Tag: 1 Chronicles
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God is constantly changing
How does a famous hymn put it: “Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been thou forever will be.” Today’s reading from 1 Chronicles 17:1-27 tells a whole different story: As long as God’s people…
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Can you delegate religion?
1 Chronicles 16:8-43 is full of praise. All those majestic deeds of this Holy God. The closing is rather profane: Different priests are put in charge of different services. Then everyone went home, and David went home to spend some time with his family. Can worship really be delegated to professionals that do all the…
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Qualified leadership
1 Chronicles 15:1—16:7: David prepares to bring the Covenant Box from the home of Obed- Edom, a member of the Levite tribe, to Jerusalem. He arranges for a liturgical procession to accompany the transfer of the Covenant Box. In an earlier attempt to bring the Covenant Box to Jerusalem, the Levites were not involved and…