Morning Light – October 23rd, 2015: Ammon is Subdued – Giants are Slain

Morning Light – October 23rd, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Twenty] Ammon is Subdued – Giants are Slain. In this chapter we find David again remaining behind while a further campaign against Ammon is carried out by Joab. The capital city of Rabbah is besieged and conquered and much spoil is brought out to David. The […]

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Morning Light – October 22nd, 2015: An Unrequited Act of Kindness

Morning Light – October 22nd, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Nineteen] An Unrequited Act of Kindness. In this chapter David shows kindness to a young king whose father had just died. Instead of being comforted the king was offended and abused David’s messengers. In the aftermath David finds himself assaulted on two fronts by the Syrians […]

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Morning Light – October 14th, 2015: What is the Tabernacle of David?

Morning Light – October 14th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Sixteen] What is the Tabernacle of David? In this chapter David brings the ark to rest in an open air tend called the Tabernacle of David. This tent was nothing like the tabernacle of Moses. Very few – the vast majority of Christians know nothing of […]

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Morning Light – October 13th, 2015: Bringing the Ark to Your House

Morning Light – October 13th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Fifteen] Bringing the Ark to Your House. In this chapter David brings the ark of the Covenant to his house on Zion. This was attempted before and a man died because certain protocols were ignored. Now David looks to the scriptures for an understanding about bringing […]

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Morning Light – October 12th, 2015: Wait for the Rustling in the Mulberry Trees!

Morning Light – October 12th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Fourteen] Wait for the Rustling in the Mulberry Trees! In this chapter David settles in Jerusalem and begins to build his palace on mount Zion. The Philistines hear of his successes and come up against him. The name “Philistine” means “a divider” and represents divisive people […]

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Morning Light – October 9th, 2015: Uzzah Steadies the Ark

Morning Light – October 9th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Thirteen] Uzzah Steadies the Ark. In this chapter David attempts to bring the ark of God’s presence to Mount Zion. He fails miserably because he transported the ark on a cart with an ox instead of on the shoulders of the Levites. Man’s artifice and religious […]

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Morning Light – October 8th, 2015: You are One of David's Mighty Men!

Morning Light – October 8th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Twelve] You are One of David’s Mighty Men! In this chapter we see David at Ziklag. Warriors from many backgrounds joined themselves to David at Ziklag and we see that in time a great host “as the host of God” came to be with David and […]

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Morning Light – October 7th, 2015: David is Crowned in Hebron

Morning Light – October 7th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Eleven] David is Crowned in Hebron. In this chapter we see that Saul is Dead and David is crowned in Hebron. Hebron means “place of association”. Jesus becomes Lord of our life by association. When we spend time in God’s presence we become like Him. After […]

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Morning Light – October 6th, 2015: Consulting Dead Prophets

Morning Light – October 6th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Ten] Consulting Dead Prophets. In this chapter we shift from genealogies to the scene of Saul’s death at the hands of the Philistines. Saul and his sons were slain in battle because Saul rejected Samuel while he was living but attempted to raise him up to […]

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Morning Light – October 5th, 2015: Are You a Nethinim?

Morning Light – October 5th, 2015 Today: [1 Chronicles Nine] Are You a Nethinim? In this chapter we see a registry of returning exiles. They were returning to build the temple and the foundations of the city that had been destroyed. They identified as four groups of people including a group called the Nethinim. These […]

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