In First Chronicles, chapter thirteen, verse ten, Uzza unfortunately dies because of his action contrary to God’s command. This story teaches that worship and service unto God must be to His revelation and Word. Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence in dealing with holy things. And …
In First Chronicles thirteen, verse three, the Ark had been captured and held by the Philistines for seven months, as in First Samuel four, verse eleven, and chapter six, verse one, respectively. Then returned to Israel and kept at Kirjath-jearim, a city of Judah, ten miles from Jerusalem, as in First Samuel seven, verse two. …
In First Chronicles, chapter twelve, verse thirty-two, according to God’s sovereign wisdom, He has a season and a time for all His purposes and the fulfillment of His promises, as in Ecclesiastes three, verse one. We see this in the realm of nature and His kingdom, where there are appointed times in Psalms one hundred …
In First Chronicles, chapter twelve, verse eighteen, under the old covenant, the Holy Spirit equipped certain persons with power and ability to do tasks to which God had called them. Example stanzas are in Exodus thirty-one, verses one to five, Judges three, verse ten, chapter six, verse thirty-four, chapter eleven, verse twenty-nine, chapter thirteen, verse …
In First Chronicles, chapter eleven, verse forty-one, Uriah is listed as one of the mighty men who faithfully gives David support in verse ten. Yet David took this warrior’s wife for himself and had Uriah murdered. David’s sin left ugly scars and consequences for himself, his family, and Israel. The sin is alluded to in …
In First Chronicles, chapter eleven, verse five, Zion was one of the hills on which Jerusalem stood: formerly, this hilltop was the site of a Jebusite fortress that David had captured, as in Second Samuel five, verses six through nine. The hill became sacred when David brought the ark of the covenant to Zion. Later, …
In First Chronicles, chapter eleven, verse one, begins the story of David. Second Samuel, chapters two through five, tells more fully just how David became King over Judah and then all of Israel. Upon the death of Saul, Abner, while espousing the cause of Ishbo-sheth, the only surviving son of Saul, “made him king over” …
In First Chronicles, chapter ten, verse thirteen, the former King of Israel, the sense is, wonder not that Saul fell by the hands of the Philistines, who were armed against him by his sin and by God’s vengeance for it. Saul went against God’s express, plain, and positive command, which is an aggravation of any …
In First Chronicles, chapter ten, verse one, begins a historical summary of the past of Israel, starting with the monarchial era. The chapter states the reason for Saul’s rejection and the transfer of the kingdom to David, as in verses thirteen through fourteen. The remaining events deal with the history of David and the enduring …
In First Chronicles, chapter nine, verse one, is concerned with the community of God’s people after their return from exile in Babylon, emphasizing their continuity with Israel before the exile. This verse gives the reason for their captivity. The rest of the chapter deals with the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims, who were temple servants, …
