After the builders laid the foundation for the LORD's Temple, the priests stood in their ministerial robes with trumpets and the descendants of Levi (who were also descendants of Asaph) with cymbals to praise the LORD, according to instructions prepared by David, king of Israel.

We also obligated ourselves to contribute annually a third of a shekel for services relating to the Temple of our God

In a pillar of cloud he spoke to them; they obeyed his decrees and the Law that he gave them.

This is what the LORD says, who gives the sun for light by day, the laws that govern the moon and stars for light by night, and who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar. The LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name:

"Ever since the time of your ancestors, you have turned away from my decrees and haven't kept them. Return to me and I'll return to you," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. "But you ask, "How will we return?'

so that whoever resists the authorities opposes what God has established, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.

I praise you for remembering everything I told you and for holding to the traditions that I passed on to you.

having erased the charges that were brought against us, along with their obligations that were hostile to us. He took those charges away when he nailed them to the cross.

If you have died with the Messiah to the basic principles of the world, why are you submitting to its decrees as though you still lived in the world?

Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary.

since they deal only with food, drink, and various washings, which are required for the body until the time when things would be set right.