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In First Chronicles, chapter twenty-one, verse fifteen, David confessed his sin, sincerely repented, and was forgiven. Yet God carried out the temporal punishment upon him and the people. The fact that sin often receives divine punishment even after confession and forgiveness is a recurring Biblical principle. By causing His disobedient children to endure the temporal […]

In First Chronicles, chapter twenty-one, verse eight, David sinned by taking personal pride in God’s using him for great purposes within the kingdom of Israel. By numbering the people, he attempts to exalt himself and Israel and to rely on their national strength. Such boasting inevitably leads to a spirit of self-trust and superiority and

In First Chronicles, chapter twenty-one, verse seven, the people of Israel were likely in sympathy with David’s sinful desire to number the people. Joab knew that numbering the people was a great sin that would bring guilt upon all of Israel. Presumably, therefore, people were guilty of favoring the numbering of Israel. Through their spirit

In First Chronicles, chapter twenty-one, verse one, God allowed Satan to tempt David after he had accomplished much and achieved tremendous victories. We learn the following truths from Satan’s temptation of David. The meaning of Satan is an adversary: He is an antagonist, an evil one who attacks and competes against the people of God

In First Chronicles eighteen, verse six, God desires to help, protect, and give victory to His faithful people. As we search for strength from the Lord and seek His face continually, a channel of blessing opens to our lives whereby God helps us in trouble, gives us freedom from Satan’s power, and leads us by

In First Chronicles, chapter sixteen, verse twenty-nine, genuine worship must be done in holiness, as in Second Chronicles twenty, verse twenty-one. God accepts spiritual and jubilant worship as described in First Chronicles fifteen, verse twenty-eight. Acceptance of adoration must accompany an inward disposition of reverence and purity, an earnest desire to be near Him, and

In First Chronicles, chapter sixteen, verse ten, is one part of a psalm that David celebrated that begins from verses eight through thirty-six. Our happiness, security, and freedom from anxiety depend on our gratitude to God and our perseverance in seeking His face daily, as in verses eight through eleven. Those who continually call out

In First Chronicles, chapter sixteen, verse seven, the psalm in the following verses eight through thirty-six of this chapter, is a composite of Psalms one hundred and five, verses one to fifteen, Psalms ninety-six, verses one through thirteen, and Psalm one hundred and six, verses one, and forty-seven to forty-eight, respectively. How David celebrates God’s

In First Chronicles, chapter fifteen, verse twelve, to do the work of the Lord, believers must sanctify or consecrate themselves. The separation from all that offends God and presents themselves to Him as instruments of righteousness. As a holy God, He requires that his servants be righteous and consecrated. This special sanctification was a requirement

In First Chronicles, chapter fifteen, verse one, the ark of God contained the two tables of the law, a jar of manna, and Aaron’s rod. The ark represents the instruction, provision, power, and mercy found in faithful obedience to God and His covenant. David’s placing of the ark in Jerusalem signifies his desire to return