Bible in one year 6/25/2022 1Chronicle Chapter 13-16 King David’s reign
By Rev.Katherine Liu
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1Chronicle Chapter 13 David brings the Ark to Kidon: Uzzah’s death
King David
conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders
of hundreds. He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, “ If it seems good
to you and if it is the will of the Lord our God, let us send word far and wide
to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to
the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to
come and join us. Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not
inquire of it during assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all
the people. (vv.1-4). So David assembled all the Israelites, from the Shihor
River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
David and all the Israelites with him went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath
Jearim)to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who is enthroned between
the cherubim –the ark that is called by the name.(vv.5-6).
They moved the ark
of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.
David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God,
with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets. (vv.7-8).
When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to
steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled. The Lord’s anger burned against
Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he
died there before God. Then David was angry because the Lord’s wrath had broken
out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah. (vv.9-11).
The Ark was to be carried by hand, not by any vehicle,and was not to
be touched by those carrying it (Num.4:15). God had once allowed the Philistines
to transport the Ark on a cart (1Sam.6:7), but His exception didn’t set aside
His revealed will.
Dave was afraid of God that day and
asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?” He didn’t take the ark to
be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the house of
Obed-Edom the Gittite. Three months, and the Lord blessed his household and
everything he had.(v.12-14).
Hiram king of Tyre sent
messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build
a palace for him. And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over
Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people
Israel. (vv.1-2). In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of
more sons and daughters. These are the names of the children born to him there:
Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg,
Japhia, Elishama, Beeliada and Eliphelet.(vv.3-4).
When the
Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went
up in full force to search for him. So David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will
you hand them over to me?” The Lord answered him, “Go, I will hand them
over to you.” (v.10). So David and his men went
up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “ As waters break out,
God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called
Baal Perazim.(v.11).
Once more the Philistines raided the valley;
so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “ Do not go straight up, but circle around them and attack them in front
of the balsam trees. As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of
the balsam trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out
in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” So David did as God
commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from
Gibeon to Gezer. So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord
made all the nations fear him.(vv.13-17).
David learned from the mistake he had made in his first
attempt to bring the Ark to Jerusalem. After David had constructed buildings
for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place fro the ark of God and
pitched a ten for it. Then David said, “ No one but the Levites may carry the
ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to
minister before him forever.(vv.1-2). David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem
to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. He called
together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites. From the descendants of
Kohath, Uriel the leader and 120 relatives; Merari, Asaiah and 220 relatives;
from Gershon, Joel and 130 relatives; from Elizaphan, Shemaiah and 200
relatives; from the descendants Hebron, Eliel and 80 relatives, from Uzziel,
Amminada the leader and 112 relatives.(vv.3-10). Then David summoned Zadok, and Abiathar the
priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. He
said, to them, “ You are the heads of 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 have prepared for it.”(vv.11-12). It was because you,
the Levites, didn’t bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out
in anger against us. We did not inquire of Him about how to do it in the
prescribed way.”(v.13). So the priests and
Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the
God of Israel. And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their
shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the
Lord.(v.15).
David
told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers to sing
joyful songs, accompanied by musical instruments:lyres, harps and cymbals. So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel;
from his brothers, Asaph son of Berekiah; the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah,
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel…(vv.1618).
Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; theat was his
responsibility because he was skillful at it.(v.22). Because God had helped the
Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and
seven rams were sacrificed. (v.26). David was clothed in a robe of fine linen,
as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the singers, and
Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a
linen ephod. So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, with the sounding of rams
horns, and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
(vv.27-28). As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of
David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And despised him in her
heart. (v.29).
1 Chronicles Chapter 16 David’s celebration and arrangements of the arks
They
drought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for
it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offering before God.
After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offering and fellowship
offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. Then he gave a loaf
of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisings to each Israelite man and
woman. That day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this psalm of
thanks to the Lord:
Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He
pronounced, O descendants of Israel His servant, O Sons of Jacob, His chosen
ones. He is the Lord our God; His judgments are in all the earth. He remembers
His covenant forever, the word He commanded for a thousand generations, the
covenant He made with Abraham, the oath He swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to
Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: “To you I will give
the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit.” (vv.12-18) . When they
were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it, they wandered from
nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. He allowed no man to oppress
them; for their sake He rebuked kngs: “ Do not touch anointed ones; do my
prophets no harm.” (vv.19-22).
Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim His salvation day after
day. Declare His glory among the all peoples. For great is the Lord and most
worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the
nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are
before Him; strength and joy in His dwelling place.(vv.23-27)
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of nations, ascribe to the Lord
glory and strength, ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name. Bring an
offering and come before Him; worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness.
Tremble before him, all the earth! The World is firmly established; it cannot
be moved. (vv.28-30)
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
Cry out, “ Save us, O God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the
nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, that we may glory in your
praise.” (vv.34-35). Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting
to everlasting. (v.36). Then all the people said,” Amen” and “ Praise the
Lord.”
This psalm(through v.36) consists, with slight
variations, of Psalms 105:1-15;96; and 106:1, 47-48, perhaps indicating the
David was their author (though they are listed anonymously in the Psalter). Amen means “firmness” (and thus true” and is derived
from the Hebrew verb that means “ to believe” (Gen.15:6).
Bibliography,
Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV).Chicago,
IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986
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