Journal Through the Bible: Week 90 Wednesday

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I Chronicles chapter 16

There was great celebration after the Ark was in its place in the City of David! The king then gave gifts of bread, meat, and drink to the people. He then appointed certain of the Levites as musicians to play and sing worship music before the LORD GOD of Israel continually.

Does God issue any commands?

• God does not speak.

Does God make any promises?

• God does not speak.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• When David ratified the covenant, which in this case meant moving the Ark and having the priests offer the sacrifices and peace offerings before God, he finished his work by giving gifts to the people of the covenant. When Jesus ratified the covenant, which in His case meant fulfilling all of the work of Prophet, Priest, and King by offering Himself as the sacrifice and a peace offering before the mercy seat of God, He cried "It is finished!" and provided gifts to the people of the covenant! People of the covenant are those who repent of their sins to God, trust Jesus Christ alone as the sacrifice of those sins, and who therefore receive mercy from God. What a wonderful gift!

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• This chapter tells that David gave gifts to the people of Israel and blessed them after he had finished the work of placing the Ark of the Covenant (or Testament) into its proper place. Revelation 11:18-19 says that Jesus, Lord God Almighty will give reward unto His servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear His name, small and great. Then the Apostle John says the temple of God was opened in heaven so that he could see the Ark of His Testament there.
• David appointed musicians to continually provide songs of worship before the Ark of the Covenant. Revelation chapter 4 tells of the worship service that will go on continually before the Throne of God with 24 elders leading the service of praise! (Note of interest: Dr. Henry Morris speculated that the 24 "elders" might be the Patriarchs through whom Christ descended, specifically Adam to Pharez.)

Journal Through the Bible: Week 90 Tuesday

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I Chronicles chapter 15

We read in chapter 13 that King David had attempted to move the Ark of the Covenant from Kirjathjearim to the City of David but he had gone about it in the wrong way and it cost a man his life. The Ark then stayed in the home of Obededom until such a time as David could research the proper means of moving the Ark to the place he had prepared for it. This was accomplished 3 months after that first disastrous attempt. Apparently Obededom was of the tribe of Levi because such a man was named in this chapter as one of the musicians who played the harps when the Ark was moved to Jerusalem. He was also named as a doorkeeper for the Ark.

Does God issue any commands?

• God had said that the Levites were to carry the Ark of the Covenant on poles resting upon their shoulders. They were God's chosen group for the task. David repeated these instructions prior to his second attempt to bring the Ark to the tent that he had prepared for it in Jerusalem.
• As God had commanded the Levites and priests through Moses many years earlier, David told Zadok, Abiathar, Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab the priests or the chief men of the tribe of Levi to sanctify themselves and their brethren for the service of moving the Ark. David admitted that they had not moved the Ark properly the first time and had been punished accordingly.

Does God make any promises?

• God did not speak in this chapter.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• There is a time of great celebration when the king does things in a godly manner. Proverbs says that the people rejoice when the righteous reign. (See Proverbs 29:2.) Not everyone rejoices though. Those that hate the righteous and love wickedness will not celebrate his success. This happened to King David and it happened (and continues to happen) to Jesus. Michal, David's wife was compromised when her father made an adulterer out of her by giving her to another man after she had married David. She then despised David, the man to whom she was legally married, when she saw him worshiping the LORD. The inhabitants of the world were compromised by Adam's sin and became adulterers in their union with God. They then despised him. Since Jesus is God in the flesh this means that the union between Jesus and His creation, mankind, was broken. Many that belong to him by right of creation do not want Him to succeed as He carries out His righteous mission of making a place for the redeemed (John 14:2-3) , the very thing that the Ark of the Covenant represents!

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• Revelation 11:15 tell of the time that the nations of the world become the nations of the Lord, Christ, who will reign forever and ever. Verse 18 says that the nations were angry, which they now are since the world does not love Jesus, the King. This parallels the anger that Michal showed toward King David when he brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem. Verse 19 says that the Ark of the Testament (or Covenant) is then seen in its place that King Jesus prepared for it in the Temple in Heaven. David prepared a place for the Ark in his earthly kingdom. Jesus prepared a place for the Ark in His Heavenly Kingdom. It no longer needs to be moved but stands as a testimony that the work of the covenant was completed by the King.

Journal Through the Bible: Week 90 Monday

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I Chronicles chapter 14

As the narrative continues about the life of David some of the genealogical information from chapter 3 is repeated. Two of the events of this chapter are the sending of timber by King Hiram of Tyre and the Philistine assaults when they heard that their adversary, David, was now king of Israel.

Does God issue any commands?

• In answer to David's first question God told David to go up against the Philistines.
• In answer to David's question God told David not to go up against the Philistines when they threatened the second time to invade Israel. Instead, he and his army were to wait until the wind blew in the tops of the mulberry trees before they went up against the Philistines.

Does God make any promises?

• God promised David that He would deliver the Philistines into his hands.
• God promised David the second time that He would go before David and his army against the Philistines when David heard the sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• God delivered David's enemies to him so that David and Israel defeated them. God the Father, through the psalmist David, promises to deliver Jesus' enemies and make them His footstool. (See Psalm 110:1) Jesus Himself quoted this verse when speaking to the Pharisees (see Matthew 22:44 and Luke 20:43). He stated that the Christ was to be the Son (or of the lineage of) David and yet David through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit called his own Son "Lord." Jesus asked the Pharisees how this could be. Jesus was claiming that this psalm was a prophecy about Himself and that God the Father would do for Him exactly what He had done for David!
• Peter affirmed in Acts 2:35 that Jesus was the Lord to whom the LORD made the promise of Psalm 110:1. The promised defeat in Psalm 110:1 parallels the defeat of the Philistines by David when God told David that He would deliver David from his enemies.

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• Just as God made promises to David concerning his kingdom and the defeat of his enemies God made promises to Jesus concerning His Kingdom and the defeat of His enemies. God fulfilled His promises to David and God completely fulfilled His promises to Jesus also. This was accomplished by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Ultimately, all of Jesus' enemies will one day be conquered and Jesus will enter into rest, which is what I think of when I think of putting one's feet up on a footstool.
• I Corinthians 15 tells of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how it is the partial fulfillment of Psalm 110:1 because death is the last enemy that must be destroyed. And because Jesus was victorious over death we are promised that we will also be resurrected. This will be the complete and final fulfillment of the prophecy of Psalm 110:1!

Read Through the Bible in 2014, 2015: December 29-January 3 Schedule

12/29/2014	Nehemiah 7, 8	Proverbs 29
12/30/2014	Nehemiah 9, 10	Proverbs 30
12/31/2014	Nehemiah 11-13	Proverbs 31
1/1/2015	Genesis 1, 2	John 1, 2
1/2/2015	Genesis 3-5	John 3
1/3/2015	Genesis 6,7	John 4, 5