1 Chronicles - Chapter-6

Chapter Summary

Sons of Levi. Cities of the priests and Levites.

What were some of Azariah’s responsibilities as a priest in the Lord’s temple? Read Leviticus 21 for reference. In what ways are Christians like priests in the New Covenant?
What was significant about the tribe of Levi? Why do you think God chose them to be the tribe for the priesthood / temple responsibilities?
Two of Aaron’s sons were struck down for using improper fire on the altar for sacrifices to the Lord - why would the Lord have responded this way?
What does the account of Aaron’s sons offering unauthorized fire tell us about how God views worship? What about our temptations & tendencies in worship?
What does it mean to be in exile? What emotions and thoughts might people in exile experience? How do we experience these in our own lives?
How are Christians, like the Israelites, in a type of exile?
Did the Lord send Judah and Jerusalem into exile for punishment, discipline, or both? Why and or why not?
Why did the presence of the ark in the temple call for changes in worship, namely including song?
What does it mean to “make atonement”? Why would Aaron and Aaron’s descendants need to make an atonement for Israel?
The Chronicler uses the genealogy of the tribe of Levi to highlight significant events in Israel’s history. What are some of these events? How do these demonstrate God’s relationship with Israel?