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connecting through music

1 Chronicles 25:1-31

1 Chronicles 25:1 David and the army officers also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:
1 Chronicles 25:2 From Asaph’s sons: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:3 From Jeduthun: Jeduthun’s sons: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah– six– under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:4 From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
1 Chronicles 25:5 All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
1 Chronicles 25:6 All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in Yahveh’ stemple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority.
1 Chronicles 25:7 They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skilful in music for the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:8 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.
1 Chronicles 25:9 The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives — 12 to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons — 12
1 Chronicles 25:10 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:11 the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:14 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives– 12
1 Chronicles 25:16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:18 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives– 12
1 Chronicles 25:20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives — 12
1 Chronicles 25:31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives — 12.

connecting through music

The ministry of music that would accompany the offerings included songs from 288 men who were skilled and trained in singing to Yahveh. Yahveh was speaking through the musicians to the people as they prophesied. But the people were also singing to Yahveh and rendering worship to their creator. Sometimes words can have a tremendous emotional impact when accompanied by music. I was reminded of that recently when I watched a musical about the birth of Christ. Most of the songs I knew, but I found myself weeping at the reality of the incarnation. We need that. We need to connect with the Lord.

LORD, help us to connect with you on a heart-to-heart level through song.