so that Your name will be established and magnified forever when it is said, 'The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, is God over Israel.' And may the house of Your servant David be established before You. Sermons
I. The relation which God bears to his people. 1. He has chosen them out of the world, which lieth in wickedness. 2. He has given himself to them in a peculiar way. 3. He avows that relation to them before the whole universe. II. Inquire what, under that relation, we may expect at his hands. 1. The care of his providence. 2. The communication of his grace. 3. The manifestations of his love. 4. The possession of his glory. III. What, under that relation, he is entitled to expect from us. 1. That we "be a people to him." 2. That we give ourselves to him, as he has given himself to us. Conclude with two proposals: 1. That we, at this very hour, accept Jehovah as our God. 2. That we now consecrate ourselves to him as his people (Revelation C. Simeon, M.A.). - R.T.
Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant. It is —I. GROUNDED ON GOD'S PROMISE. II. IT REGARDS GOD'S HONOUR SOLELY (ver. 24). III. IT ASCRIBES ALL TO GOD'S FREE GRACE. IV. IT APPEALS TO GOD'S FAITHFULNESS. V. IT RECEIVES THE FULNESS OF GOD'S BLESSING. (J. Wolfendale.) That Thou wilt build him an house I. THEY WHO HAVE CHARGE OF FAMILIES SHOULD CHERISH AN EARNEST REGARD FOR THEIR WELFARE.II. Those who have the care of families should make it their chief anxiety TO IMPART TO THEM RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. Seeking their spiritual welfare we shall — 1. Strive to be the means of their conversion to God. 2. This we should do because converted families are scenes of harmony and love. 3. This only can impart abiding consolation under bereaving providences. 4. It will be thus we shall provide the means in our religious households of future usefulness to the Church and the world. (W. G. Barrett.) People David, Israelites, NathanPlaces Egypt, JerusalemTopics Age, Almighty, Armies, David, Established, Family, Forever, Hosts, Israel's, Magnified, Saying, Servant, Stedfast, Strong, YeaOutline 1. Nathan first approving the purpose of David, to build God a house3. after by the word of God forbids him 11. He promises him blessings and benefits in his seed 16. David's prayer and thanksgiving Dictionary of Bible Themes 1 Chronicles 17:23-24Library Amasiah'Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord.'--1 CHRON. xvii, 16. This is a scrap from the catalogue of Jehoshaphat's 'mighty men of valour'; and is Amasiah's sole record. We see him for a moment and hear his eulogium and then oblivion swallows him up. We do not know what it was that he did to earn it. But what a fate, to live to all generations by that one sentence! I. Cheerful self-surrender the secret of all religion. The words of our text contain a metaphor naturally … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Promise in 2 Samuel, Chap. vii. The Cavils of the Pharisees Concerning Purification, and the Teaching of the Lord Concerning Purity - the Traditions Concerning Hand-Washing' and Vows. ' The Divine Jesus. Chronicles Links 1 Chronicles 17:24 NIV1 Chronicles 17:24 NLT 1 Chronicles 17:24 ESV 1 Chronicles 17:24 NASB 1 Chronicles 17:24 KJV 1 Chronicles 17:24 Bible Apps 1 Chronicles 17:24 Parallel 1 Chronicles 17:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 17:24 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 17:24 French Bible 1 Chronicles 17:24 German Bible 1 Chronicles 17:24 Commentaries Bible Hub |