King David Wants to Build a Tabernacle of Cedar for God |
1 Chronicles 17:1-27 1 Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks] |
It [happened] as David sat in his house, a house [made] of cedars, that [David] said to Nathan, the prophet, [Look,] I [live] in a house [made] of cedars, but the Ark of the Covenant remains under curtains [in a tent.] |
Then, Nathan said to David, Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you. The same night, the Word of God came to Nathan, saying, Go & tell David, My servant, the Lord [said this,] You shall not build Me a house to dwell in. |
For I [haven't] dwelt in a house, since I brought Israel up, [out of Egypt until] this day; but have gone from tent to tent & from 1 tabernacle to another. |
[Wherever] I have walked with [all of] Israel, [have I ever [asked] any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people, saying, Why haven't you built Me a house of cedars? |
Therefore, you shall say to My servant, David, The Lord of Hosts [said this;] I took you from the [pasture] & from [tending] the sheep, so you should be [the] ruler over My people, Israel. I have been with you [wherever] you walked & have [destroyed] your enemies before you. |
I have [given you a famous] name like the great men [who are on] the earth. Also, I will [appoint] a place for My people, Israel & will plant them, [so] they [live] in their place & shall not be moved [anymore.] |
Neither shall the children of the [wicked people oppress] them anymore, [like they did] at the beginning, since the time I commanded judges to be over My people, Israel. [Also,] I will [be in control over] all your enemies. |
[Also,] I tell you, the Lord [God] will build you a house. It [shall happen] when you [have died] to be with your [forefathers,] I will raise up your [descendants to be rulers] after you. I will establish [the] kingdom [of] one of your [own] sons. |
[Matthew 1:6 And Jesse [fathered] David, the king. David, the king [fathered] Solomon of her [who] had been the wife of [Uriah.] He shall build Me a house & I will establish his throne forever. |
I will be his Father & he shall be My son. I will not take My mercy away from him, [like] I took it away from [Saul,] before you. * But I will settle him in My house & My kingdom forever: [Foretelling of Jesus Christ, the Son of the Lord God.] His throne [Jesus' throne through David's lineage] shall be established [forever.] |
Nathan [spoke] to David according to these words & this vision. And David, the king, came & sat before the Lord & said, Who am I, O Lord God & what is my [family,] that You have brought me [to this place]? |
And [still] this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; for You have also spoken of Your servant's [descendants] for a [long] time to come & have [considered] me [like a man of notable honor,] O Lord God. |
What more can [I] David [say] to You for the honor of Your servant? O Lord, for Your servant's sake & according to Your own heart, You [have] done all [this & made] all these great things known. |
O Lord [God,] there [are] none like You & neither is there any God [besides] You, according to all that we have heard with our [own] ears. And what 1 nation [on] the earth is like Your people, Israel, whom [the Lord] God went to redeem to be His own people? |
To make a name of greatness & [marvelous for] You & by driving out nations [that worship false gods,] from before Your people, whom You have redeemed out of Egypt? For You did make Your people, Israel, Your Own forever & You, Lord, became their God. |
Therefore now, Lord, let the thing You have spoken [about] Your servant & his [descendants] be established, [so] Your [Holy] Name may be magnified forever, saying, The Lord of Hosts is the God of Israel. Even a God to Israel. |
And let the [descendants] of David, Your servant be established before You. For You, O my God, [have] told Your servant, that You will build him a house. Therefore, Your servant [has] found it in his heart to pray before You. |
And now, Lord, You [alone are] God & have promised this goodness to Your servant. Therefore, now let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, [so] it may be before You forever. For You [blessed,] O Lord & it shall be blessed forever. |
[Revelation 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root & the Offspring of David & the Bright & Morning Star.] |