“David Inquired of God” 1 Chronicles 14 & 15 5/24/20
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Online Word for Global Crusade (Sermon: Daily Bible Expository Study) by CCAH PRESS® https://calvarychapelanaheimhills.com/Covid19.htm “David Inquired Of God” 1 Chronicles 14 & 15 5/24/20 Today, we’d like to see the title of ”David Inquired Of God” in the book of 1 Chronicles 14 & 15. To Online Word’s people, through MP3 or YouTube Channel, on the earth, we’d like to suggest 3 Questions. (verse by verse – over 70% His words’ expository message for “every word of God!” Now Slide or Video Explanation Attached. ) https://qrgo.page.link/TTWvi (Worship songs to the Lord) 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 Philistines 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 Levites; 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 Jerusalem 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 Samuel 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 Solomon 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. 1 Online Word for Global Crusade (Sermon: Daily Bible Expository Study) by CCAH PRESS® 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, Nathan, 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 Jesse, 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. 2 Online Word for Global Crusade (Sermon: Daily Bible Expository Study) by CCAH PRESS® 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.