1 Crônicas 16

1 Crônicas 16

Morgan - 1Chr. 16:7 There is an ambiguity about this verse which admits of two interpretations. The first is that this was the day when Asaph and his brethren were first officially appointed to the service of praise. The other is that this was the first occasion on which this Psalm was employed in that service. Personally I lean to the second view. It is not a vital matter. That which is vital is the Psalm itself, sung in connection with the bringing of the Ark of God into the City of God. The • Psalm is found in the Book of Psalms; its first movement (8—22) in Psa. Io5. 1—15; its second movement (23—33) in Psa. 96. Ib—13a; its third movement (34—36) consisting of a quotation of the opening and closing sentences of Psa. Io6, verses 1—47 and 48. It has been said that it consists of quotations from these Psalms. It may be that they contain quotations from it. The three movements indicate a growth in the experience of the glory of the Divine government of which the Ark was the symbol. The first is an ascription of praise, merging into a call to remembrance of the works of God, and of His covenant. In the second, the sacrifice of praise moves on to a higher level, as it expresses itself in adoration of God for what He is in Himself in majesty. This has been displayed, under differing circumstances, in their history. In the third, it reaches the highest level, as it utters thanksgiving for what He is in mercy. In the restoration of the Ark after a period of neglect, the people found a sure token of that mercy. (Borrow Life applications from every chapter of the Bible) 1 Chronicles 16:8 Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Give thanks (KJV): This beautiful hymn, to the 22nd verse, is nearly the same as Ps 105:1-15; from the 23rd to the 33rd it accords with Ps 96; and the conclusion agrees with Ps 106, with the addition of ver. 34-36. Ps 105:1-15 call (KJV): Isa 12:4 Ac 9:14 1Co 1:2 make (KJV): 1Ki 8:43 2Ki 19:19 Ps 67:2-4 78:3-6 145:5,6 Related Passage: Psalms 105:1-15 (SEE SPURGEON'S COMMENTS) - Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. 2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. 3 Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. 4 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually. 5 Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth, 6 O seed of Abraham, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones! 7 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. 8 He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations, 9 The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac. 10 Then He confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, 11 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan As the portion of your inheritance,” 12 When they were only a few men in number, Very few, and strangers in it. 13 And they wandered about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people. 14 He permitted no man to oppress them, And He reproved kings for their sakes: 15“Do not touch My anointed ones, And do My prophets no harm.” Oh give thanks (yadah ; Lxx - exomologeo - openly confess, gratefully acknowledge) to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:1. O give thanks unto the Lord. Jehovah is the author of all our benefits, therefore let him have all our gratitude. Call upon his name, or call him by his name; proclaim his titles and fill the world with his renown. Make known his deeds among the people, or among the nations. Let the heathen hear of our God, that they may forsake their idols and learn to worship him. The removal of the ark was a fit occasion for proclaiming aloud the glories of the Great King, and for publishing to all mankind the greatness of his doings, for it had a history in connection with the nations which it was well for them to remember with reverence. The rest of the psalm is a sermon, of which these first verses constitute the text. Andrew A. Bonar. The first fifteen verses (of Psalm 105) were written at the bringing up of the Ark, 1 Chron. 6. They tell that it is sovereign grace that ruleth over all—it is a sovereign God. Out of a fallen world he takes whom he pleases—individuals, families, nations. He chose Israel long ago, that they might be the objects of grace, and their land the theatre of its display. He will yet again return to Israel, when the days of his Kingdom of Glory draw near; and Israel shall have a full share—the very fullest and richest—in his blessings, temporal and spiritual. (ED: CLEARLY BONAR BELIEVED IN ISRAEL AS A DISTINCT NATION) Joseph Addison Alexander. Call upon his name. The original meaning of this phrase is call (him) by his name, i.e., give him the descriptive title most expressive of his divine perfections; or more specifically, call him by his name Jehovah, i.e., ascribe to him the attributes which it denotes, to wit, eternity and self existence, together with that covenant relation to his people, which though not denoted by the name was constantly associated with it, and therefore necessarily suggested by it. The meaning of the next phrase is obscured, if not entirely concealed in the common version, "among the people." The plural form and sense of the original expression are essential to the writer's purpose, which is to glorify the God of Israel among the nations. 1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. Sing unto (KJV): Ps 95:1,2 96:1,2 98:1-4 Mal 3:16 psalms (KJV): Mt 26:30 Eph 5:19 Col 3:16 Jas 5:13 talk ye (KJV): Ps 40:10 71:17 96:3 145:4-6,12 SING, SING SING TO THE LORD! Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonders. From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:2 - Sing unto him. Bring your best thoughts and express them in the best language to the sweetest sounds. Take care that your singing is "unto him, "and not merely for the sake of the music or to delight the ears of others. Singing is so delightful an exercise that it is a pity so much or it should be wasted upon trifles or worse than trifles. O ye who can emulate the nightingale, and almost rival the angels, we do most earnestly pray that your hearts may be renewed that so your floods of melody may be poured out at your Maker's and Redeemer's feet. Talk ye of all his wondrous works. Men love to speak of marvels, and others are generally glad to hear of surprising things; surely the believer in the living God has before him the most amazing series of wonders ever heard of or imagined, his themes are inexhaustible and they are such as should hold men spellbound. We ought to have more of this "talk": no one would be blamed as a Mr. Talkative if this were his constant theme. Talk ye, all of you: you all know something by experience of the marvellous loving kindness of the Lord—"talk ye." In this way, by all dwelling on this blessed subject, "all" his wondrous works will be published. One cannot do it, nor ten thousand times ten thousand, but if all speak to the Lord's honour, they will at least come nearer to accomplishing the deed. We ought to have a wide range when conversing upon the Lord's doings, and should not shut our eyes to any part of them. Talk ye of his wondrous works in creation and in grace, in judgment and in mercy, in providential interpositions and in spiritual comforting; leave out none, or it will be to your damage. Obedience to this verse will give every sanctified tongue some work to do: the trained musicians can sing, and the commoner voices can talk, and in both ways the Lord will receive a measure of the thanks due to him, and his deeds will be made known among the people. 1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. Glory (KJV): Ps 34:2 Isa 45:25 Jer 9:23,24 1Co 1:30,31 *Gr: let the heart (KJV): 1Ch 28:9 Pr 8:17 Isa 45:19 55:6,7 Jer 29:13 Mt 7:7,8 Glory in His holy name; Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad. From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:3 - Glory ye in his holy name. Make it a matter of joy that you have such a God. His character and attributes are such as will never make you blush to call him your God. Idolaters may well be ashamed of the actions attributed to their fancied deities, their names are foul with lust and red with blood, but Jehovah is wholly glorious; every deed of his will bear the strictest scrutiny; his name is holy, his character is holy, his law is holy, his government is holy, his influence is holy. In all this we may make our boast, nor can any deny our right to do so. Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. If they have not yet found him so fully as they desire, yet even to be allowed and enabled to seek after such a God is cause for gladness, To worship the Lord and seek his kingdom and righteousness is the sure way to happiness, mad indeed there is no other. True seekers throw their hearts into the engagement, hence their hearts receive joy; according to the text they have a permit to rejoice and they have the promise that they shall do so. How happy all these sentences are! Where can men's ears be when they talk of the gloom of psalm singing? What worldly songs are fuller of real mirth? One hears the sound of the timbrel and the harp in every verse. Even seekers find bliss in the name of the Lord Jesus, but as for the finders, we may say with the poet, "And those who find thee find a bliss, Nor tongue nor pen Call show: The love of Jesus what it is, None but his loved ones know." 1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually. Seek (KJV): Am 5:6 Zep 2:2,3 his strength (KJV): 2Ch 6:41 Ps 68:35 78:61 seek his (KJV): Ps 4:6 27:8,9 67:1 SEEK YAHWEH'S HOLY PRESENCE CONTINUALLY! Seek (darash; Lxx - zeteo) the LORD and His strength; Seek (darash; Lxx - zeteo) His face continually - Seek is a command. The Septuagint translates seek with zeteo both times in the aorist imperative a command which calls for us to jettison reliance on self and wholly depend on the Holy Spirit to obey. This command recalls Paul's command in 1Th 5:17+ to "pray (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) without ceasing." PERSONAL TESTIMONY - 7/2/2021 I had to put my little dog, Pepper down, my best friend for 17 years and I felt like part of me died that day. Then on 7/3/2021 I was sent 1 Chronicles 16:11 by two people at same time from different states! God is good all the time! "He heals the brokenhearted, And binds up their wounds" (Ps 147:3). He can heal your broken heart too beloved, because He is compassionate and because He is Jehovah Rapha, The LORD our Healer, and because He is omnipotent! Seek (search)(01875) darash means to seek, to inquire of, to examine, to require, consult, ask. One of the most frequent uses of this word is in the expression "to inquire of God," which sometimes indicates a private seeking of God in prayer for direction (Gen. 25:22), and often it refers to the contacting of a prophet who would be the instrument of God's revelation (1Sa 9:9; 1Ki 22:8). At other times this expression is found in connection with the use of the Urim and Thummim by the high priest as he sought to discover the will of God by the throwing of these sacred stones (Nu 27:21). We can get a good sense of one aspect of the meaning of darash when God says "You will seek (baqas; Lxx = ekzeteo intense seeking) Me and find Me when you search (darash; Lxx = zeteo) for Me with all your heart." (Jer. 29:13) What is the condition of seeking Yahweh and finding Him? It is seeking with one's whole heart! We see a similar nuance in Dt 4:29+ "But from there you will seek (baqas; Lxx = zeteo) the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search (darash; Lxx = ekzeteo intense seeking) for Him with all your heart and all your soul." Notice the importance of the heart. From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:4 - Seek the Lord and his strength. Put yourselves under his protection. Regard him not as a puny God, but look unto his omnipotence, and seek to know the power of his grace. We all need strength; let us look to the strong One for it. We need infinite power to bear us safely to our eternal resting place, let us look to the Almighty Jehovah for it. Seek his face evermore. Seek, seek, seek, we have the word three times, and though the words differ in the Hebrew, the sense is the same. It must be a blessed thing to seek, or we should not be thus stirred up to do so. To seek his face is to desire his presence, his smile, his favour consciously enjoyed. First we seek him, then his strength and then his face; from the personal reverence, we pass on to the imparted power, and then to the conscious favour. This seeking must never cease—the more we know the more we must seek to know. Finding him, we must "our minds inflame to seek him more and more." He seeks spiritual worshippers, and spiritual worshippers seek him; they are therefore sure to meet face to face ere long. Matthew Henry. Seek it while you live in this world, and you shall have it while you live in the other world, and even there shall be for ever seeking it, in an infinite progression, and yet be for ever satisfied in it. 1 Chronicles 16:12 Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His mouth, Remember (KJV): 1Ch 16:8,9 Ps 103:2 111:4 the judgments (KJV): Ps 19:9 119:13,20,75,137 Ro 11:33 Rev 16:7 19:2 Remember His wonderful deeds which He has done, His marvels and the judgments from His mouth, From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:5 - Remember his marvellous works that he hath done. Memory is never better employed than upon such topics. Alas, we are far more ready to recollect foolish and evil things than to retain in our minds the glorious deeds of Jehovah. If we would keep these in remembrance our faith would be stronger, our gratitude warmer, our devotion more fervent, and our love more intense. Shame upon us that we should let slip what it would seem impossible to forget. We ought to need no exhortation to remember such wonders, especially as he has wrought them all on the behalf of his people. His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth—these also should be had in memory. The judgments of his mouth are as memorable as the marvels of his band. God had but to speak and the enemies of his people were sorely afflicted; his threats were not mere words, but smote his adversaries terribly. As the Word of God is the salvation of his saints, so is it the destruction of the ungodly: out of his mouth goeth a two edged sword with which he will slay the wicked. 1 Chronicles 16:13 O seed of Israel His servant, Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones! ye seed (KJV): Ge 17:7 28:13,14 35:10-12 his chosen (KJV): Ex 19:5,6 De 7:6 Ps 135:4 1Pe 2:9 O seed of Israel His servant, Sons of Jacob, His chosen ones! From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. Should all the world forget, ye are bound to remember. Your father Abraham saw his wonders and judgments upon Sodom, and upon the kings who came from far, and Jacob also saw the Lord's marvellous works in visiting the nations with famine, yet providing for his chosen a choice inheritance in a goodly land; therefore let the children praise their father's God. The Israelites were the Lord's elect nation, and they were bound to imitate their progenitor, who was the Lord's faithful servant and walked before him in holy faith: the seed of Abraham should not be unbelieving, nor should the children of so true a servant become rebels. As we read this pointed appeal to the chosen seed we should recognise the special claims which the Lord has upon ourselves, since we too have been favoured above all others. Election is not a couch for case, but an argument for sevenfold diligence. If God has set his choice upon us, let us aim to be choice men. 1 Chronicles 16:14 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. the Lord (KJV): Ex 15:2 Ps 63:1 95:7 100:3 118:28 his judgments (KJV): 1Ch 16:12 Ps 48:10,11 97:8,9 He is the LORD our God; His judgments are in all the earth. From Spurgeon's exposition of parallel passages in Ps 105:7 He is the Lord our God. Blessed be his name. Jehovah condescends to be our God. This sentence contains a greater wealth of meaning than all the eloquence of orators can compass, and there is more joy in it than in all the sonnets of them that make merry. His judgments are in all the earth, or in all the land, for the whole of the country was instructed by his law, ruled by his statutes, and protected by his authority. What a joy it is that our God is never absent from us, he is never nonresident, never an absentee ruler, his judgments are in all the places in which we dwell. If the second clause of this verse refers to the whole world, it is very beautiful to see the speciality of Israel's election united with the universality of Jehovah's reign. Not alone to the one nation did the Lord reveal himself, but his glory flashed around the globe. It is wonderful that the Jewish people should have become so exclusive, and have so utterly lost the missionary spirit, for their sacred literature is full of the broad and generous sympathies which are so consistent with the worship of "the God of the whole earth." Nor is it less painful to observe that among a certain class of believers in God's election of grace there lingers a hard exclusive spirit, fatal to compassion and zeal. It would be well for these also to remember that their Redeemer is "the Saviour of all men, specially of them that believe." 1 Chronicles 16:15 Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations, ye mindful (KJV): Ps 25:10 44:17 105:8 Mal 4:4 a thousand (KJV): De 7:9 Remember His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations - As context of 1Ch 16:16-18 makes clear he is referring to God’s unconditional covenant promises to Abraham and the patriarchs. Henry