jeremiah 2:2-3
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Jeremiah 2:2-3
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2 “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:
“I remember you,
The kindness of your (A)youth,
The love of your betrothal,
(B)When you [a]went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.
3 (C)Israel was holiness to the Lord,
(D)The firstfruits of His increase.
(E)All that devour him will offend;
Disaster will (F)come upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”
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- Jeremiah 2:2 followed
Jeremiah 2:2-3
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Jeremiah 2:2-3
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2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:
“This is what the Lord says:
“‘I remember the devotion of your youth,(A)
how as a bride you loved me
and followed me through the wilderness,(B)
through a land not sown.
3 Israel was holy(C) to the Lord,(D)
the firstfruits(E) of his harvest;
all who devoured(F) her were held guilty,(G)
and disaster overtook them,’”
declares the Lord.
Psalm 51:19
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Psalm 51:19
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19 Then You shall be pleased with (A)the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.
Psalm 51:19
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Psalm 51:19
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he (A)did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he (B)prospered.
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(A) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(B)
2 Chronicles 30:21-27
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2 Chronicles 30:21-27
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21 So the children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept (A)the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments. 22 And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites (B)who taught the good knowledge of the Lord; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and (C)making confession to the Lord God of their fathers.
23 Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast (D)another seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah (E)gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the leaders gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests (F)sanctified[a] themselves. 25 The whole assembly of Judah rejoiced, also the priests and Levites, all the assembly that came from Israel, the sojourners (G)who came from the land of Israel, and those who dwelt in Judah. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of (H)Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 Then the priests, the Levites, arose and (I)blessed the people, and their voice was heard; and their prayer came up to (J)His holy dwelling place, to heaven.
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- 2 Chronicles 30:24 consecrated
2 Chronicles 30:21-27
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2 Chronicles 30:21-27
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21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread(A) for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the Lord every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the Lord.[a]
22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service of the Lord. For the seven days they ate their assigned portion and offered fellowship offerings and praised[b] the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
23 The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate(B) the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah provided(C) a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and goats for the assembly, and the officials provided them with a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A great number of priests consecrated themselves. 25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel(D), including the foreigners who had come from Israel and also those who resided in Judah. 26 There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon(E) son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless(F) the people, and God heard them, for their prayer reached heaven, his holy dwelling place.
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- 2 Chronicles 30:21 Or priests sang to the Lord every day, accompanied by the Lord’s instruments of praise
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 Or and confessed their sins to
2 Chronicles 29:31-36
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2 Chronicles 29:31-36
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31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near, and bring sacrifices and (A)thank offerings into the house of the Lord.” So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a (B)willing heart brought burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. 33 The consecrated things were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore (C)their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had [a]sanctified themselves, (D)for the Levites were (E)more diligent in (F)sanctifying themselves than the priests. 35 Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with (G)the fat of the peace offerings and with (H)the drink offerings for every burnt offering.
So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.
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- 2 Chronicles 29:34 consecrated
2 Chronicles 29:31-36
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2 Chronicles 29:31-36
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31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices(A) and thank offerings to the temple of the Lord.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing(B) brought burnt offerings.
32 The number of burnt offerings(C) the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred male lambs—all of them for burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The animals consecrated as sacrifices amounted to six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep and goats. 34 The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings;(D) so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated,(E) for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been. 35 There were burnt offerings in abundance, together with the fat(F) of the fellowship offerings(G) and the drink offerings(H) that accompanied the burnt offerings.
So the service of the temple of the Lord was reestablished. 36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.(I)
2 Chronicles 8:12-14
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2 Chronicles 8:12-14
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12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built before the vestibule, 13 according to the (A)daily rate, offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the (B)three appointed yearly (C)feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. 14 And, according to the [a]order of David his father, he appointed the (D)divisions of the priests for their service, (E)the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the (F)gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:14 ordinance
2 Chronicles 8:12-14
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2 Chronicles 8:12-14
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12 On the altar(A) of the Lord that he had built in front of the portico, Solomon sacrificed burnt offerings to the Lord, 13 according to the daily requirement(B) for offerings commanded by Moses for the Sabbaths,(C) the New Moons(D) and the three(E) annual festivals—the Festival of Unleavened Bread,(F) the Festival of Weeks(G) and the Festival of Tabernacles.(H) 14 In keeping with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions(I) of the priests for their duties, and the Levites(J) to lead the praise and to assist the priests according to each day’s requirement. He also appointed the gatekeepers(K) by divisions for the various gates, because this was what David the man of God(L) had ordered.(M)
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