Old Testament – Page 33 – The Maldonado Family

1Chronicles 23, Praising the LORD!

1Ch 23:5, four thousand were gatekeepers, and FOUR THOUSAND PRAISED THE LORD WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, “which I made,” said David, “for giving praise.”

Four Thousand praised the LORD; imagine that worship service! Wow!

Psa 150:6, Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!

David prepared the building material, Gold, Silver, even musical instruments! 1Ki 10:12

1Ch 23:30-31, to stand EVERY MORNING TO THANK AND PRAISE THE LORD, and LIKEWISE AT EVENING; AND AT EVERY PRESENTATION OF A BURNT OFFERING TO THE LORD ON THE SABBATHS AND ON THE NEW MOONS AND ON THE SET FEASTS…

Psa 92:1-3, … It is good to give thanks to the LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.

The LORD is worthy to be praised, morning, noon and night! For he paid a great price for each and every single one of us!

1Pe 3:18, FOR CHRIST ALSO SUFFERED ONCE FOR SINS, THE JUST FOR THE UNJUST, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, OUR SIN WAS GREAT, YET HIS LOVE FOR US WAS GREATER! PRAISE HIM HIS PEOPLE! PRAISE HIM

1Chronicles 22, Preparing the way!

1Ch 22:2, So David commanded to gather the ALIENS WHO WERE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL; AND HE APPOINTED MASONS TO CUT HEWN STONES TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF GOD.

The building of the house of God was the work of JEW and GENTILE. For we were grafted in!

Rom 11:17, And if some of the branches were broken off, AND YOU, BEING A WILD OLIVE TREE, WERE GRAFTED IN AMONG THEM, AND WITH THEM BECAME A PARTAKER OF THE ROOT AND FATNESS OF THE OLIVE TREE,

1Ch 22:7-8, And David said to Solomon: “My son, as for me, IT WAS IN MY MIND TO BUILD A HOUSE TO THE NAME OF THE LORD MY GOD; but the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘YOU HAVE SHED MUCH BLOOD AND HAVE MADE GREAT WARS; YOU SHALL NOT BUILD A HOUSE FOR MY NAME…

David wanted to build the LORD’s house yet couldn’t! So he prepared the materials needed!

1Ch 22:14, Indeed I have taken much trouble to prepare for the house of the LORD…

David did all he could to make sure the house of the LORD is built. YET, the foundation of the true house of GOD was laid by the work of JESUS ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY!

Eph 2:20-21, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF BEING THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE, IN WHOM THE WHOLE BUILDING, BEING FITTED TOGETHER, GROWS INTO A HOLY TEMPLE IN THE LORD,

JESUS LAID THE PATH THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW; FOR HE IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT. FOR JEW OR GENTILE!

1Chronicles 21, Trusting in HIM!

1Ch 21:1, Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

The LORD was angry at Israel, so HE sent satan to influence David to number Israel

2Sa 24:1!

THE LORD DOESN’T WANT DAVID TO TRUST IN NUMBERS BUT IN THE LORD! AS MANY TODAY TRUST IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS, THEIR JOBS RATHER THAN THE LORD! ALL CAN BE EASILY TAKEN AWAY!

1Ch 21:7-8, AND GOD WAS DISPLEASED WITH THIS THING; THEREFORE HE STRUCK ISRAEL. SO DAVID SAID TO GOD, “I HAVE SINNED GREATLY, BECAUSE I HAVE DONE THIS THING; but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.

The LORD offers three things!

Three years of famine
Three months of defeats from enemies!
Three days of plaque in the land!

1Ch 21:13-14, And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.” SO THE LORD SENT A PLAGUE UPON ISRAEL, AND SEVENTY THOUSAND MEN OF ISRAEL FELL.

David knew that he would have more mercy from the LORD than from the hand of his enemies!

Isa 55:7, Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, AND HE WILL HAVE MERCY ON HIM; AND TO OUR GOD, FOR HE WILL ABUNDANTLY PARDON.

Put your trust in the LORD rather than man or money, and Confess your sins to HIM for HE is faithful and Just to forgive you! 1John 1:9

1Chronicles 20, Confess your sins!

1Ch 20:1, It happened in the spring of the year, at the time KINGS GO OUT TO BATTLE, that Joab led out the armed forces and ravaged the country of the people of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. BUT DAVID STAYED AT JERUSALEM….

David should have been with his men, yet because he stayed home and had idle time; he lusted over a woman he saw bathing and ended with her husband (Uriah) being murdered!

Gen 4:7, … SIN LIES AT THE DOOR. AND ITS DESIRE IS FOR YOU, BUT YOU SHOULD RULE OVER IT.”

Mat 26:41, WATCH AND PRAY, LEST YOU ENTER INTO TEMPTATION. THE SPIRIT INDEED IS WILLING, BUT THE FLESH IS WEAK.”

David wrote Psalm 51 in which he confessed his sin against God!

Psa 51:3-4, For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight—That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

We all fall short of HIS glory because of our sin nature. Rom 3:23

1Ch 20:2, Then David took their king’s crown from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. AND IT WAS SET ON DAVID’S HEAD…

1Jn 1:9, IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.

WE’RE NOT PERFECT AND HE KNOWS THAT WE ARE BUT DUST; CONFESS YOUR SINS AND GET RIGHT WITH THE LORD!

1Chronicles 19, HATED ME FIRST!

1Ch 19:4, Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, SHAVED THEM, AND CUT OFF THEIR GARMENTS IN THE MIDDLE, AT THEIR BUTTOCKS, AND SENT THEM AWAY.

Because of the death of Nahash, the king of Ammon, David sent ambassadors to comfort his son! YET, HIS SON HANUN HUMILIATED THEM! IN THAT CULTURE A MAN’S BEARD WAS HIS DIGNITY AND A SHAVED MAN WAS A SIGN OF A SLAVE!

1Ch 19:5, … BECAUSE THE MEN WERE GREATLY ASHAMED. And the king said, “WAIT AT JERICHO UNTIL YOUR BEARDS HAVE GROWN, AND THEN RETURN.”

To insult these ambassadors was to insult the king; remember we are HIS Ambassadors!

Joh 15:18, “If the world hates you, you know that IT HATED ME BEFORE IT HATED YOU.

Isa 50:6, I GAVE MY BACK TO THOSE WHO STRUCK ME, AND MY CHEEKS TO THOSE WHO PLUCKED OUT THE BEARD; I DID NOT HIDE MY FACE FROM SHAME AND SPITTING.

THEY HATED JESUS SO MUCH THAT THEY HUMILIATED THE KING OF GLORY AND RIPPED OFF HIS BEARD! CRUCIFIED HIM NAKED ON THE CROSS AFTER HE WAS BEATEN AND SPAT UPON! FOR US!

Dan 9:26, … MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF…

1Ch 19:13, Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.” As Christians we will have trouble in the world, because we represent the KING of kings! If they hated HIM, don’t be surprised if you are hated also! BE OF GOOD COURAGE!

1Chronicles 18, David’s Strength!

1Ch 18:4, David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. ALSO DAVID HAMSTRUNG ALL THE CHARIOT HORSES, EXCEPT THAT HE SPARED ENOUGH OF THEM FOR ONE HUNDRED CHARIOTS.

Pro 21:31, The horse is prepared for the day of battle, BUT DELIVERANCE IS OF THE LORD.

Psa 33:16-17, No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. A HORSE IS A VAIN HOPE FOR SAFETY; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

Horses were always used in battle, yet David didn’t rely on them, but relied on GOD Himself! Where do you put your trust in? Your job, your money, this economy? BUILD ON THE ROCK WHICH IS A FIRM FOUNDATION!

1Ch 18:5-6, When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David killed twenty-two thousand of the Syrians. Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became David’s servants, and brought tribute. SO THE LORD PRESERVED DAVID WHEREVER HE WENT.

David honored GOD in all his ways and the LORD blessed him and preserved him from all his enemies! David knew that it’s not because of his strength, but because of the LORD’s! David wrote the following Psalm!

Psa 28:7-8, THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him. THE LORD IS THEIR STRENGTH, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed.

God was David’s strength and also our strength! Trust in the LORD!

1Chronicles 17, Promotion is of HIM!

1Ch 17:7, Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I TOOK YOU FROM THE SHEEPFOLD, FROM FOLLOWING THE SHEEP, TO BE RULER OVER MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.

God took this simple sheepherder and turned him into a king, leading the sheep (Israel) of God! God can change any man who is willing to follow the LORD! Promotion comes from HIM

Amo 7:14-15, Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah: “I was no prophet, Nor was I a son of a prophet, But I was a sheepbreeder And a tender of sycamore fruit. Then the LORD took me as I followed the flock, And the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

God promoted Joseph in Egypt, He promoted Daniel in Babylon and HE can promote you! All of these men were devoted to the LORD!

1Ch 17:11-12, And it shall be, when your days are fulfilled, when you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who will be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. HE SHALL BUILD ME A HOUSE, AND I WILL ESTABLISH HIS THRONE FOREVER.

David wanted to build a house of the LORD, yet the LORD was going to build a dynasty for David! Verse 12 is partially fulfilled by his son Solomon, yet Fully fulfilled in HIS SON, JESUS! WHO IS BUILDING A HOUSE FOR GOD!

1Pe 2:5, YOU ALSO, AS LIVING STONES, ARE BEING BUILT UP A SPIRITUAL HOUSE, … THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

JESUS IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FAITH WHICH IS A SOLID ROCK TO BUILD ON! LEAN ON HIM AND SEEK HIM! HE IS ABLE TO USE YOU MIGHTILY IF YOU ALLOW HIM!

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!