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2 Samuel 5, 1 Chronicles 11
đŁ Ladies and Gentlemen, now for the moment youâve all been waiting for⌠Thatâs kind of how it feels to finally reach the moment where David becomes King of Israel. The text of 1st Chronicles 11:1-9 is nearly an exact copy of 2 Samuel 5:1-10. We get just a few different details in each account…
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Psalms 103 & 104
Both of these psalms are songs of praise. I know the schedule has 2 Samuel 5 in the plan for today. Thatâs the part where David becomes king of all Israel. Iâll cover that tomorrow along with 1 Chronicles 11. PSALM 103 The list of Yahwehâs benefits that starts the psalm is not exhaustive, but…
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1st Chronicles 10, Psalm 102
1st Chronicles 10 is on the death of King Saul and since we covered his death in an earlier post, Iâm going to just focus on Psalm 102. This psalm has a rather said heading: âThe prayer of one overwhelmed with trouble, pouring out problems before the Lord.â We donât know who wrote this psalm…
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1st Chronicles 8-9
Even if you are getting a bit cross-eyed đ¤Şreading all these names, you have to respect the ancient Israelites for keeping such meticulous records. How many of us could name our ancestors back through more than a couple generations? And they didnât have Ancestry.com. There are a couple names I want to point out but…
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Psalms 88, 92, 93, and 1st Chronicles 7
Welcome back. Letâs start with Chronicles⌠We get more lists of Jacobâs descendants. I have listed the tribes in the order they appear in the chapter and also the mother of each son : ABOUT BENJAMIN⌠If you go to Genesis 46:21, the list of Benjaminâs sons is much longer than the list here in…
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1st Chronicles 6, Psalm 81
From 1st Chronicles 6 we find out some interesting details about the Levitical priesthood and particularly those who were involved in the temple service in David and Solomonâs time. The chapter starts with the genealogy of the priests through the linage of Eleazer the son of Aaron. The older two brothers were the ones struck…
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Psalm 78
Story time with Prophet-Psalmist, Asaph. In this psalm Asaph takes the reader on a recap of Israelâs history with Yahweh. Itâs like a highlight reel of a few key moments of their history from the Exodus to time at which Asaph is writing. Thatâs over 400 years of history. If youâve been reading this blog…
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Psalms 73 & 77
Psalms of Asaph There is more than one Asaph in the OT. I will point them out as we go. And there is possibly more than one psalmist using that name. We wonât get to those other-Asaph psalms until December and April. The name Asaph means âcollectorâ or âgatherer.â So it could be that besides…
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1st Chronicles 3-5
David had 20 children whose names we know. Plus more by his concubines whose names we do not know. And it is this area of his life – multiple wives and concubines – that will get him in trouble and be the undoing of his son and successor Solomon. Just because God doesnât show up…
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Psalms 84, 85, and 87
PSALM 84 I love the imagery in verse 3 of the lowly sparrow being welcome to build her nest near the altar of Yahweh. My favorite bird is the white-throated sparrow. I loved it before I knew which bird it was because I fell in love with its song. Iâm no expert on birds or…
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Psalms 43, 44, 45, and 49
We have some particularly lovely psalms in this group. Most are not psalms of David and we will look at who mightâve been involved in writing, or at least performing them at the Temple. I know we havenât gotten to the building of the temple yet, but we will. PSALM 43 This short psalm is…
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1st Chronicles 1-2
The first 9 chapters of 1 Chronicles are genealogies. Thankfully, we will take them in bite-sized pieces. The author of the Chronicles is believed to be Ezra. The content is supplementary material to the books of Samuel and Kings so we will encounter repeat accounts of events similar to how the same event might appear…
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