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Today, we’d like to see the title of ” Inquired Of God” in the book of 1 Chronicles 14 & 15.

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Q1. In 14:2, “So David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people Israel,” what can we learn from here? Q2. In 14:14, “Therefore David inquired again of God, and God said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees,” why did David inquire again of God in a similar battle of to the previous battle? And how can we apply it to our life? Q3. In 15:12, “ He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the ; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it,” what does it mean in the context? And how can we purify by ourselves? (Background for Daily Bible Reading and Studying Weekly Book Basis)

Today we see a lot of Hebrew names, whose pronunciation is not easy for us. Don’t be discouraged to read it but hear of 1 Chronicles 14 & 15 https://www.audiotreasure.com/indexKJV.htm and it’d be helpful. Also several locations within around 10 miles or 16 km of may be found at 2 or 3 proper Bible maps in the big picture of Israel, around the same size as New Jersey in the U.S., but not all of them may be found because few debris of many places are remained today, in reference to Israel tour https://calvarychapelanaheimhills.com/IPET/ The chapter 14 is identical to 2 5:11-25. The chapter 15 follows chronologically the chapter 13. David gathered Israelites to move the ark of covenant on a cart. When Uzza had put forth his hand to steady the ark, the Lord smote Uzza, he died, and thus David left the ark at the house of Obededom for 3 months. Text: NKJV [KJV] Explanation

Chapter 14:1-17

1 1= Hiram king of Tyre (Tyre was a city Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to country near to the Mediterranean sea);… to David, and cedar trees, with masons and David, and cedar trees, with masons and carpenters, to build him a house (Hiram also would do so to to build his house carpenters, to build him a house. and the temple of God upon Solomon’s request 2 Chron 2:31)

1 2 Chron 2:3 Then Solomon sent to Hiram king of Tyre, saying: As you have dealt with David my father, and sent him cedars to build himself a house to dwell in, so deal with me.

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2=Q1 David knew that the Lord… established 2 …as king over Israel (David’s 40 years So David knew that the LORD had established reigning 2 Sam 5:4-52); his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of His people him as king over Israel, for his kingdom was highly Israel (Because for God’s people Israel, God made David as king – that’s his heart after exalted for the sake of His people Israel. God’s heart. David did not abuse the power of king for himself. Acts 13:223; To share with blessings to needy neighbors, we should be given the blessings by God Deut 15:14b4)

3 Then David took more wives in Jerusalem, and 3= …more wives in Jerusalem (David had about 10 wives and concubines see 1 David begot more sons and daughters. Chronicles 3:1-9; polygamy was the culture of middle Asia royalty but it was against God’s word Gen 2:24; Deut 17:175; David was far from the perfect man); begot more sons and daughters (among his children, a lot of family problems – rape or murder – caused 4 And these are the names of his children whom by the polygamy, e.g., Amnon, Tamar, Absalom, Adonijah; See 2 Sam 13, 2 Sam he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, , 18, & 1 Kings 2)

Solomon, 5 Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 6 Nogah, 4-7= And these are the names of his children….(his children are named in Nepheg, Japhia, 7 Elishama, Beeliada, and Hebrew)

Eliphelet.

8 Now when the Philistines heard that David had 8= all the Philistines went up to search for David (Philistines invaded into Israel) been anointed king over all Israel, all the

Philistines went up to search for David. And David

heard of it and went out against them.

9 Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the 9=…made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim (in the west bound of Jerusalem) Valley of Rephaim.

10 10= David inquired of God … Shall I go up And David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand (David sought the guidance of up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them God by prayer – this shows David’s obedient heart after God’s heart, although David is far into my hand?” from the perfect man – It’s lessoned our Lord sees our heart after Him, but He doesn’t see The LORD said to him, “Go up, for I will deliver the perfectness of us because nobody is perfect 1 John 1:9-106)…..Go up, for I will them into your hand.” deliver them into your hand (God answered here, just Go up)

2 2 Sam 5:4-5 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. 3 Acts 13:22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of , a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’ 4 Deut 15:14b… From what the LORD your God has blessed you with, you shall give to him(the ‘him” is the Hebrew slave released in the 7th year in the context.) 5 Gen 2:24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh; Deut 17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away; nor shall he greatly multiply silver and gold for himself. 61 John 1:9-10If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

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11 So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David 11= up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there (David and his soldiers destroyed defeated them there. Then David said, “God has Philistines at Baal Perazim in the west bound of Jerusalem– here, Baal means an idol of broken through my enemies by my hand like a knowledge); God has broken through my enemies by my hand (David acknowledges breakthrough of water.” Therefore they called the him as God’s instrument – that’s an example of his good heart as to the Lord) name of that place Baal Perazim.

12 12= ..when they left their gods there….they And when they left their gods there, David gave were burned with fire (David’s men carried away the left idols 2 Sam 5:217 and burned a commandment, and they were burned with fire. them with fire – that’s proper response to sin It is to get rid of it in full, not in part, according to God’s word because a little sin like yeast would pollute whole Israel Deut 7:5; 1 Cor 5:6-88) 13 Then the Philistines once again made a raid on 13= the Philistines once again made a raid on the valley. the valley (Philistines as a group attacked Israel again)

14 Therefore David inquired again of God, and God 14 =Q2 Therefore David inquired again of God (David asked again to God in a similar said to him, “You shall not go up after them; circle situation. Why? (1) it might bear a new challenge and risk which we don’t know. around them, and come upon them in front of the When we do not ask the Lord until we are in trouble, often the consequences of our mulberry trees. actions by flesh are already not retractable. And we’d suffer troubles. (2) God is omniscient and omnipotent unlike us. So we learn, even if it may be similar to a previous situation, we should continually seek God, the guidance/wisdom of God by spirit. Keep open to the Spirit of God, keep sensitive to the Spirit of God in tune and in harmony, with what God wants to do and how He wants to do it; Seek the Lord first always! Psalm 9:109); God said to him, You shall not go up after them (different from the previous God’s answer, just go up in verse 10); circle around them…come upon them in front of the mulberry trees (circle Philistines and come up before the trees – here, Philistines’ attack method different from the previous attack method, so the omniscient Lord gave David the different method – God is not confined to a single method. ) 15 And it shall be, when you hear a sound of 15= …. God has gone out before you (the marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, then omniscient and omnipotent God prepared before David and his men. That’s why? you shall go out to battle, for God has gone out David asked again to God even in the similar situation. ) before you to strike the camp of the Philistines.”

7 2 Sam 5:21And they left their images there, and David and his men carried them away. 8 Deut 7:5But thus you shall deal with them: you shall destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire; 1 Cor 5:6-8“Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. 8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” 9 Psalm 9:10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

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16 So David did as God commanded him, and they 16= So David did….from Gibeon as far as (David drove back the Philistines drove back the army of the Philistines from Geba through Gibeon as far as Gezer westward 2 Sam 5:2510 ) from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

17 Then the fame of David went out into all lands, 17= (the Lord made David well known publicly and made him be feared by all the and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all heathen nations)

nations.

Chapter 15:1-29

1 David built houses for himself in the City of 1= …. built houses for himself in the (with Hiram the king of Tyre’s help, in David; and he prepared a place for the ark of 14:1, David built his houses in the city of David in the east south of the Jerusalem God, and pitched a tent for it. walls. See https://qrgo.page.link/by1Yc ); a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it (David was going to put the ark under a 2 Then David said, “No one may carry the ark of tent in Jerusalem until the temple of God was built. During that time, they had offered God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen sacrifices to God in Gibeon until Solomon built the temple 1 Kings 3:411) them to carry the ark of God and to minister 2= No one may carry the ark of God but the before Him forever.” Levites (only Levites may carry the ark according to the word of God Deut 10:812); chosen them to carry the ark of God (only 3 And David gathered all Israel together at Levites can carry the ark)

Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its 3= …gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to place, which he had prepared for it. 4 Then David its place (to the tent in verse 1)

assembled the children of and the Levites: 4= ..assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites (the children of Aaron were priesthood whom belonged to the Levites. 5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one And other Levites than Aaron’s descendants were assistants to the role of the priesthood. hundred and twenty of his brethren; 6 of the sons 5-10 = (David called a lot of Levites, named of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and in Hebrew)

twenty of his brethren; 7 of the sons of Gershom,

Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his

brethren; 8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the

chief, and two hundred of his brethren; 9 of the

sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his

brethren; 10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the

chief, and one hundred and twelve of his brethren.

10 2 Sam 5:25And David did so, as the LORD commanded him; and he drove back the Philistines from Geba as far as Gezer. 11 1 Kings 3:4Now the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place: Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. 12 Deut 10:8 At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi to bear the of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day.

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11 And David called for and the 11= ….Zadok and Abiathar the priests (those were the descendants of Aaron in the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Levites); and for the Levites (for the other Levites) Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

12 12=Q3 You are the heads of the He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves (Before they ministered to the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, Lord, they had to be purified by themselves because our Lord is holy. Today, we are you and your brethren, that you may bring up the purified perfectly through the blood of Jesus upon its faith. To keep that faith during any ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have ministry is to purify us. Numbers 8:5-8; Heb 9:12-1413); bring up the ark….(the ark was prepared for it. the symbol of God’s presence Exodus 25:22; Heb 11:614) 13 For because you did not do it the 13= because you did not do it the first time (to move the ark of covenant on a cart and first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, Uzza’s touching the ark were against God’s word :7, 10, 1415 ); God because we did not consult Him about the proper broke out against us [God made a breach upon us] (David had a painful lesson order.” because God loves David); because we did not consult Him about the proper order (at carrying out the ark, David did not inquire of God even if he inquired of God in every battle with Philistines– That’s good point for us to seek the whole counsel of God, every word of God, not partial counsel of God or partial word Luke 4:416) 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified 14= the priest and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of themselves to bring up the ark (they purified by themselves in order to minister to bring Israel. up the ark to Jerusalem)

15= the children of the Levites bore the ark 15 And the children of the Levites bore the ark of of God on their shoulders, by its poles (2 poles or staves made of acacia wood. To God on their shoulders, by its poles, as Moses the 4 corners of the ark, 4 golden rings were attached. The 4 priests put the 2 poles had commanded according to the word of through the 4 golden rings, lifting the ark together on their shoulders without touching the LORD. the ark.);… according to the word of the LORD ( Exodus 25:1417 )

13 Numbers 8:5-8 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 6 “Take the Levites from among the children of Israel and cleanse them ceremonially. 7 Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purification on them, and let them shave all their body, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 8 Then let them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another young bull as a sin offering.”; Heb 9:12-14 “Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” 14 Exodus 25:22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel; Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. 15 1 Chronicles 13:7, 10, 147 So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 10 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God. 14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed- in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had. 16 Luke 4:4 But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ” 17 Exodus 25:14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.

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16 16= the singers accompanied by Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice to appoint their brethren to be the singers with resounding joy (for their humble and heartfelt expression of worship in spirit and accompanied by instruments of music, stringed in truth with songs Psalm 33:1-3; Eph 5:19- 21; John 4:2318) instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy.

17 17-24 = So the Levites appointed….(so a lot So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; of Levites, named in Hebrew, were appointed to worship and adore the Lord and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; with songs or prayers with melody) and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, Ethan the 18 son of Kushaiah; and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel,

Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah,

Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, Obed- 19 Edom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers; the singers,

Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the 20 cymbals of bronze; Zechariah, Aziel,

Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and

Benaiah, with strings according 21 to Alamoth; Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah,

Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with 22 harps on the Sheminith; Chenaniah, leader of 22= Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music ( the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, Chenaniah the worship team leader) 23 because he was skillful; Berechiah and

Elkanah were doorkeepers for the 24 ark; Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai,

Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.

18 Psalm 33:1-3 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. 2 Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.3 Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy; Eph 5:19-21 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of God.; John 4:23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

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25 25= … went to bring up the ark of the So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with joy (So, they carried up the over thousands went to bring up the ark of the ark remained at the house of Obed-Edom for 3 months to the tent in Jerusalem with covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed- Joy, Note – the ark was the symbol of God’s presence, supra) Edom with joy. 26= God helped the Levites who bore the 26 ark…(Now God did not break out against And so it was, when God helped the Levites them but helped them)…..offered seven bulls and seven rams (That’s likely peace who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that offerings for praise and thanks)

they offered seven bulls and seven rams. 27= David was clothed with a robe of fine linen (David wore the sleeveless clothes 27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as made mainly for priests, not an authoritative royal clothes), as were all the Levites who were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master (worship team and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. leader) with the singers (all together worshipped God in spirit and in truth with David also wore a linen ephod. humble and heartfelt joy); David also wore a linen ephod (David wore the robe of the linen with a linen ephod) 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the 28 = with shouting and with the sound of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and sound of the horn, with trumpets and with harps (all worshippers’ humble and heartfelt expression of worship in spirit and in truth) cymbals, making music with stringed instruments

and harps. 29= Michal, ’s daughter….despised him in her heart (she didn’t understand the 29 And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of spiritual things – humble and joyful heart before the Lord to praise and adore the the LORD came to the City of David, that Michal, Lord. The heart may be expressed in various ways 2 Sam 6:20-2219; It’s lessoned Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and (1) we should honor a spiritual thing against fleshly thing; (2) we should not look down a saw King David whirling and playing music; and different style to express the humble and joyful heart to worship, e.g. hymns or she despised him in her heart. contemporary songs, casual clothes or dressed up --- because the substance is of Christ Col 2:1720)

Note: This online word for global crusade in effect develops from expositional sermon into spiritual transformation into the image of Christ in daily love fellowship with the Lord throughout the Bible Study (All Scripture Expository Study from verse by verse Inductive Studies) of which application is the Discipleship and Spiritual Formation, closer to the image of Christ. We think that “Any human opinion is not really important rather than what God says. So, the best commentary on the Bible is the Bible per se. But the opinion to make us understand God’s Word is acceptable. (2 Corinthians 10:5)”

19 2 Sam 6:20-22 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” 21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the LORD. 22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.” 20 Col 2:17 which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. 7

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