Category Archives: Sons of Korah

Personal Profile: Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph

Posted on August 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph were not famous or illustrious people in the Bible. But their role is very important, nonetheless. They were the original sons of Korah, whose refusal to join in the rebellion of their father set them apart … Continue reading →

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A Kingdom of Priests

Posted on August 5, 2011 by nathanalbright

In Exodus 19:5-6 a conditional promise is given by God to the entire nation of Israel. It reads: “ ‘Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to … Continue reading →

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Heman: Profile Of A Godly Man

Posted on July 30, 2011 by nathanalbright

Have you ever read the Bible and found people similar to you? Have you ever found people in God’s Word whose personalities were like your own? That experience has happened to me, and today I would like to share with … Continue reading →

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2 Chronicles 22 & 23: The Sons of Korah Overthrow The Wicked Queen Athaliah

Posted on July 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

If you want to think of a name for the worst mother in biblical history, you could do far worse than think of the exmaple of the wicked Athaliah. In fact, Athaliah is a good name to give someone who … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To The Sons of Korah

Posted on May 29, 2011 by nathanalbright

I became interested in the Sons of Korah almost unknowingly. As a child of ten or eleven, in my first Bible, a red hardback New King James Version of the Bible, I wrote in the Table of Contents the page … Continue reading →

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What Glorious Things Are Spoken?

Posted on May 14, 2011 by nathanalbright

[Note: This message, and the last [1], were given at Legacy Institute on Sabbath, May 14, 2011, in Chaing Mai, Thailand.] One of the studies in the Bible I have conducted is about a group of people known as the … Continue reading →

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Judges 19: The Sons of Korah Start A Civil War

Posted on May 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

Judges 19 is the beginning of one of the most sordid incidents in all of scripture. It tells the story of a Levite and his faithless concubine facing sodomite townspeople and a horrible rape-murder that leads to civil war and … Continue reading →

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Psalm 84: How Lovely Is Your Tabernacle / Better Is One Day

Posted on May 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

Psalm 84 is a relatively well-known psalm among the body of work of the Sons of Korah, and their authorship of the psalm adds layers of meaning to the psalm that might not otherwise be evident to a casual reader … Continue reading →

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Ezra 2:26, 41-42, Nehemiah 7:30, 44-45: The Sons of Korah Return From The Babylonian Captivity

Posted on May 2, 2011 by nathanalbright

When one reads the census of those who returned with Zerubbabel from the Babylonian captivity, one finds a very curious truth:  not a lot of Levites returned.  While Ezra 2:26-39 shows that 4,289 priests returned to Jerusalem, only 341 Levites … Continue reading →

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Psalm 44: Arise! Do Not Cast Us Off Forever

Posted on April 30, 2011 by nathanalbright

Psalm 44 is like many of the psalms of the Sons of Korah in that it is a lament.  However, despite this fact, it is still one of the better known among the hymns of the Sons of Korah, in … Continue reading →

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