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Nehemiah 12:44–47, “And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.”
By this stage, the task of rebuilding and resettling was complete and the returnees had to move into a new mode. They were now living in their own territory, even though they were under the Persian overlords. Each day the regular processes so essential to an ordered life had to be carried out. In order to make sure that nothing was left out the people involved in Temple and ceremonial service had to be organised. Half a century before these events, Kings David and Solomon had established a complete, and successful, administration for the same tasks that had to be carried out in the rebuilt Temple. The returnees used their wisdom and insight and just re-established the old system rather than try and invent a new one.
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