In the First Chronicles, chapter six, verse thirty-two, worshipping God in a song is a form of ministry to Him, as in Ephesians five, verses eighteen through twenty, and something with which He is well pleased. Music is one way to express our love and affection, adoration, faith, hope, praise, and joy to God. The …
In First Chronicles, chapter six, verse one, gives the descendants of Levi, the line of the high priests, down to the captivity and lists the Levitical cities. God had chosen the sons of Levi for spiritual service in the Tabernacle in Numbers three through four and the temple in First Chronicles twenty-three to twenty-six. The …
In First Chronicles, chapter five, verses twenty-five through twenty-six, the emphasis of disobedience and sin bring judgment and calamity, whereas obedience and faithfulness bring peace and blessing. This spiritual principle, which is in the New Testament, should motivate us to fear the Lord and obey the leadership of the Holy Spirit. The captivity of the …
In First Chronicles, chapter four, verse ten, the righteous example of Jabez stresses the truth that God blesses those who faithfully call upon Him. Jabez was “more honorable than his brethren” in verse nine. Jabez’s life and prayer demonstrate how God delights to bless those who call upon Him in faith and earnestly seek His …
In First Chronicles, chapter one, verse one, the inclusion of genealogies in this book serves several purposes. All of First Chronicles reconnect the returned exiles with their ancestry and redemptive past, enabling them to recover a sense of their roots and heritage. The genealogies revealed how God chose and preserved a remnant for Himself from …
In the Second Kings, chapter twenty-five, verse twenty-one, when Judah was in captivity, the earthly political kingdom of David ended. Despite the destruction, the promise concerning David’s descendants remained. God continued preparing for the coming of David’s son, Christ, whose kingdom would have no end. as in Luke one, verse thirty-three. Through David’s Messianic descendants, …
In Second Kings, chapter twenty-five, verse seven, Zedekiah, the youngest son of Josiah, reigned for eleven years. He departed from the faith of his righteous father and often persecuted the prophet Jeremiah. Zedekiah could have avoided the tragedies that overtook him if he had listened to Jeremiah. The Chaldeans slew the children of Zedekiah that …
In Second Kings, chapter twenty-four, verse twenty, Zedekiah rebelled because false prophets had declared a positive message that God would destroy Babylon and not Judah. Jeremiah’s message, although unpopular, proclaimed the opposite: that God would bring His rebellious people under the rule of Babylon. However, between both sermons, Jeremiah’s message is the one that came …
In Second Kings, chapter twenty-four, verse three, the fall of Judah was God’s judgment upon the obstinate and unrepentant people who followed the terrible sins of Manasseh. Apostasy has reached its limit. The priests and prophets uttered lies as in Jeremiah five, verse thirty-one, and chapter six, stanza thirteen accordingly. The meaning is not for …
In Second Kings, chapter twenty-four, verse two, Nebuchadnezzar, the captivity of the southern kingdom by Babylon received prediction one hundred and fifty years before it occurred, as in Isaiah six, eleven through twelve. Nebuchadnezzar is the son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldee monarchy. This invasion came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s and …
