Tag: 1 Chronicles

• Questions for Reflection and Discussion – 1 Chronicles 17, 21

  

  We are studying portions of 1 Chronicles 17 and 1 Chronicles 21 for Sunday, December 15. [A few notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to think about or to discuss in class: In verses 2 & 3, Nathan, a prophet, turns out to be mistaken about the course […]

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  December 13, 2019

  Text of the Week – Questions

  1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 17, 1 Chronicles 21, Bible study, reading the Bible, what does the Bible mean for us

• Study Notes – 1 Chronicles 17, 21

  

  We are studying portions of 1 Chronicles 17 and 1 Chronicles 21 for Sunday, December 15. This is the account of David’s plan to build a temple as a permanent home for the Ark of God, God’s response (“thanks, but no thanks”), and then the final episode in the saga of David’s ill-conceived census that […]

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  December 13, 2019

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 17, 1 Chronicles 21, Bible study, David, Hebrew Bible, Old Testament, reading the Bible

• Questions for Reflection and Discussion – 1 Chronicles 16

  

  We are studying 1 Chronicles 16 (more specifically, 1 Chronicles 16:8-12, 19-27) for Sunday, December 8. This is the Chronicler’s glance back at the worship that accompanied David’s installation of the Ark of God in the tent he had prepared for it in Jerusalem. [A few notes on the text are here.] Here are some […]

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  December 6, 2019

  Text of the Week – Questions

  1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 16, Bible study, Hebrew Bible, Psalms, reading the Bible, worship

• Study Notes – 1 Chronicles 16

  

  We are studying most of 1 Chronicles 16 for Sunday, December 8. It’s the Chronicler’s account of the installation of the Ark of the God in its tent in Jerusalem, which mainly includes the lyrics of the psalm that was part of that ceremony. Here are my exceptionally brief notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND […]

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  December 6, 2019

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 16, Bible study, Hebrew Bible, Psalm 105, Psalm 106, Psalm 96, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary

• Questions for Reflection and Discussion – 1 Chronicles 15

  

  We are studying 1 Chronicles 15 for Sunday, December 1, focusing on some of the verses that describe how David arranges to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions about the text we might want to consider or discuss: The first verse introduces […]

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  November 29, 2019

  Text of the Week – Questions

  1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 15, Bible study, Hebrew Bible, Hebrew Bible – Old Testament, reading the Bible, worship

• Study Notes – 1 Chronicles 15

  

  We are studying portions of 1 Chronicles 15 (mostly leaving out the long lists of names, but there are a couple of other interesting omissions) for Sunday, December 1. This is the Chronicler’s account of David’s bringing the Ark of the Covenant of the God of Israel to Jerusalem. Here are my notes on this […]

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  November 27, 2019

  Text of the Week – Notes

  1 Chronicles, 1 Chronicles 15, Bible, David, Hebrew Bible, Hebrew Bible – Old Testament, joy, reading the Bible, texts that aren't in the lectionary, worship