Formation Journal Reading Plan

26:1 For the divisions of the doorkeepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

26:2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

26:3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

26:4 Obed-Edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peullethai the eighth; for God blessed him.

26:6 Also to Shemaiah his son were sons born, who ruled over the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.

26:7 The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brothers were valiant men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

26:8 All these were of the sons of Obed-Edom: they and their sons and their brothers, able men in strength for the service; sixty-two of Obed-Edom.

26:9 Meshelemiah had sons and brothers, valiant men, eighteen.

26:10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief),

26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brothers of Hosah were thirteen.

26:12 Of these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even of the chief men, having offices like their brothers, to minister in the house of Yahweh.

26:13 They cast lots, the small as well as the great, according to their fathers’ houses, for every gate.

26:14 The lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

26:15 To Obed-Edom southward; and to his sons the storehouse.

26:16 To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.

26:17 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and for the storehouse two and two.

26:18 For Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar.

26:19 These were the divisions of the doorkeepers; of the sons of the Korahites, and of the sons of Merari.

26:20 Of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.

26:21 The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ households belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.

26:22 The sons of Jehieli: Zetham, and Joel his brother, over the treasures of the house of Yahweh.

26:23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:

26:24 and Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler over the treasures.

26:25 His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.

26:26 This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers’ households, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.

26:27 They dedicated some of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of Yahweh.

26:28 All that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated, whoever had dedicated anything, it was under the hand of Shelomoth, and of his brothers.

26:29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

26:30 Of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, men of valor, one thousand seven hundred, had the oversight of Israel beyond the Jordan westward, for all the business of Yahweh, and for the service of the king.

26:31 Of the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers’ households. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

26:32 His brothers, men of valor, were two thousand seven hundred, heads of fathers’ households, whom king David made overseers over the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and for the affairs of the king.

8:1 For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens!

8:2 From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

8:3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

8:4 what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?

8:5 For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.

8:6 You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:

8:7 All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field,

8:8 The birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

8:9 Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

15:1 Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”

15:2 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

15:3 They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.

15:4 When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.

15:5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.”

15:6 The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.

15:7 When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

15:8 God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.

15:9 He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

15:10 Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

15:11 But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.”

15:12 All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.

15:13 After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

15:14 Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.

15:15 This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,

15:16 ‘After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,

15:17 That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things.

15:18 All his works are known to God from eternity.’

15:19 “Therefore my judgment is that we don’t trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,

15:20 but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.

15:21 For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”