Thoughts from my personal time with God.
King Hiram of Tyre sent a trade mission to David; he provided him with cedar logs and with stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace. And so David realized that the Lord had established him as king of Israel and was making his kingdom prosperous for the sake of his people.
David’s recognition of the Lord establishing him king was rooted in an external actor building him a palace.…
1 Chronicles 14:1-12 Read More »
These are the other outstanding soldiers:… Zelek from Ammon… Uriah the Hittite…
David atracted a diverse group – even foreigners! The name of Uriah is buried in the list – unlike in 2 Samuel 23:39.
…soldiers from the tribe of Manasseh went over to David’s side… when he was… sent… back to Ziklag. …they were all outstanding soldiers.”
You send encouragement when we need it most, Father (1 Samuel 30:1-6).…
1 Chronicles 11:26 – 13:14 Read More »
This is the list of David’s famous soldiers. Together with the rest of the people of Israel, they helped him become king, as the Lord had promised, and they kept his kingdom strong.
May I do the same for your kingdom, Lord.
…First was Jashobeam of the clan of Hachmon, the leader of “The Three.” He fought with his spear against three hundred men and killed them all in one battle.
1 Chronicles 11:10-25 Read More »
The day after the battle the Philistines went to plunder the corpses, and they found the bodies of Saul and his sons lying on Mount Gilboa. They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers with them throughout Philistia to tell the good news to their idols and to their people.
Victory for a day. Thank you, Lord Jesus, that because of you our victory is eternal (Colossians 2:13-15).…
1 Chronicles 10:7 – 11:9 Read More »
These are the descendants of Reuben, the oldest of Jacob’s sons. (Because he had sex with one of his father’s concubines, he lost the rights belonging to the first-born son, and those rights were given to Joseph.
Sad. The consequences of the crimes of passion: sex (Genesis 35:22), money (Joshua 7) – the list goes on and on.…
1 Chronicles 5:1 – 10:6 Read More »
Adam was the father of Seth, Seth was the father of Enosh, Enosh the father of Kenan…
This book must have been written after the return from Babylon where genealogy had become so important (Ezra 8:1).
…Eber had two sons; one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided, and the other was named Joktan.
1 Chronicles 1 – 4 Read More »
…Zedekiah… became king of Judah, and he… rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia… King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia made Gedaliah… governor of Judah, and placed him in charge… Ishmael, …a member of the royal family, went to Mizpah with ten men, attacked Gedaliah, and killed him. …Then all the Israelites, rich and poor alike, together with the army officers, left and went to Egypt, because they were afraid of the Babylonians.
2 Kings 24:17 – 25:* (30) // Read More »
…As for the king himself, this is what I, the Lord God of Israel, say: You listened to what is written in the book, and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I will make it a terrifying sight, a place whose name people will use as a curse.
2 Kings 22:18 – 24:16 Read More »
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for two years. …He rejected the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and disobeyed the Lord’s commands. Amon’s officials plotted against him and assassinated him in the palace.
This time, officals didn’t wait 55 years (2 Kings 21:1). It seems that the king’s officials were bastions for those zealous for the Lord (2 Kings 9:11-13).…
2 Kings 21:19 – 22:17 Read More »
…About that same time the king of Babylonia, …heard that King Hezekiah had been sick, so he sent him a letter and a present. Hezekiah welcomed the messengers and showed them his wealth—his silver and gold, his spices and perfumes, and all his military equipment. There was nothing in his storerooms or anywhere in his kingdom that he did not show them.
2 Kings 20:12 – 21:18 Read More »