Category: 1Chronicles

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1Chronicles 19, HATED ME FIRST!

1Ch 19:4, Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, SHAVED THEM, AND CUT OFF THEIR GARMENTS IN THE MIDDLE, AT THEIR BUTTOCKS, AND SENT THEM AWAY.

Because of the death of Nahash, the king of Ammon, David sent ambassadors to comfort his son! YET, HIS SON HANUN HUMILIATED THEM! IN THAT CULTURE A MAN’S BEARD WAS HIS DIGNITY AND A SHAVED MAN WAS A SIGN OF A SLAVE!

1Ch 19:5, … BECAUSE THE MEN WERE GREATLY ASHAMED. And the king said, “WAIT AT JERICHO UNTIL YOUR BEARDS HAVE GROWN, AND THEN RETURN.” 

To insult these ambassadors was to insult the king; remember we are HIS Ambassadors!

Joh 15:18, “If the world hates you, you know that IT HATED ME BEFORE IT HATED YOU. 

Isa 50:6, I GAVE MY BACK TO THOSE WHO STRUCK ME, AND MY CHEEKS TO THOSE WHO PLUCKED OUT THE BEARD; I DID NOT HIDE MY FACE FROM SHAME AND SPITTING. 

THEY HATED JESUS SO MUCH THAT THEY HUMILIATED THE KING OF GLORY AND RIPPED OFF HIS BEARD! CRUCIFIED HIM NAKED ON THE CROSS AFTER HE WAS BEATEN AND SPAT UPON! FOR US!

Dan 9:26, … MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF…

1Ch 19:13, Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”  As Christians we will have trouble in the world, because we represent the KING of kings! If they hated HIM, don’t be surprised if you are hated also! BE OF GOOD COURAGE!

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1Chronicles 18, David’s Strength!

1Ch 18:4, David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. ALSO DAVID HAMSTRUNG ALL THE CHARIOT HORSES, EXCEPT THAT HE SPARED ENOUGH OF THEM FOR ONE HUNDRED CHARIOTS. 

Pro 21:31, The horse is prepared for the day of battle, BUT DELIVERANCE IS OF THE LORD. 

Psa 33:16-17, No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. A HORSE IS A VAIN HOPE FOR SAFETY; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

Horses were always used in battle, yet David didn’t rely on them, but relied on GOD Himself! Where do you put your trust in? Your job, your money, this economy? BUILD ON THE ROCK WHICH IS A FIRM FOUNDATION!

1Ch 18:5-6, When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. SO THE LORD PRESERVED DAVID WHEREVER HE WENT.

David honored GOD in all his ways and the LORD blessed him and preserved him from all his enemies! David knew that it’s not because of his strength, but because of the LORD’s! David wrote the following Psalm!

Psa 28:7-8, THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him. THE LORD IS THEIR STRENGTH, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.

God was David’s strength and also our strength! Trust in the LORD!

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1Chronicles 17, Promotion is of HIM!

1Ch 17:7, Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I TOOK YOU FROM THE SHEEPFOLD, FROM FOLLOWING THE SHEEP, TO BE RULER OVER MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.

God took this simple sheepherder and turned him into a king, leading the sheep (Israel) of God!  God can change any man who is willing to follow the LORD! Promotion comes from HIM

Amo 7:14-15, Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, And the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

God promoted Joseph in Egypt, He promoted Daniel in Babylon and HE can promote you! All of these men were devoted to the LORD!

1Ch 17:11-12, And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. HE SHALL BUILD ME A HOUSE, AND I WILL ESTABLISH HIS THRONE FOREVER.

David wanted to build a house of the LORD, yet the LORD was going to build a dynasty for David! Verse 12 is partially fulfilled by his son Solomon, yet Fully fulfilled in HIS SON, JESUS! WHO IS BUILDING A HOUSE FOR GOD!

1Pe 2:5, YOU ALSO, AS LIVING STONES, ARE BEING BUILT UP A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, … THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. 

JESUS IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FAITH WHICH IS A SOLID ROCK TO BUILD ON! LEAN ON HIM AND SEEK HIM! HE IS ABLE TO USE YOU MIGHTILY IF YOU ALLOW HIM!

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1Chronicles 16, Praising GOD!

1Ch 16:7, On that day DAVID FIRST DELIVERED THIS PSALM into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the LORD: 

David brought the Ark of God into the city of David and they were worshipping the LORD!

And he gave Asaph a Psalm, Actually 2 psalms!

Psalm 105:1-15 and Psalm 96:1-13

1Ch 16:8-9, Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; TALK OF ALL HIS WONDROUS WORKS!

We have all experience something in our lives that we know to result had nothing to do with us, but it was the LORD working it out!

1Ch 16:10-11, Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts OF THOSE REJOICE WHO SEEK THE LORD! SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE EVERMORE!

If we know HIM then we need to seek HIM daily! By reading HIS word, praying for guidance and giving thanks! HE is worthy!

1Ch 16:32-33, Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the LORD, FOR HE IS COMING TO JUDGE THE EARTH.

The LORD’s Arrival is almost here! HE is at the door! Seek HIM while you can for HE is coming as a thief in the night! BE PREPARED!

1Ch 16:35, And say, “SAVE US, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION; GATHER US TOGETHER…

Act 4:12, Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” 

JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO THE FATHER!

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1Chronicles 15, Worthy to be praised!

1Ch 15:2,13, Then David said, “NO ONE MAY CARRY THE ARK OF GOD BUT THE LEVITES, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” …FOR BECAUSE YOU DID NOT DO IT THE FIRST TIME, THE LORD OUR GOD BROKE OUT AGAINST US, BECAUSE WE DID NOT CONSULT HIM ABOUT THE PROPER ORDER.” 

David learned from past failures and did things God’s way! Ignorance of the law is not an excuse; that’s why we have HIS word!

Hos 4:6, MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE REJECTED KNOWLEDGE, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; BECAUSE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LAW OF YOUR GOD, I ALSO WILL FORGET YOUR CHILDREN. 

1Ch 15:29, And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, THAT MICHAL, SAUL’S DAUGHTER, LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW KING DAVID WHIRLING AND PLAYING MUSIC; AND SHE DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART. 

2Sa 6:21, So David said to Michal, “IT WAS BEFORE THE LORD…THEREFORE I WILL PLAY MUSIC BEFORE THE LORD.

David did it for the LORD, not for her! David put aside his kingly robes and put on fine linen, as were all the Levites (ver 27)! This wasn’t about him; IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE LORD!

Rev 4:11, “YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER; FOR YOU CREATED ALL THINGS, AND BY YOUR WILL THEY EXIST AND WERE CREATED.” 

DAVID KNEW GOD AND HE DIDN’T CARE WHAT ANYONE THOUGHT OR SAID! HE WORSHIP HIS CREATOR WITH ALL HIS HEART!

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1Chronicles 14, Giving Credit to HIM!

1Ch 14:2, So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted FOR THE SAKE OF HIS PEOPLE ISRAEL. 

David knew that his exaltation was for the benefit of Israel!

1Ki 10:9, Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! BECAUSE THE LORD HAS LOVED ISRAEL FOREVER, THEREFORE HE MADE YOU KING, to do justice and righteousness.” 

1Ch 14:11, So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water…

It’s so easy to take credit for a great victory, yet David clearly gives credit to GOD!

Psa 144:1, Blessed be the LORD my Rock, WHO TRAINS MY HANDS FOR WAR, AND MY FINGERS FOR BATTLE

1Ch 14:16-17, SO DAVID DID AS GOD COMMANDED HIM, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD BROUGHT THE FEAR OF HIM UPON ALL NATIONS.

There is a blessing when we obey GOD and do what HIS will!

Joh 13:17, IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS, BLESSED ARE YOU IF YOU DO THEM. 

SEEK THE LORD, DO WHAT HE ASKED OF YOU AND GIVE HIM THE GLORYL; FOR IT IS HE THAT HAS GIVING YOU THE ABILITY TO DO IT!

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1Chronicles 13, The LORD’s way!

1Ch 13:3-4, and LET US BRING THE ARK OF OUR GOD BACK TO US, FOR WE HAVE NOT inquired at it since the days of Saul.” THEN ALL THE ASSEMBLY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO SO, FOR THE THING WAS RIGHT IN THE EYES OF ALL THE PEOPLE.

This is a good thing to bring back the ARK of the LORD, Yet they consulted everyone except the LORD HIMSELF!

1Ch 13:8-10, Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. And when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, UZZA PUT OUT HIS HAND TO HOLD THE ARK, for the oxen stumbled. THEN THE ANGER OF THE LORD WAS AROUSED AGAINST UZZA, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and HE DIED THERE BEFORE GOD.

The reason to worship is to please GOD, yet they proved themselves ignorant of HIS word!

Num 4:15, …then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; BUT THEY SHALL NOT TOUCH ANY HOLY THING, LEST THEY DIE…

1Ch 13:12, David was afraid of God that day, saying, “HOW CAN I BRING THE ARK OF GOD TO ME?” 

Isa 8:20, To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM. 

Everything needs to be done HIS way not ours! There is a reason we have HIS word

Pro 3:1, My son, DO NOT FORGET MY LAW, But let your heart keep my commands; 

Pro 14:12  There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. 

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1Chronicles 12, Trained in the truth!

1Ch 12:8, Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, MIGHTY MEN OF VALOR, MEN TRAINED FOR BATTLE, WHO COULD HANDLE SHIELD AND SPEAR, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

Mighty men of valor need to be trained in the truth knowing that their strength, their swiftness, their abilities come directly from the LORD!

2Sa 22:32-35, “For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

1Ch 12:18, THEN THE SPIRIT CAME UPON AMASAI, CHIEF OF THE CAPTAINS, and he said: “WE ARE YOURS, O DAVID; WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE, O SON OF JESSE! PEACE, PEACE TO YOU, AND PEACE TO YOUR HELPERS! FOR YOUR GOD HELPS YOU.” So David received them, and made them captains of the troop. 

The Hebrew word used here “lâbêsh”, means to clothed! The Spirit of God Clothed Amasai with strength!

Act 1:8, BUT YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 

AS SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, WE NEED TO BE TRAINED IN HIS WORD, HIS PROMISES, AND BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH! GET READY! THE KING IS COMING!

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1Ch 11, David & his mighty men!

1Ch 11:1-2, Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “INDEED WE ARE YOUR BONE AND YOUR FLESH. Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO LED ISRAEL OUT AND BROUGHT THEM IN; and the LORD YOUR GOD SAID TO YOU, ‘YOU SHALL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL, AND BE RULER OVER MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.’ “

A leader must be of the people, and demonstrate an ability to lead! But most important he must be called by GOD to lead!

1Ch 11:3, …And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. 

David was a shepherd of his father’s flock, but now he is the shepherd of his heavenly Father’s flock! He has a great responsibility!

Eph 4:11, And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 

YET, a leader must have mighty men following him! One example of this is Eleazar!

2Sa 23:9-10, And after him was Eleazar… one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, AND HIS HAND STUCK TO THE SWORD. THE LORD BROUGHT ABOUT A GREAT VICTORY THAT DAY…

ELEAZAR FOUGHT UNTIL HIS SWORD WAS STUCK ON HIS HAND! MAY OUR SWORD BE EVER IN OUR HANDS AS WE FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT; FOR THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH!

Psa 108:13, Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

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1Chronicles 10, Valiant men!

1Ch 10:6-7, SO SAUL AND HIS THREE SONS DIED, and all his house died together. AND WHEN ALL THE MEN OF ISRAEL WHO WERE IN THE VALLEY SAW THAT THEY HAD FLED AND THAT SAUL AND HIS SONS WERE DEAD, THEY FORSOOK THEIR CITIES AND FLED; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

After 9 Chapters of Genealogies, We start with the end of Saul, the first king of Israel!

Mar 14:27, Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.’ 

1Ch 10:11-12, And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh…

While some men run from the battle valiant men run towards the battle!

Jer 9:3, … THEY ARE NOT VALIANT FOR THE TRUTH ON THE EARTH. For they proceed from evil to evil, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW ME,” …

We must be valiant in the Truth of HIS word; not ashamed of it, but boldly proclaiming it!

Rom 1:16, FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD TO SALVATION FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES,…

Psa 119:46, I WILL SPEAK OF YOUR TESTIMONIES ALSO BEFORE KINGS, AND WILL NOT BE ASHAMED. 

Prepare yourself, know HIS word and stand in the strength of HIS WORD, for it is the truth!