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Ezra 2:68
Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to erect it on its site.
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2 Corinthians 9 7
Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
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Ezra 1:6
And all of those around them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with equipment, cattle, and with valuables, aside from everything that was given as a voluntary offering.
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Ezra 7:16
with all the silver and gold which you find in the entire province of Babylon, along with the voluntary offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
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Nehemiah 11:2
And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
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Ezra 3:5
and afterward there was a continual burnt offering, also for the new moons and for all the appointed festivals of the Lord that were consecrated, and from everyone who offered a voluntary offering to the Lord.
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1 Chronicles 29 1-1 Chronicles 29 30
Then King David said to the entire assembly,“ My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced, and the work is great; for the temple is not for mankind, but for the Lord God.Now with all my ability I have provided for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, wood for the things of wood, onyx stones and inlaid stones, stones of antimony and stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones and alabaster in abundance.In addition, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy temple,namely, three thousand talents of gold, from the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with the supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly;and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite.Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord wholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said,“ Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.Yours, Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion, Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.“ But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You.For we are strangers before You, and temporary residents, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided to build You a house for Your holy name, it is from Your hand, and everything is Yours.Since I know, my God, that You put the heart to the test and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts to You;and give my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do them all, and to build the temple for which I have made provision.”Then David said to all the assembly,“ Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.On the next day they made sacrifices to the Lord and offered burnt offerings to the Lord, a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.So they ate and drank that day before the Lord with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king a second time, and they anointed him as ruler for the Lord and Zadok as priest.Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of his father David; and he prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.And all the officials, the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David pledged allegiance to King Solomon.The Lord highly honored Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him royal majesty which had not been bestowed on any king before him in Israel.Now David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.The period which he reigned over Israel was forty years; he reigned in Hebron seven years and in Jerusalem thirty three years.Then he died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his place.Now the acts of King David, from the first to the last, are written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the chronicles of Gad the seer,with all of his reign, his power, and the circumstances which came upon him, Israel, and all the kingdoms of the lands.
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Psalms 110:3
Your people will volunteer freely on the day of Your power; In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, Your youth are to You as the dew.
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Numbers 7:3-88
When they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them in front of the tabernacle.Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,“ Accept these things from them, that they may be used in the service of the tent of meeting, and you shall give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites.Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, according to their service,and four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.But he did not give any to the sons of Kohath, because theirs was the service of the holy objects, which they carried on the shoulder.And the leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.Then the Lord said to Moses,“ They shall present their offering, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.”Now the one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;and his offering was one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering;he presented as his offering one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Nethanel the son of Zuar.On the third day it was Eliab the son of Helon, leader of the sons of Zebulun;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.On the fourth day it was Elizur the son of Shedeur, leader of the sons of Reuben;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.On the fifth day it was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, leader of the sons of Simeon;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.On the sixth day it was Eliasaph the son of Deuel, leader of the sons of Gad;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.On the seventh day it was Elishama the son of Ammihud, leader of the sons of Ephraim;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.On the eighth day it was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, leader of the sons of Manasseh;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.On the ninth day it was Abidan the son of Gideoni, leader of the sons of Benjamin;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.On the tenth day it was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, leader of the sons of Dan;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.On the eleventh day it was Pagiel the son of Ochran, leader of the sons of Asher;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ochran.On the twelfth day it was Ahira the son of Enan, leader of the sons of Naphtali;his offering was also one silver dish whose weight was 130 shekels, and one silver bowl of seventy shekels in sanctuary shekels, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering;one gold pan of ten shekels, full of incense;one bull, one ram, and one male lamb one year old, as a burnt offering;one male goat as a sin offering;and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs one year old. This was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.This was the dedication offering for the altar from the leaders of Israel when it was anointed: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold pans,each silver dish weighing 130 shekels and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the utensils totaled 2,400 in sanctuary shekels;the twelve gold pans full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece in sanctuary shekels, all the gold of the pans totaled 120 shekels.All the oxen for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, all the rams, twelve, the male lambs one year old with their grain offering, twelve, and the male goats as a sin offering, twelve;and all the oxen for the sacrifice of peace offerings totaled twenty four bulls, all the rams, sixty, the male goats, sixty, and the male lambs one year old, sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
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Exodus 35:4-29
Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying,“ This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, saying,‘ Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart is to bring it as the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,and violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,and rams’ skins dyed red, and fine leather, and acacia wood,and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense,and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.‘ Have every skillful person among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded:the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;the ark and its poles, the atoning cover, and the covering curtain;the table and its poles, and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;the lampstand also for the light and its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light;and the altar of incense and its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the doorway at the entrance of the tabernacle;the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand;the hangings of the courtyard, its pillars and its bases, and the curtain for the gate of the courtyard;the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the courtyard and their ropes;the woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to serve as priests.’ ”Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel departed from Moses’ presence.And everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service, and for the holy garments.Then all whose hearts moved them, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and bracelets, all articles of gold; so did everyone who presented an offering of gold to the Lord.Everyone who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins dyed red or fine leather, brought them.Everyone who could make a contribution of silver and bronze brought the Lord’s contribution; and everyone who was in possession of acacia wood for any work of the service brought it.And all the skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen.And all the women whose heart stirred with a skill spun the goats’ hair.The rulers, moreover, brought the onyx stones and the stones for setting for the ephod and for the breastpiece;and the spice and the oil for the light and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.The Israelites, all the men and women, whose heart moved them to bring material for all the work, which the Lord had commanded through Moses to be done, brought a voluntary offering to the Lord.
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Numbers 18:24
For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them,‘ They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.’ ”
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Judges 5:9
My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, The volunteers among the people; Bless the Lord!
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Deuteronomy 16:16-17
“ Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and they are not to appear before the Lord empty handed.Everyone shall give as he is able, in accordance with the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you.
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2 Corinthians 8 11-2 Corinthians 8 12
But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the willingness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability.For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.
