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1 Chronicles Chapter 29
Offerings for the Temple
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1Chronicles 29:1
Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation,
Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and
tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man,
but for the LORD God.
Oh how king David loved the Lord. The
temple he wanted to build in his own lifetime will be built in the
lifetime of his son, Solomon. It is built again after the Babylonian
captivity and will be build again before or during the great
tribulation of the future. As of April 2025, this has not come to
pass yet. David is finalizing all the preparations for this
magnificant building dedicated to the Lord. Notice when sin abounds
and people depart from God, the temple built for Him ends up getting
destroyed.
- 1Chronicles 29:2 Now
I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the
gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of
silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things
of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to
be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner
of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
- 3 Moreover, because
I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine
own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the
house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the
holy house,
- 4 Even three
thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven
thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the
houses withal:
- 5 The gold for
things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all
manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who
then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the
LORD?
David wants to give everyone a chance
to be part of the means by which this building is built. He shows by
example what he is giving from his own wealth and then He asks for
others to contribute. It seems to be a freewill offering and not a
tax or use of force.
- 1Chronicles 29:6
Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of
Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the
rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
- 7 And gave for the
service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and
ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of
brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand
talents of iron.
- 8 And they with whom
precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the
house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
Jehiel and his sons were in charge of
the treasury. What an important responsibility.
I prefer to hear of people giving
willingly this way rather than scare people into giving by making
them feel obligated instead of giving with love and even rejoicing
in it. This is the way we should give. Actually this is more the New
Testament way of giving. Its a beautiful way to give. This also is
the type of giving that pleases God. Giving to be seen of men, or
out of fear, or by someone using force is not good. True giving is
one way to worship God.
David Prays in the Assembly
- 1Chronicles 29:10
Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation:
and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father,
for ever and ever.
- 11 Thine, O LORD, is
the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory,
and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth
is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as
head above all.
- 12 Both riches and
honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine
hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great,
and to give strength unto all.
- 13 Now therefore,
our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
- 14 But who am I, and
what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly
after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own
have we given thee.
David recognizes that everything
belongs to God and what they were giving was giving back to God what
is His to start with but how happy and willing everyone seems to be
in this. They were giving with all their hearts and rejoicing at
this time. If only we could all worship God and live for God in our
first love and not depart from that all the days of our lives.
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1Chronicles 29:15 For we
are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our
fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is
none abiding.
Our time on the earth in our natural
bodies is short compared to eternity. We need to spend every day in
love and expectation of our Lord's return.
- 1Chronicles 29:16 O
LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee
an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all
thine own.
- 17 I know also, my
God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in
uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have
willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy
thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto
thee.
David was so delighted when he saw the
willing offerings of the people.
- 1Chronicles 29:18 O
LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep
this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of
thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
- 19 And give unto
Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy
testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and
to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
- 20 And David said to
all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the
congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed
down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
- 21 And they
sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings
unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand
bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their
drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
It was days of sacrificing, feasting,
rejoicing, worshiping, praising and thanksgiving.
Solomon Anointed King
- 1Chronicles 29:22
And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great
gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second
time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor,
and Zadok to be priest.
- 23 Then Solomon sat
on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father,
and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
- 24 And all the
princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king
David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
- 25 And the LORD
magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and
bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king
before him in Israel.
This was the second time Solomon was
anointed king. The first time was a hurried anointing at the time
when Adonijah decided he was going to be king and had Abiathar the
priest to anoint him. The Zadok priesthood was the correct and
proper one and he anointed Solomon to be king. One who exalts
himself to a high position is usually not the one that would make
the best king.
The Death of David
- 1Chronicles 29:26
Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
- 27 And the time that
he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he
in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
- 28 And he died in a
good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his
son reigned in his stead.
- 29 Now the acts of
David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the
book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet,
and in the book of Gad the seer,
- 30 With all his
reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over
Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
David will rise again. His soul of
course does not die and He is with the Lord. He will reign in the
latter days under Jesus Christ Himself.
- Jeremiah 30:7 Alas!
for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the
time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
- 8 For it shall come to
pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his
yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers
shall no more serve themselves of him:
- 9 But they shall serve
the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up
unto them.
Jesus will rule over all the earth and David
will be raised to rule over Israel. This occurs after the time of
Jacob's trouble which is the future great tribulation that happens
just before Jesus returns to set up His kingdom and save Israel from
being destroyed by their enemies when many nations gather to destroy
them during the great tribulation.
- Ezekiel 34:23
And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed
them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be
their shepherd.
- 24 And I the
LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among
them; I the LORD have spoken it.
Jesus Christ will be the chief
Shepherd. The apostles will rule over each tribe with David as king
of Israel. Jesus Christ will return and reign but He is never called
a servant like David is referred to here so we see that Jesus and
David will be part of the reign of Jesus Christ.
- Ezekiel 37:21 And say
unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the
children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone,
and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their
own land:
- 22 And I will make
them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and
one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more
two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any
more at all:
- 23 Neither shall they
defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their
detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I
will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they
have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people,
and I will be their God.
- 24 And David my
servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one
shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my
statutes, and do them.
- 25 And they shall
dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant,
wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein,
even they, and their children, and their children's children for
ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
- 26 Moreover I will
make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting
covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them,
and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
- 27 My tabernacle also
shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be
my people.
- 28 And the heathen
shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary
shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
Some teach that David in these passages
means Jesus who is the son of David. That could be but there are
scriptures that seem to mean that David himself will be resurrection
and rule along with Jesus our Christ. I guess we can all wait and
see. I sort of believe David will be part of this. The words given
to Daniel shows that these Old Testament saints will have their
place in the future.
- Daniel 12:9 And
he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and
sealed till the time of the end.
- 10 Many shall be
purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do
wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise
shall understand.
- 11 And from the
time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the
abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a
thousand two hundred and ninety days.
- 12 Blessed is he
that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five
and thirty days.
- 13 But go thou
thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.
Daniel will have His part in the latter
day reign of Jesus Christ the Messiah. So also will all those that
believe in Jesus
- 1Thessalonians 4:13
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which
have no hope.
- 14 For if we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
- 15 For this we
say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive
and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them
which are asleep.
- 16 For the Lord
himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in
Christ shall rise first:
- 17 Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be
with the Lord.
- 18 Wherefore
comfort one another with these words.
Also in Jude:
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Jude 1:14 And Enoch
also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying,
Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
Promise to Believers:
- John 14:1 Let
not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in
me.
- 2 In my Father's
house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told
you. I go to prepare a place for you.
- 3 And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you
unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
- 4 And whither I
go ye know, and the way ye know.
All these
promises are to those that beleive and follow Jesus.
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