Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.

Bible References

The charge

1 Chronicles 23:32
They are to carry out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting, for the holy place, and for their relatives, the sons of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple.”
Romans 12:7
if service, in service;
if teaching, in teaching;

The opening

1 Samuel 3:15
Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
Malachi 1:10
“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.

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