1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 21 – What we can learn from David’s Numerical Error

That David sinned against God by counting his men is clear. 1 Chronicles 21:1 states, “Then Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel.” The reason for this is not hard to understand within the context. God has always delivered David and Israel because he was with them. What mattered was not [...]


1 Chronicles 17 – Theology of Prayer

Let me be somewhat simplistic by stating: some passages of scripture are descriptive, that is, they state what has happened in narrative form. Other passages are prescriptive, that is, they state to readers what they ought to do and think. They exhort and give counsel. This differentiation is important, because we as readers would not [...]


1 Chronicles 9:1 – Exile

Exile due to unfaithfulness is the summary of 1 Chronicles 9:1. If we look at the contextual logic of this passage, it makes a lot of sense. One of the points that the biblical authors up to this point have been emphasizing is that God is holy. He is a consuming fire. This is who [...]