1 Chronicles 6 - Descendants of Levi | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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Show Notes
In this video listen to 1 Chronicles Chapter 6, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In 1 Chronicles 6 is the sixth of 9 entire chapters of genealogies of the people of God and Israel right through to the exile. This chapter has 81 verses, the chapter with the third most in the Bible, but not the third longest as some of the verses here are quite short. And we are now up to the 6th tribe to be considered - Levi, which gets the most attention in the lists, as compared to others like Naphtali which get just one verse. (1 Chron 7:13)
A significant patch is devoted to the specific genealogy of Aaron. The time spent is not a waste. According to the rules as outlined in Leviticus 6:11 and in other places only a descendant of Aaron could be the High Priest, so without such a genealogy there is no priesthood. This genealogy was crucial because after the exile it enabled the continuation of the priestly service in the temple.
Wikipedia has an article on the full list ofo serving High Priests at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of.... This list includes people whoo did the job who should not have done so, but is of interest.
However during the days of Herod the Great, and Idumean - that is an Edomite - he deliberately destroyed the records of genealogy so that he could appoint whatever High Priest he wanted. He turned it into a political position, as bishop and pope have been at other times in history.
This catastrophe, along with the destruction of Jerusalem, and the absence of an ark of the covenant mean the sacrificial system is irrecoverable. This is the purpose of God who replaced it all with Christ.