Author: Alfonso Maldonado

1Chronicles 16, Praising GOD!

1Ch 16:7, On that day DAVID FIRST DELIVERED THIS PSALM into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the LORD: 

David brought the Ark of God into the city of David and they were worshipping the LORD!

And he gave Asaph a Psalm, Actually 2 psalms!

Psalm 105:1-15 and Psalm 96:1-13

1Ch 16:8-9, Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS among the peoples! Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him; TALK OF ALL HIS WONDROUS WORKS!

We have all experience something in our lives that we know to result had nothing to do with us, but it was the LORD working it out!

1Ch 16:10-11, Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts OF THOSE REJOICE WHO SEEK THE LORD! SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE EVERMORE!

If we know HIM then we need to seek HIM daily! By reading HIS word, praying for guidance and giving thanks! HE is worthy!

1Ch 16:32-33, Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it. Then the trees of the woods shall rejoice before the LORD, FOR HE IS COMING TO JUDGE THE EARTH.

The LORD’s Arrival is almost here! HE is at the door! Seek HIM while you can for HE is coming as a thief in the night! BE PREPARED!

1Ch 16:35, And say, “SAVE US, O GOD OF OUR SALVATION; GATHER US TOGETHER…

Act 4:12, Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” 

JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO THE FATHER!

1Chronicles 15, Worthy to be praised!

1Ch 15:2,13, Then David said, “NO ONE MAY CARRY THE ARK OF GOD BUT THE LEVITES, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” …FOR BECAUSE YOU DID NOT DO IT THE FIRST TIME, THE LORD OUR GOD BROKE OUT AGAINST US, BECAUSE WE DID NOT CONSULT HIM ABOUT THE PROPER ORDER.” 

David learned from past failures and did things God’s way! Ignorance of the law is not an excuse; that’s why we have HIS word!

Hos 4:6, MY PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE REJECTED KNOWLEDGE, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; BECAUSE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THE LAW OF YOUR GOD, I ALSO WILL FORGET YOUR CHILDREN. 

1Ch 15:29, And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, THAT MICHAL, SAUL’S DAUGHTER, LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW KING DAVID WHIRLING AND PLAYING MUSIC; AND SHE DESPISED HIM IN HER HEART. 

2Sa 6:21, So David said to Michal, “IT WAS BEFORE THE LORD…THEREFORE I WILL PLAY MUSIC BEFORE THE LORD.

David did it for the LORD, not for her! David put aside his kingly robes and put on fine linen, as were all the Levites (ver 27)! This wasn’t about him; IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE LORD!

Rev 4:11, “YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, TO RECEIVE GLORY AND HONOR AND POWER; FOR YOU CREATED ALL THINGS, AND BY YOUR WILL THEY EXIST AND WERE CREATED.” 

DAVID KNEW GOD AND HE DIDN’T CARE WHAT ANYONE THOUGHT OR SAID! HE WORSHIP HIS CREATOR WITH ALL HIS HEART!

1Chronicles 14, Giving Credit to HIM!

1Ch 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. 

David knew that his exaltation was for the benefit of Israel!

1Ki 10:9, Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! BECAUSE THE LORD HAS LOVED ISRAEL FOREVER, THEREFORE HE MADE YOU KING, to do justice and righteousness.” 

1Ch 14:11, So they went up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. Then David said, “God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water…

It’s so easy to take credit for a great victory, yet David clearly gives credit to GOD!

Psa 144:1, Blessed be the LORD my Rock, WHO TRAINS MY HANDS FOR WAR, AND MY FINGERS FOR BATTLE

1Ch 14:16-17, SO DAVID DID AS GOD COMMANDED HIM, and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer. Then the fame of David went out into all lands, and the LORD BROUGHT THE FEAR OF HIM UPON ALL NATIONS.

There is a blessing when we obey GOD and do what HIS will!

Joh 13:17, IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS, BLESSED ARE YOU IF YOU DO THEM. 

SEEK THE LORD, DO WHAT HE ASKED OF YOU AND GIVE HIM THE GLORYL; FOR IT IS HE THAT HAS GIVING YOU THE ABILITY TO DO IT!

1Chronicles 13, The LORD’s way!

1Ch 13:3-4, and LET US BRING THE ARK OF OUR GOD BACK TO US, FOR WE HAVE NOT inquired at it since the days of Saul.” THEN ALL THE ASSEMBLY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO SO, FOR THE THING WAS RIGHT IN THE EYES OF ALL THE PEOPLE.

This is a good thing to bring back the ARK of the LORD, Yet they consulted everyone except the LORD HIMSELF!

1Ch 13:8-10, Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets. And when they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, UZZA PUT OUT HIS HAND TO HOLD THE ARK, for the oxen stumbled. 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.

The reason to worship is to please GOD, yet they proved themselves ignorant of HIS word!

Num 4:15, …then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; BUT THEY SHALL NOT TOUCH ANY HOLY THING, LEST THEY DIE…

1Ch 13:12, David was afraid of God that day, saying, “HOW CAN I BRING THE ARK OF GOD TO ME?” 

Isa 8:20, To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIGHT IN THEM. 

Everything needs to be done HIS way not ours! There is a reason we have HIS word

Pro 3:1, My son, DO NOT FORGET MY LAW, But let your heart keep my commands; 

Pro 14:12  There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. 

1Chronicles 12, Trained in the truth!

1Ch 12:8, Some Gadites joined David at the stronghold in the wilderness, MIGHTY MEN OF VALOR, MEN TRAINED FOR BATTLE, WHO COULD HANDLE SHIELD AND SPEAR, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as gazelles on the mountains:

Mighty men of valor need to be trained in the truth knowing that their strength, their swiftness, their abilities come directly from the LORD!

2Sa 22:32-35, “For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

1Ch 12:18, THEN THE SPIRIT CAME UPON AMASAI, CHIEF OF THE CAPTAINS, and he said: “WE ARE YOURS, O DAVID; WE ARE ON YOUR SIDE, O SON OF JESSE! PEACE, PEACE TO YOU, AND PEACE TO YOUR HELPERS! FOR YOUR GOD HELPS YOU.” So David received them, and made them captains of the troop. 

The Hebrew word used here “lâbêsh”, means to clothed! The Spirit of God Clothed Amasai with strength!

Act 1:8, BUT YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 

AS SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, WE NEED TO BE TRAINED IN HIS WORD, HIS PROMISES, AND BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH! GET READY! THE KING IS COMING!

1Ch 11, David & his mighty men!

1Ch 11:1-2, Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, “INDEED WE ARE YOUR BONE AND YOUR FLESH. Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO LED ISRAEL OUT AND BROUGHT THEM IN; and the LORD YOUR GOD SAID TO YOU, ‘YOU SHALL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL, AND BE RULER OVER MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.’ “

A leader must be of the people, and demonstrate an ability to lead! But most important he must be called by GOD to lead!

1Ch 11:3, …And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. 

David was a shepherd of his father’s flock, but now he is the shepherd of his heavenly Father’s flock! He has a great responsibility!

Eph 4:11, And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 

YET, a leader must have mighty men following him! One example of this is Eleazar!

2Sa 23:9-10, And after him was Eleazar… one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, AND HIS HAND STUCK TO THE SWORD. THE LORD BROUGHT ABOUT A GREAT VICTORY THAT DAY…

ELEAZAR FOUGHT UNTIL HIS SWORD WAS STUCK ON HIS HAND! MAY OUR SWORD BE EVER IN OUR HANDS AS WE FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT; FOR THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH!

Psa 108:13, Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.

1Chronicles 10, Valiant men!

1Ch 10:6-7, SO SAUL AND HIS THREE SONS DIED, and all his house died together. AND WHEN ALL THE MEN OF ISRAEL WHO WERE IN THE VALLEY SAW THAT THEY HAD FLED AND THAT SAUL AND HIS SONS WERE DEAD, THEY FORSOOK THEIR CITIES AND FLED; then the Philistines came and dwelt in them.

After 9 Chapters of Genealogies, We start with the end of Saul, the first king of Israel!

Mar 14:27, Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.’ 

1Ch 10:11-12, And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant men arose and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons; and they brought them to Jabesh…

While some men run from the battle valiant men run towards the battle!

Jer 9:3, … THEY ARE NOT VALIANT FOR THE TRUTH ON THE EARTH. For they proceed from evil to evil, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW ME,” …

We must be valiant in the Truth of HIS word; not ashamed of it, but boldly proclaiming it!

Rom 1:16, FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD TO SALVATION FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES,…

Psa 119:46, I WILL SPEAK OF YOUR TESTIMONIES ALSO BEFORE KINGS, AND WILL NOT BE ASHAMED. 

Prepare yourself, know HIS word and stand in the strength of HIS WORD, for it is the truth!

2Kings 25, The Fall of Judah!

2Ki 25:7, THEN THEY KILLED THE SONS OF ZEDEKIAH BEFORE HIS EYES, PUT OUT THE EYES OF ZEDEKIAH, BOUND HIM WITH BRONZE FETTERS, AND TOOK HIM TO BABYLON.

Judgement has fallen on Judah like it did to the northern tribes of Israel! Zedekiah is caught in the LORD’s net!

Eze 12:13,15, I will also spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare. I WILL BRING HIM TO BABYLON, TO THE LAND OF THE CHALDEANS; YET HE SHALL NOT SEE IT, THOUGH HE SHALL DIE THERE. …”THEN THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD…

2Ki 25:9-10, HE BURNED THE HOUSE OF THE LORD AND THE KING’S HOUSE; all the houses of Jerusalem, that is, all the houses of the great, he burned with fire…. BROKE DOWN THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM ALL AROUND.

Isa 64:11, OUR HOLY AND BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE, WHERE OUR FATHERS PRAISED YOU, IS BURNED UP WITH FIRE; AND ALL OUR PLEASANT THINGS ARE LAID WASTE.

The beautiful Temple that Solomon built for the LORD lasted a little over 400 years.  With men nothing beautiful last; The Garden of Eden was perfect, until man was left in charge and sin entered their hearts! 

Psa 14:2-3, The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any who understand, WHO SEEK GOD. THEY HAVE ALL TURNED ASIDE, THEY HAVE TOGETHER BECOME CORRUPT; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, NO, NOT ONE.

YET, THE LORD GOD SENT HIS ONLY SON TO DIE FOR OUR SINS THAT WE MAY ONE DAY BECOME SONS OF THE LIVING GOD!

2Kings 24, Judgement!

2Ki 24:3-4, Surely at the commandment of the LORD this came upon Judah, to remove them from HIS SIGHT BECAUSE OF THE SINS OF MANASSEH, according to all that he had done, and also BECAUSE OF THE INNOCENT BLOOD THAT HE HAD SHED; FOR HE HAD FILLED JERUSALEM WITH INNOCENT BLOOD, WHICH THE LORD WOULD NOT PARDON.

The Lord warned Israel about shedding innocent blood in the land!

Deu 19:10, LEST INNOCENT BLOOD BE SHED IN THE MIDST OF YOUR LAND which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and THUS GUILT OF BLOODSHED BE UPON YOU. 

Pro 6:16-19, THESE SIX THINGS THE LORD HATES, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: A proud look, A lying tongue, HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.

How much innocent blood has our country shed, abortion, in the name of women’s rights?

Pro 17:15, HE WHO JUSTIFIES THE WICKED, and HE WHO CONDEMNS THE JUST, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.

2Ki 24:20, …HE FINALLY CAST THEM OUT FROM HIS PRESENCE. …

The scariest phrase found in scripture “I NEVER KNEW YOU; DEPART FROM ME”! DON’T BE DECIEVED; HE SEES ALL AND KNOWS ALL!

Job 34:21, “FOR HIS EYES ARE ON THE WAYS OF MAN, AND HE SEES ALL HIS STEPS. 

2Kings 23, Josiah the Reformer!

2Ki 23:3, Then the king stood by a pillar and MADE A COVENANT BEFORE THE LORD, TO FOLLOW THE LORD AND TO KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS AND HIS TESTIMONIES AND HIS STATUTES, WITH ALL HIS HEART AND ALL HIS SOUL…

In a time of great evil, Josiah lived a godly life! He cleansed house of Judah, removed the high places, he tore down ritual booth of perverted persons in the house of the LORD! Etc..

2Ki 23:25, Now before him there was no king like him, WHO TURNED TO THE LORD WITH ALL HIS HEART, WITH ALL HIS SOUL, and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses; nor after him did any arise like him.

Jer 3:10, And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah has not turned to Me with her whole heart, but in pretense,” says the LORD. 

Jeremiah ministered in the days of Josiah, even though Josiah turned to the LORD with all his heart, Judah didn’t!

2Ki 23:26, NEVERTHELESS THE LORD DID NOT TURN FROM THE FIERCENESS OF HIS GREAT WRATH…

Were either influenced by the world or by the LORD! We can not serve two masters! Your either for HIM or against HIM! Choose!

Mat 12:30, HE WHO IS NOT WITH ME IS AGAINST ME, AND HE WHO DOES NOT GATHER WITH ME SCATTERS ABROAD. 

We live in a time like Josiah’s time; People doing what’s right in their own mind! IS THE WORLD GOING TO INFLUENCE YOU OR ARE YOU GOING TO INFLUENCE THE WORLD?