Verse 34

And we, the priests and the Levites and the people, made selection, by the decision of the Lord, of those who were to take the wood offering into the house of God, by families at the regular times, year by year, to be burned on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is recorded in the law;

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 13:31 : 31 And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.
  • Isa 40:16 : 16 And Lebanon is not enough to make a fire with, or all its cattle enough for a burned offering.
  • Heb 10:3-7 : 3 But year by year there is a memory of sins in those offerings. 4 Because it is not possible for the blood of oxen and goats to take away sins. 5 So that when he comes into the world, he says, You had no desire for offerings, but you made a body ready for me; 6 You had no joy in burned offerings or in offerings for sin. 7 Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).
  • Prov 18:18 : 18 The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.
  • Lev 6:12-13 : 12 And the Lord said to Moses, 13 This is the offering which Aaron and his sons are to make to the Lord on the day when he is made a priest: the tenth part of an ephah of the best meal for a meal offering for ever; half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
  • Josh 9:27 : 27 And that day Joshua made them servants, cutting wood and getting water for the people and for the altar of the Lord, in the place marked out by him, to this day.
  • 1 Chr 24:5 : 5 So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
  • 1 Chr 24:7 : 7 Now the first name to come out was that of Jehoiarib; the second Jedaiah,
  • 1 Chr 25:8-9 : 8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner. 9 Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?
  • Neh 11:1 : 1 And the rulers of the people were living in Jerusalem: the rest of the people made selection, by the decision of chance, of one out of every ten to be living in Jerusalem, the holy town; the other nine to go to the other towns.