1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:1 The brief account in 2 Samuel 6:17 of the ark’s arrival in Jerusalem and the festivities is greatly expanded here. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:4 David establishes a daily worship ministry by the Levites before the ark (vv. 1 Chronicles 16:6, 1 Chronicles 16:37), held at that time in Gibeon (vv. 1 Chronicles 16:39). Their task is TO INVOKE, TO THANK, AND TO PRAISE THE LORD. It is a description of worship... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:8 This psalm of praise is drawn from Psalms 105:1; Psalms 96:1; Psalms 106:1, Psalms 106:47. The Chronicler has carefully woven them together and changed them slightly. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:35 This request for deliverance and salvation FROM AMONG THE NATIONS is the high point of the psalm (vv. 1 Chronicles 16:8). Here, it speaks more to the Chronicler’s generation than to David’s. It expresses a longing for the restoration and consolidation of a sca... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 16:37 Besides ministering before the ark, the Levites are also appointed to assist at the tabernacle at Gibeon by offering praise at the times of sacrifice. Solomon will move the tabernacle into the temple at the time of its dedication (2 Chronicles 5:5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var... [ Continue Reading ]