David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were [...]
For David had said, “Since the LORD, the God of Israel, has granted rest to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.” (1 Chr 23:25–26)
It’s hard to imagine such a cultural upheaval as experienced [...]
1 Chronicles 22 describes an interesting moment of parenthood on the part of David. In 1 Chr 22:5:
David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD should be of great magnificence and fame and splendor in the sight of all the nations. Therefore I will make [...]
Then David said, “The house of the LORD God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” (1 Chr 22:1)
I hadn’t noticed before that David talks about the house of the Lord as separate from the altar of burnt offering. I guess I didn’t realize that there was a possibility [...]
As I was reading through 1 Chr 21, I had a lot more questions than I had answers. The primary one: “Why was Israel punished for the census?”
I wrestled through this question and tried to remember some of the answers I had heard before. For example, I remember hearing at some point that the punishment [...]
I know Joab had his rough moments, but there are times where his trust in God and His plans astounds me. One such place is 1 Chr 19:13:
“…Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The LORD will do what is good in his sight.”
There is such [...]
I came across an interesting verse as I was reading the account of Nathan relaying God’s will about the temple to David in which I was intrigued by Nathan’s thinking. In 1 Chr 17:2 Nathan responds to David’s concern about a lack of a proper home for the ark as David sits in his palace:
Nathan [...]
In 1 Chr 16:8–36, we have a psalm of thanks from David that was important enough that the Chronicler felt necessary to recount it in full and to describe how it was taught to Asaph and his associates (1 Chr 16:7).
The part that struck me the most about this was the focus on the importance [...]
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it. (1 Chr 15:22)
Is this not enough reason to determine who is given responsibility for leadership? I understand that if someone really wants to serve, they should not be hindered. It seems, however, that leaders should [...]
David’s instructions to the Levites who were to carry the ark were simple and explicit (1 Chr 15:12, 14):
He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I [...]