It's all about Him

2 Chronicles - Chapter 1

This chapter introduces King Solomon, who reigned after his father David. Solomon is described in the first verse of this book as exceedingly great.  We then read that God promised him wealth, riches and honour, so as no king before or after him ever had. Jesus speaks of Solomon in

1 Chronicles - Chapter 29

With this chapter we come to the end of the book of 1 Chronicles, and also to the end of David's story.  David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, and said this: "Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory

1 Chronicles - Chapter 28

In this chapter David lays out the plans for the building of the Temple.  The building will be done by his son, Solomon; but David has done all the preparation.  David says that God h,as given him the detailed instructions, not just for the building, but also for the

1 Chronicles - Chapter 27

Having considered one of Jesus' "I am" statements in Chapter 26, we see a link to another "I am" statement in verse 27 of this chapter: "Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards." The seventh "I am "statement was

1 Chronicles - Chapter 26

This chapter begins: "These are the divisions of the gatekeepers" There is then a detailed account of the allocation of duties to the various gatekeepers.  It is clear that the role of gatekeeper is an important one, and that the gates to the temple are also important.  Jesus

1 Chronicles - Chapter 25

David was famous as a warrior.  In 1 Samuel 18 we read: When the victorious Israelite army was returning home after David had killed the Philistine, women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King Saul. They sang and danced for joy with tambourines and cymbals. This

1 Chronicles - Chapter 24

In this chapter we read about the allocation of duties among the priests, with the divisions arrived at by casting lots: "With the help of Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and of Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, David divided Aaron’s descendants into groups according

1 Chronicles - Chapter 23

In Numbers 4 we see that Levites were 30 years old when they began their service: "So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their clans and families. All the men between thirty and fifty years of age who were eligible for service in

1 Chronicles - Chapter 22

In the previous chapter David met with the angel of the Lord, and now he says that the site of this meeting shall be where the temple will be built: "Then David said, “This will be the location for the Temple of the Lord God and the place of

1 Chronicles - Chapter 21

In this chapter we see the name Satan, used for the first time: "Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the people of

1 Chronicles - Chapter 20

One of the best known stories in the Bible is David and his fight against the giant Goliath. However, here we read of other fights against Giants by David's followers: "In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time Sibbekai

1 Chronicles - Chapter 19

Hanun did not trust David, and so he mistreated David's servants: "Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved them, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame." Jesus said (in John 15) that this same thing would happen to

1 Chronicles - Chapter 18

In this chapter we read that David was not only victorious in battle, but also acted as a judge over the people: "So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people." This, too, is a role of Jesus.  We read in John

1 Chronicles - Chapter 17

David wants to build a temple for God: "When David was settled in his palace, he summoned Nathan the prophet. “Look,” David said, “I am living in a beautiful cedar palace, but the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant is out there under a tent!”" However, God tells

1 Chronicles - Chapter 16

In this Chapter we read a Psalm which David wrote to praise God.  This Psalm contains a prophecy about the second coming of Jesus: "Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” Let the sea roar, and

1 Chronicles - Chapter 15

David takes every effort to bring the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem in the proper way.  As part of this, he lays aside his royal robes and wears the same robes as his people.  As he does this he is despised by his wife: "David was clothed with

1 Chronicles - Chapter 14

In this chapter we read of David as a warrior king. "When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them. Now the Philistines had

1 Chronicles - Chapter 13

David is planning to bring back the ark of God - returning God's presence to his people.  This seemed like a good thing to do, and David devised a plan which appeared to be honouring to God: "They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house

1 Chronicles - Chapter 12

In this Chapter we meet the many warriors who are following David.  David is careful about those from the tribe of Benjamin, but in verse 18 we read this: "Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: ‘We are yours, David! We are with

1 Chronicles - Chapter 11

In this Chapter we see David made King over the whole of Israel and Judah.  Jesus is destined to be a King from the line of David, and we see a link to Jesus in the way the story is introduced: "Then all Israel gathered before David at Hebron

1 Chronicles - Chapter 10

In this chapter we read about the death of King Saul in a battle against the Philistines: "So Saul and his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to an end.  When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul

1 Chronicles - Chapter 9

So far the book of Chronicles has been presented as a series of genealogies.  These were taken for the detailed records that were kept throughout Israel.  In verse 1 this point was made: "So all Israel was listed in the genealogical records in The Book of the Kings of

1 Chronicles - Chapter 8

In this chapter we see a continuation of the list of the family of Benjamin, which was started in the previous chapter.  This part of the history is important, because it gives details of the first King of Israel.  This was Saul, who was from the tribe of Benjamin. In

1 Chronicles - Chapter 7

In this chapter we read the genealogies of Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim and Asher. There is an interesting reference in the descendants of Manasseh, in verse 15: "Machir took as his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s grandson

1 Chronicles - Chapter 6

In this chapter we read about the tribe of Levi.  It is from this tribe that the Levites and priests come. David appointed some of the Levites to minister with music.  There is a list of the Kohathites who were given this role.  These Kohathites were known as the Sons