My Charge – mishmeret

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Article 16, Exhibit A

  1.    Ge. 26:5:  “Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, H4931 my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
  2.   Ex.12:6:  “And ye shall keep H4931 it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it (the pascal lamb) in the evening.”
  3.   Ex.16:23:  “And he said unto them, this is that which the LORD hath said, tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remained over lay up for you to be kept H4931 until the morning.”
  4.   Ex. 16:32:  “And Moses said, this is the thing which the LORD commanded, fill an omer of it to be kept H4931 for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.”
  5.   Ex. 16:33:  “And Moses said unto Aaron, take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept H4931 for your generations.”
  6.   Ex. 16:34:  “As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. H4931.”
  7.   Lev. 8:35:  “Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge H4931 of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.”
  8.   Lev. 18:30:  “Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, H4931 that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.”
  9.   Lev. 22:9:  “They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, H4931 lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them.”
  10. Num. 1:53:  “But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge H4931 of the tabernacle of testimony.”
  11. Num. 3:7:  “And they shall keep his charge, H4931 and the charge H4931 of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.”
  12. Num. 3:8:  “And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge H4931 of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.”
  13. Num. 3:25:  “And the charge H4931 of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
  14. Num. 3:28: “In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge H4931 of the sanctuary.”
  15. Num. 3:31:  “And their charge H4931 shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof.”
  16. Num. 3:32:  “And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge H4931 of the sanctuary.”
  17. Num. 3:36:  “And under the custody and charge H4931 of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serve thereto.”
  18. Num. 3:38:  “But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge H4931 of the sanctuary for the charge H4931 of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
  19. Num. 4:27:  “At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge H4931 all their burdens.”
  20. Num. 4:28:  “This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge H4931 shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”
  21. Num. 4:31:  “And this is the charge H4931 of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,”
  22. Num. 4:32:  “And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge H4931 of their burden.”
  23. Num. 8:26:  “But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, H4931 and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge H4931.
  24. Num. 9:19:  “And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge H4931 of the LORD, and journeyed not.”
  25. Num. 9:23:  “At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge H4931 of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”
  26. Num. 17:10:  “And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron’s rod again before the testimony, to be kept H4931 for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not.”
  27. Num. 18:3:  “And they shall keep thy charge, H4931 and the charge H4931 of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar that neither they, nor ye also, die.”
  28. Num. 18:4:  “And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge H4931 of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.”
  29. Num. 18:5:  “And ye shall keep the charge H4931 of the sanctuary, and the charge H4931 of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.”
  30. Num. 18:8:  “And the LORD spoke unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge H4931 of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance forever.
  31. Num. 19:9:  “And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept H4931 for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin.”
  32. Num.  31:30:  “And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge H4931 of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
  33. Num.  31:47:  “Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge H4931 of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
  34. Deut. 11:1:  “Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, H4931 and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, always.”
  35. Jos. 22:3:  “Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge H4931 of the commandment of the LORD your God.”
  36. 1 Sam. 22:23:  “Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. H4931
  37.  Sam. 20:3:  “And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, H4931 and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood.”
  38.  1 Ki. 2:3:  “And keep the charge H4931 of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou may prosper in all that thou does, and whithersoever thou turns thyself:
  39. 2 Ki. 11:5:  “And he commanded them, saying, this is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the Sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch H4931 of the king’s house.”
  40. 2 Ki. 11:6:  “And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch H4931 of the house that it be not broken down.”
  41.  Ki. 11:7:  ‘And two parts of all you that go forth on the Sabbath, even they shall keep the watch H4931 of the house of the LORD about the king.”
  42. 1 Ch. 9:23:  “So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the LORD, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. H4931”
  43.  Ch. 9:27:  “And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge H4931 was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them.”
  44.  Ch. 12:29:  “And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward H4931 of the house of Saul.”
  45. 1 Ch. 23:32:  “And that they should keep the charge H4931 of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge H4931 of the holy place, and the charge H4931 of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.”
  46. 1 Ch. 25:8:  “And they cast lots, ward H4931 against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.”
  47. 1 Ch. 26:12:  “Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards H4931 one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD.”
  48. 2 Ch. 7:6:  “And the priests waited on their offices: H4931 the Levites also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endures forever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.”
  49. 2 Ch. 8:14:  “And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, H4931 to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.”
  50.  Ch. 13:11:  “And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the showbread also set them in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge H4931 of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.”
  51. 2 Ch. 23:6:  “But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch H4931 of the LORD.”
  52.  Ch. 31:16:  “Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entered into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges H4931 according to their courses.”
  53.  2 Ch. 31:17:  “Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges H4931 by their courses.”
  54.   Ch. 35:2:  “And he set the priests in their charges, H4931 and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD.”
  55.  Neh. 7:3:  “And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches H4931 of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.”
  56.  Neh. 12:9:  “Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. H4931”
  57.  Neh. 12:45:  “And both the singers and the porters kept the ward H4931 of their God, and the ward H4931 of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.”
  58.  Neh. 13:30:  “Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards H4931 of the priests and the Levites, everyone in his business.”
  59.  Isa. 21:8:  “And he cried, a lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward H4931 whole nights.”
  60.  Ez. 40:45:  “And he said unto me, this chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge H4931 of the house.”
  61.  Ez. 40:46:  “And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge H4931 of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.”
  62.  Ez. 44:8:  “And ye have not kept the charge H4931 of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge H4931 in my sanctuary for yourselves.”
  63.  Ez. 44:14:  “But I will make them keepers of the charge H4931 of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein.”
  64.  Ez. 44:15:  “But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge H4931 of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD.”
  65.   Ez. 44:16:  “They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. H4931”
  66.  Ez. 48:11:  “It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, H4931 which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.”
  67.  Hab. 2:1:  “I will stand upon my watch, H4931 and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.”
  68.  Zec. 3:7:  “Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, H4931 then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give you places to walk among these that stand by.”
  69. Mal. 3:14:  “Ye have said, it is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, H4931 and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts.”