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the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

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Every Believer Has a Role

Matthew Henry uses this list of priestly divisions to illustrate a New Testament truth: the church is the 'mystical body of Christ' where every member has a specific and useful role. Just as Bilgah and Immer had their designated service, every believer has a function that contributes to the good of the whole.

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1 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 24:14

19th Century

Bishop

Immer.1 Chronicles 9:10; Jeremiah 20:1 (perhaps a lamb).

Bilgah. —[Refe…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 24:14

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 24:7)

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 24:1–31

17th Century

Minister

When everyone has, knows, and keeps their place and work, the more there are, the better. In the mystical body of Christ, every member has its use,…