Transcript Podcast Introduction Our reading today 1 Chronicles 10-14, after which I’ll have some comments, and I have a very important clarification of my comments on Numbers chapter 5 from yesterday’s reading. I’m calling today’s episode “What’s In Your Heart?” Comments on 1 Chronicles 13 Because of what God does to Uzzah in chapter 13,…

Transcript Podcast Introduction Today we will read 1 Chronicles 5-9. I’ll have some comments after the reading, and I’m calling today’s episode “I Coulda Been A Contender.” Comments on 1 Chronicles 5 Let’s look at the last three verses of the chapter, verses 23 through 26. Verse 23 says, “Now the sons of the half-tribe…

Transcript Podcast Introduction Today we will complete the book of 1 Chronicles 1-4. I’ll have comments on both chapters after the reading, and I’m calling today’s episode “It Would Have Been Enough.” Comments on 1 Chronicles 1-4 Thoughts on 1 Chronicles 1 Chapter 1 begins appropriately with Adam. All of humanity, all our history, begins with…

Thoughts These chapters are the finale of David’s life.  David’s Heart David wanted to build the Temple, but God told him that since he had been a man of war and had spilled blood, he would not be the one to build it. That would be for his son, Solomon. Instead of allowing David to…

Thoughts Then the angel of the Lord spoke to Gad. He said, “Tell David to build an altar to worship the Lord. David must build that altar near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 1 Chronicles 21:18 ERV David went against the word of the Lord and ordered a census of the Israelites, which…

Thoughts It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time In chapter 17, David looked at the palace he had built for himself and thought, “I should build an appropriate place for the ark of the covenant.” Seems like a good and noble thing to do, right? The prophet Nathan thought so, so he told…