Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Chronicles 16:24-25 (New Living Translation) 23 Let the whole earth sing to the Lord!Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.24 Publish his glorious deeds among the nations.Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. King David gives to Asaph and his fellow Levites a song of thanksgiving to the Lord. Part of […]

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This describes the decorations or adornments of the ark of the covenant, i.e., that box that held the covenant or agreement between God and the people. This adornment was cherubim that spread their wings over the ark of the covenant. This phrase, “the chariot of the cherubims,” is repeated in several places in the Old […]

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1 Chronicles 17:4 (New Living Translation) 4 Go and tell my servant David, “This is what the Lord has declared: You are not the one to build a house for me to live in.” God is speaking to the prophet Nathan and telling Nathan what to tell David. The topic is building a Temple in […]

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1 Chronicles 26:13 (New Living Translation) 13 They were assigned by families for guard duty at the various gates, without regard to age or training, for it was all decided by means of sacred lots. This writing is about how people were assigned guard duty at the various gates of the city. Without regard to […]

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1 Chronicles 18:14 (New Living Translation) So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. This is part of the (hi)story of King David as he began to reign over God’s people. The preceding paragraphs describe how David conquered this and that group of people and took […]

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1 Chronicles 21:30 (New Living Translation) 30 But David was not able to go there to inquire of God, because he was terrified by the drawn sword of the angel of the Lord. This is the conclusion of the (hi)story of God sending an angel to destroy Jerusalem as punishment for one of David’s sins. […]

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1 Chronicles 29:19 (New Living Translation) 19 Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations. David is praying. David asks God to give things to his son Solomon. I love this phrase […]

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1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (New Living Translation) 9 There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful. 10 He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my […]

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1 Chronicles 18:14 (New Living Translation) So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people. Well that’s a pretty good summary of King David. He did what was just and right for all. I wonder what his approval ratings were? Was he popular? Was the economy growing? […]

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1 Chronicles 18:7 (New Living Translation) David brought the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers to Jerusalem, God had given King David yet another victory in battle. After the victory, David brought captured gold to Jerusalem to God. David fulfilled God’s command to bring all the world’s gold to God, uh, er, wait, no, that’s not […]

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