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II Samuel 1-5 We are in the Nation Stream. David is now official king of Israel as we read through the International Standard Version today. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Streams Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis Lord, these changes we see today were steps in the right direction. Yes, things were turbulent and messy but growth is rarely clean and neat and your hand was upon David in spite of all the intrigue and surprises that were not always pleasant. May our faith be equally as unshakable as we find David's to be - even when our days are stormy.  Amen The Book of II Samuel IS the reign of David Saul is gone and what's worse for David is that his dear friend Jonathan is dead.  The opening of II Sam. is grief for David.  Yes, Saul spent much of his years on the throne trying to kill David. But David had a character rooted in his walk with God and Israel was God's land and Saul was Israel's King and David respected authority.  So he had respect for Saul - odd as it may seem. David's reaction to someone who had 'finished off' Saul is another testament to the depth of honor that David had for the Lord's anointed. It is in order to mention that II Sam. 1-6 and I Chron. 11-16 is a different perspective on the same time- period. The two portions are worth reading concurrently so to get the full picture. He was now king of Israel, but needed to grieve a bit. His "farewell song" is a treasure. 2 - David was rightful king now but some of Saul's men just couldn't accept the transfer of power though the time had come and there was no other way to perceive this development. The battles and skirmishes are gruesome and unnecessary but Saul's "groupies" who couldn't see the bigger picture nor the changing times were ebullient and there were needless deaths because of it. It never is wise to be committed to a dead cause. Nevertheless those loyal to Saul had installed Saul's son; Ish-Bosheth as king over Israel.  The move was illicit but so it goes. He was there as "king" for two years while David was the rightful king installed at Hebron.  He was there for 7+1/2 years These years before he was moved up to Jerusalem there was warring between Saul's followers and David's.  During these years David had children with six different wives. That was one way to pass the time...  Though David's movement was growing and strengthening, Saul's was becoming weaker. 3 - Abner changes to become one of David's followers and supporters.  If he hadn't been so intense and spiteful prior to doing this, perhaps there would have been more credibility to his move toward David. But since he joined with David before convincing everyone of David's men, Abner was murdered. The intrigue and entanglement seemed to mark these years between the death of Saul and David being fully enthroned in Jerusalem. 4 - In another incident, there were two ruffians that went to the house of Saul's son Ish-bosheth and killed him and brought I-B's head to David thinking it would please David. David's reaction was opposite and David had these two men killed. These were wild times in Hebron! 5 - Finally all the tribes gathered at Hebron and David is anointed King.  He moves on Jerusalem even though the Jebusites living there vowed David would not come in. But David being valiant, he and his soldiers prevailed and Jerusalem became "the City of David".  King Hyram of Tyre soon heard of David's triumph in Jerusalem and sent gifts.  The Philistines too heard of David's ascension as King and they marched out twice to end this movement. David was victorious and decisively so. It's still "The City of David" almost 3030 years later!  

I Chron. 29:1-30; Ps. 16:5-8; Prov. 7:1-5; Rom. 5:12-21

February 3, 2021 I Chron. 28:1-21; Ps. 16:1-4; Prov. 6:27-35; Rom. 5:6-11

February 2, 2021 I Chron. 27:1-34; Ps. 15:1-5; Prov. 6:20-26; Rom. 4:18-5:5

February 1, 2021 I Chron. 26:12-32; Ps. 14:7; Prov. 6:16-19; Rom. 4:13-17

January 31, 2021 I Chron. 25:1-26:11; Ps. 14:1-6; Prov. 6:12-15; Rom. 4:11-12

January 30, 2021 I Chron. 24:1-31; Ps. 13:5-6; Prov. 6:6-11; Rom. 4:1-10

January 29, 2021 I Chron. 23:1-32; Ps. 13:1-4; Prov. 6:1-5; Rom. 3:23-31

January 28, 2021 I Chron. 22:1-19; Ps. 12:6-8; Prov. 5:22-23; Rom. 3:9-22

January 27, 2021 I Chron. 21:1-30; Ps. 12:1-5; Prov. 5:15-21; Rom. 3:1-8  

January 26, 2921 I Chron. 19:1-20:8; Ps. 11:7; Prov. 5:7-14; Rom. 2:25-29

January 25, 2021 I Chron. 17:16-18:17; Ps. 11:1-6; Prov. 5:1-6; Rom. 2:12-24

January 24, 2021 I Chron. 16:37-17:15; Ps. 10:17-18; Prov. 4:20-27; Rom. 2:1-11  

January 23, 2021 I Chron. 16:1-36; Ps. 10:16; Prov. 4:14-19; Rom. 1:21-32

January 22, 2021 I Chron. 15:1-29; Ps. 10:7-15; Prov. 4:11-13; Rom. 1:18-20

January 21, 2021 I Chron. 13:1-14:17; Ps. 10:1-6; Prov. 4:7-10; Rom. 1:10-17

January 20, 2021 I Chron. 12:19-40; Ps. 9:19-20; Prov. 4:1-6; Rom. 1:1-9

January 19, 2021 I Chron. 11:26-12:18; Ps. 9:13-18; Prov. 3:33-35; Acts 28:17-31

January 18, 2021 I Chron. 11:1-25; Ps. 9:9-12; Prov. 3:27-32; Acts 28:1-16

January 17, 2021 I Chron. 9:17-10:14; Ps. 9:1-8; Prov. 3:21-26; Acts 27:33-44

I Chron. 9:1-16; Ps. 8:2-9; Prov. 3:19-20; Acts 21:21-32

January 15, 2021 I Chron. 8:1-40; Ps. 8:1; Prov. 3:16-18; Acts 27:7-20

January 14, 2021 I Chron. 7:1-40; Ps. 7:10-17; Prov. 3:13-15; Acts 27:1-6

January 13, 2021 I Chron. 6:31-81; Ps. 7:1-9; Prov. 3:11-12; Acts 3:11-12

January 11, 2021 I Chron. 4:38-5:17; Ps. 6:1-5; Prov. 3:7-8; Acts 25:14-27

January 10, 2021 I Chron. 4:5-37; Ps. 5:7-12; Prov. 3:1-6; Acts 25:1-13

January 9, 2021 I Chron. 3:1-4:4; Ps. 5:1-6; Prov. 2:16-22; Acts 24:24-27

January 8, 2021 I Chron. 2:18-55; Ps. 4:4-8; Prov. 2:6-15; Acts 24:1-23

January 7, 2021 I Chron. 1:34-2:17; Ps. 4:1-3; Prov. 2:1-5; Acts 23:16-35

January 6, 2021 I Chron. 1:1-33; Ps. 3:6-8; Prov. 1:29-33; Acts 23:11-15

What will it take for the Lord to win the nations and cities to Himself? What kind of Authority is needed to bring the arrogance of the nations to their knees? What is capable of breaking the hearts of stone and turning them into hearts of flesh? What weapon do we need to use in the day and age that seems so complicated and technologically sophisticated? What does God use? See in this episode and hear - God uses His word, He has proved that He has one weapon in His arsenal. The Word is supreme just as God is supreme. The nature of the Word cannot be divorced from the character and the nature of God. The supremacy of the true and living God might well be argued from the infinite distance which separates the mightiest creatures from the almighty Creator, He created everything by the power of His Word (Heb.11:3). A. W. Pink Would say; He is the Potter, they are but the clay in His hands, to be molded into vessels of honour, or to be dashed into pieces (Psa 2:9) as He pleases. Were all the denizens of heaven and all the inhabitants of the earth to combine in revolt against Him, it would occasion Him no uneasiness, and would have less effect upon His eternal and unassailable Throne than has the spray of Mediterranean's waves upon the towering rocks of Gibraltar. So puerile and powerless is the creature to affect the Most High. Scripture itself tells us that when the Gentile heads unite with apostate Israel to defy Jehovah and His Christ, “He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh” (Psa 2:4). The absolute and universal supremacy of God is plainly and positively affirmed in many Scriptures. “Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the Kingdom, O LORD, and Thou art exalted as Head above all...And Thou reignest over all” (I Chron 29:11,12)—note, “reignest” now, not “will do so in the millennium.” “O LORD God of our fathers, art not Thou God in heaven? and rulest not Thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in Thine hand is there not power and might, so that none [not even the Devil himself] is able to withstand Thee?” (II Chron 20:6). Before Him presidents and popes, kings and emperors, are less than grasshoppers. It is before this God that the King of Nineveh was brought down from His throne, and the Lord was exalted above the sin of the people of Nineveh, the pride of their hearts, and the pomp of the Kingdom, nothing would stand the Supreme Word of God!!

Psalm 105 picks up where Ps 104 left off, chronicling the revelatory faithfulness of the Lord according to His covenant unfolding in Genesis and beyond. The occasions for worship in Ps 105 expand beyond creation to include covenant. The author (many assume David), references the legacy of God's unfolding purposes in redemption amplified by the history of His covenant relationship to His elect from Abraham to Joshua. The historical scope of the Psalm is particular in its citations while universal in its application. God's people in every era are called to recount their own legacy traced back to the patriarchs as occasion for worship, faith, and obedience. David himself applied these themes in recovering the Ark of the Covenant in I Chron 16. We are charged with applying these themes yet today as we discern our times in light of the eternal covenant purposes of a sovereign God. As the word of the Lord tested Joseph (v:19), So the word of the Lord tests us today. Are we to be discouraged by the probability calculations given the trials of our day? Let us look to the record of fulfillment in the timeline of redemption that precedes us and realize that the space between declaration and fulfillment is always bridged supernaturally and against the odds by the covenant sovereign. He is the Lord our God, just as He was the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, and Aaron.... Let us worship accordingly.

A.W. Tozer says, God’s goodness is not the same as His holiness or righteousness. Because of His goodness, He is kind, cordial, benevolent, tenderhearted, quick to sympathize, and full of good will toward men. God’s goodness is a foundation stone for all sound thought about God. The cause of His goodness is in Himself. Divine goodness, as one of God’s attributes, is self-caused, infinite, perfect, and eternal. Since God is immutable (never changes) He never varies in the intensity of His loving-kindness. He has never been kinder than He now is, nor will He ever be less kind. Your life will be changed if your view of the God of Heaven includes the understanding that the unmerited, spontaneous goodness of God is underneath all His acts.That God is good is taught or implied on every page of the bible. I Chron 16:34 – O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving -kindness endure forever. God’s name is good; what God does is good; He satisfies your desires with good things; His will is good, perfect, and pleasing; He gives good gifts; and no one is good except God alone.Gen 1:31 – “God saw all that He had made, and it was not just good but very good.” Eph 2:10 – “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” His purpose for us is to honor Him as a good God and to do good works.Life is not neutral and God is not neutral. There is good and evil. God is one or the other, not good sometimes and not evil ever. He gives us daily blessings because of His goodness. The recipients of His goodness don’t deserve His goodness and we can’t pay Him back for His goodness.The gospel means Good News. Luke 2:10-11 – The angel said to the shepherds, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.”John 10:14 - Jesus said I am the Good Shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me. If you have seen Jesus, you have seen the Father. One reason Christ walked with men on earth was to show them what God is like and make known the true nature of God.What things get in the way of you seeing God as He truly is? One thing is our expectations. We have expectations regarding how we believe a good God acts. Do you anticipate significant good things to happen from God, maybe mild or mediocre things to happen from God, or maybe no action from God. Where are you on that scale? Sometimes we dictate to God how He should perform in a given situation. There is no flexibility to allow God to do it His way in our expectations. God does not have to perform out of our expectations of Him. He performs out of who He is. And He is good. He will do what is best for you and those around you and what will bring Him glory. Rom 8:28 – And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. Working out things for my good may mean I come out stronger, more mature, and better prepared to take the next step.Can you dare to believe that all His ways are good? Trust that He is good and will lead you in the path He has prepared for you. God’s purpose in a hardship is plainly stated in Rom 8:29, God’s good work in you is to conform us into the likeness of His Son. He cares about that more than anything else on our prayer list. We can worship Him because He has a good purpose for us and He promises to be with us in it and work it for our good.God does not ask you to say the situation is good; but you know you have a right view of God when you can say He is good regardless of the circumstance. Thank God for His goodness every day and you will see His goodness in every area of your life. God’s goodness should be the basis of our expectation of Him. Expect to see God’s goodness.

In Christ is the Victory Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 8:1, 2. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. Christ to the Rescue Romans 8:3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh could not do: by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh. Where is Your Mind? Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. Mt. 16:23. “Get behind me Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” Galations 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like. Gal. 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Mind Control 2 Cor. 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. I Chron. 28:9. And you my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. Glory Beyond Suffering Rom. 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. All Creation on Tiptoe Rom. 8:19 For creation is waiting with eager longing for the sons of God to be disclosed. By textual evidence we understand this creation as subhuman. Paul want us to catch a glimpse of the cosmic significance of both humanities fall under sin and the believer's restoration to glory. Birth Pangs of Hope Rom. 8:22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. The childbirth motif points to the birth of a whole new order in which the former things are passed away and there will be no more groaning or crying or pain. Five Firm Convictions Rom. 8:28 We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. First: We know that God is active in our lives Second: We know that He is not only working for His people, but He seeks their good. Their highest good concerns their salvation Third: We know that God is not merely guiding some things for good, but all things. Fourth: We know that the beneficiaries of God's working for good in all things are those who love Him. Of course that love is not free-standing—God loved us first. Fifth: We know that God has called us according to His purpose. Our salvation. Five Unanswerable Questions 1.) Rom. 8:31 If God be for us who can be against us? 2.) 32 He who did not withhold even His own son, but gave Himself up for all of us, will He not also with Him freely give us all things. 3.) Who shall bring any charge against Gods elect? It is God who justifies. 4.) Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Rom. 8:34 5. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Rom. 8:35. More Than Conquerors In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us. Rom. 8:37 Victory's Crescendo Rom. 8:38,39. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come…shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This podcast examines the challenge of understanding biblical inspiration. How does it work? Three parts. 1) We examine II Sam 24 and I Chron 21 to see the shocking shift: God incites David in II Samuel and in Chronicles retelling of the same story he says Satan incited David to take the evil census. 2) We look at four (or really five) ways of understanding biblical inspiration. None of them satisfy me either because they are too weak or cannot explain the paradigm shifting seen in scripture. 3) We consider a three-legged stool model including a) progressive revelation, 2) didactic inspiration and 3) narrative authority. With these three factors in place, we can have an authoritative story that drives our lives and a scripture sufficiently human to bear the load of the conflicting opinions on display.

God helps Jehoshaphat against the Moabites, Ammonites, and Edomites. We explore the meaning of the word "Selah" found in so many psalms. Today's Resources: Job 28:15-16, 19; Lamentations 1:15; I Chron 15:199-22; www.mountainretreatorg.net Today's Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-12,13-30; Psalm 115; Psalm 46

Building a Legacy of FaithBible Study Verses: 2 Chron. 5:1-4, 2 Chron. 5:13-14, Ezra 3:8-13, 1 Cor. 3:13-14, Genesis 18:17-19, Genesis 26:24, Genesis 28:13, Exodus 3:6, Proverbs 13:22, I Chron. 28:3, 2 Kings 20:13-19. In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville was sent by the French government to study the USA. One of his conclusions was that the Christian foundation laid by the early settlers was one of the main reasons for the freedoms that blessed the people of America so remarkably. Should the people ever loose their Christian faith foundation they would most likely also loose many of their freedoms. In the same way, it wasn’t just the barbarians savage expansionistic drive that led to the fall of the Roman Empire, but it was the disintegration of the social structure that eventually led to it’s demise and the barbarians merely snatched away the torch of the Holy Roman Empire as they had become too weak morally to prevent it’s fall.How can lessons of history serve as a warning to the christian church in America that building a legacy of faith in future generations is paramount in ensuring a free society where the only true gospel of salvation can be freely given to all who have a desire to know Our Creator, The Lord Christ Jesus, who spoke every galaxy and every star in them into existence in one big bang? ( 1 Colossians 1:16 )Pastor Otuno expounds on this and much more on the exciting journey of Fresh Encounter Radio Podcast originally aired on Dec. 29, 2018 on WNQM, Nashville Quality Ministries and WWCR World Wide Christian Radio broadcast to all 7-continents on this big beautiful blue marble, earth, floating through space. Please be prayerful before studying The Word of God so that you will receive the most inspiration possible.GOT 181229 Episode #49COVER PHOTO CREDIT: Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Traitors to Men and God Chapter 3 of Judas Iscariot by Ogden Kraut       I testify again, as the Lord lives, God NEVER WILL acknowledge any traitors or apostates. (T.P.J.S., p. 375) …if thou seek him he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. (I Chron. 28:9) There is no hurt, no grief, nor any suffering quite as painful as that which can be caused by someone you trust, love or call a friend. It takes someone from within your own ranks, a traitor, to cause the greatest damage and deepest sorrow: like the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire that fell because of the weakness of its own people, or, similarly the Great Wall of China that had been breached three times–not by the power of the enemy–but because the gatekeepers had been bribed. The great cause of freedom in America was nearly lost when General Benedict Arnold collaborated with the enemy. Armies, nations and even the gospel of Christ have had their deepest wounds from those within their own ranks that prove themselves to be traitors. The devil knows that he can gain his most devastating victories by working from within rather than by force from without.

First in a series of sermons about things to do inside the church to bring God glory that has the power to change things outside the church. Pastor Bill Rose brings the message. Singing congregation. I Chron 16:7-20

I Chron. 28:1-29:30; Ps. 15:1-5; Prov. 19:18-19; Rom. 5:3-21

I Chron. 26:12-27:34; Ps. 14:1-7; Prov. 19:17; Rom. 4:13-5:2

I Chron. 24:1-26:11; Ps. 13:1-6; Prov. 19:15-16; Rom. 4:1-12

I Chron. 22:1-23:32; Ps. 12:1-8; Prov. 19:13-14; Rom. 3:9-31

I Chron. 19:1-21:30; Ps. 11:1-7; Prov. 19:10-12; Rom. 2:25-3:8

I Chron. 16:37-18:17; Ps. 10:8-18; Prov. 18:8-9; Rom.2:1-24

I Chron. 15:1-16:36; Ps. 10:1-7; Prov. 19:6-7; Rom. 1:18-32

I Chron. 12:23-14:17; Ps. 9:11-20; Prov. 19:4-5; Rom. 1:1-17

I Chron. 11:1-12:22; Ps. 9:1-10; Prov. 19:1-3; Acts 28:1-31

I Chron. 9:1-10:14; Ps. 8:1-9; Prov. 18:23-24; Acts 27:21-44

I Chron. 7:1-8:40; Ps. 7:1-17; Prov. 18:22; Acts 27:1-20

I Chron. 5:11-6:81; Ps. 6:1-10; Prov. 18:20-21; Acts 26:1-32

I Chron. 4:9-5:10; Ps. 5:1-12; Prov. 18:19; Acts 25:1-27

I Chron. 2:18-4:8; Ps. 4:1-8; Prov. 18:16-18; Acts 24:1-27

I Chron. 1:1-2:17; Ps. 3:1-8; Prov. 8:14-15; Acts 23:11-35

A message given at Bible Baptist Church by Missionary Bro. Steven Barnes. (I Chron. 26:18

I Chron. 28:1-29:30; P. 15:1-5; Prov. 19:18-19; Rom. 5:3-21

I Chron. 26:12-27:34; Ps. 14:1-7; Prov. 19:17; Rom. 4:13-5:2

I Chron. 24:1-26:11; Ps. 13:1-4; Prov. 19:15-16; Rom. 4:1-12

I Chron. 22:1-23:32; Ps. 12:1-8; Prov. 19:13-14; Rom. 3:9-31

I Chron. 19:1-21:30; Ps. 11:1-7; Prov. 19:10-12; Rom. 2:25-3:8

I Chron. 16:37-18:17; Ps. 10:8-18; Prov. 18:8-9; Rom. 2:1-24

I Chron. 15:1-16:36; Ps. 10:1-7; Prov. 19:6-7; Rom. 1:18-32

I Chron. 12:23-14:7; Ps. 9:11-20; Prov. 19:4-5; Rom. 1:1-17

I Chron. 11:1-12:22; Ps. 9:1-10; Prov. 19:1-2; Acts 28:1-31

I Chron. 9:1-10:14; Ps. 8:1-9; Prov. 18:23-24; Acts 27:21-44

I Chron. 7:1-8:40; Ps. 7:1-17; Prov. 18:22; Acts 27:1-20

I Chron. 5:11-6:81; Ps. 6:1-10; Prov. 18:20-21; Acts 26:1-32

I Chron. 4:9-5:10; Ps. 5:1-12; Prov. 18:19; Acts 25:1-27

I Chron. 2:18-4:8; Ps. 4:1-8; Prov. 18:16-18; Acts 24:1-27

I Chron. 1:1-2:17; Ps. 3:1-8; Prov. 18:14-15; Acts 23:11-35

xThe shofar is mentioned frequently in the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud and rabbinic literature. The blast of a shofar emanating from the thick cloud on Mount Sinai made the Israelites tremble in awe (Exodus 19:16). The shofar was used to announce holidays (Ps. lxxxi. 4), and the Jubilee year (Lev. 25:9). The first day of the seventh month (Tishrei) is termed "a memorial of blowing" (Lev. 23:24), or "a day of blowing" (Num. 29:1), the shofar. They were for signifying the start of a war (Josh. 6:4; Judges 3:27; 7:16, 20; I Sam. 8:3). Later, it was also employed in processions (II Sam. 6:15; I Chron. 15:28), as musical accompaniment (Ps. 98:6; comp. ib. 47:5) and eventually it was inserted into the temple orchestra by David (Ps. 150:3). Note that the 'trumpets' described in Numbers 10 are a different instrument, described by the Hebrew word 'trumpet' (Hebrew: חצוצרה‎; ḥaṣoṣrah), not the word for shofar (Hebrew: שופר‎). The Torah describes the first day of the seventh month (1st of Tishri = Rosh ha-Shanah) as a zikron teruˁah (Hebrew: זכרון תרועה‎; memorial of blowing; Lev. 23:24) and as a yom teruˁah (Hebrew: יום תרועה‎; day of blowing; Num. 29). This was interpreted by the Jewish sages as referring to the sounding of the shofar. In the Temple in Jerusalem, the shofar was sometimes used together with the trumpet. On New Year's Day the principal ceremony was conducted with the shofar, which instrument was placed in the center with a trumpet on either side; it was the horn of a wild goat and straight in shape, being ornamented with gold at the mouthpiece. On fast days the principal ceremony was conducted with the trumpets in the center and with a shofar on either side. On those occasions the shofarot were rams' horns curved in shape and ornamented with silver at the mouthpieces. On Yom Kippur of the jubilee year the ceremony was performed with the shofar as on New Year's Day. On Rosh Hashanah and other full holidays (Day of Atonement, Ingathering of the harvest (Sukkot), Passover and the Feast of Weeks – Pentecost) a single Priest perfected two sacrifices in honor of the full holiday, (Note that festivals such as Hanukah and Purim, are not considered full holidays requiring an extra sacrifice). On Rosh Hashanah, something special occurred during the special sacrifice. Arguably two Shofar Sounders played the long notes and one Trumpet player played the short note. Accordingly, Rosh HaShanah is called Yom Teruah (the day of the blast) Otherwise, the Trumpets had "top billing." Rosh Hashanah27a, supports this claim: "Said Raba or it may have been R. Joshua B. Levi: What is the scriptural warrant for this? – Because it is written, "With trumpets and the sound of the Shofar shout ye before the King in the Temple, we require trumpets and the sound of the Shofar; elsewhere not." [3] Indeed, on Yom Kippur, the Shofar was sounded to announce the Jubilee Year (every 50 years, Jews were granted forgiveness, debts were forgiven, indentured Israelites were granted freedom, and the fields "shall become owned by the priests." Shofar first indicated in Yovel (Jubilee Year - Lev. 25:8-13). Indeed, in Rosh Hashanah 33b, the sages ask why the Shofar sounded in Jubilee year. Further support[clarification needed support of what?] is found in Rosh Hashanah 29a, where the Talmud talks of trumpets for sacrifices but Shofar in the Jubilee Year does not apply to priests who are exempt from the obligations of the jubilee. Perhaps,[citation needed] we have the first mention of Shofar Sounding by non-Priests. Perhaps the first distancing away from the Sacrificial Cult.[citation needed] Otherwise, for all other special days, the Shofar is sounded shorter and two special silver Trumpets announced the sacrifice. When the trumpets sound the signal, all the people who were within the sacrifice prostrate themselves, stretching out flat, face down and on the ground. The shofar was blown in the times of Joshua to help him capture Jericho. As they surrounded the walls, the shofar was blown and the Jews were able to capture the city. The shofar was commonly taken out to war so the troops would know when a battle would begin. The person who would blow the shofar would call out to the troops from atop a hill. All of the troops were able to hear the call of the shofar from their position because of its distinct sound.

I Chron. 28:1-29:30; Ps. 15:1-5; Prov. 19:18-19; Rom. 5:3-21

I Chron. 26:12-27:34; Ps. 14:1-7; Prov. 19:17; Rom. 4:13-5:2

I Chron. 24:1-26:11; Ps. 13:1-6; Prov. 19:15-16; Rom. 4:1-12

I Chron, 22:1-23:32; Ps. 12:1-8; Prov. 19:13-14; Rom. 3:9-31

I Chron. 19:1-21:30; Ps. 11:1-7; Prov. 19:10-12; Rom. 2:25-3:8

I Chron. 15:1-16:36; Ps. 10:1-7; Prov. 19:6-7; Rom. 1:18-32

I Chron. 12:23-14:17; Ps. 9:11-20; Prov. 19:4-5; Rom. 1:1-17

I Chron. 11:1-12:22; Ps. 9:1-10; Prov. 19:1-3; Acts 28:1-31

I Chron. 9:1-10:14; Ps. 8:1-9; Prov. 18:23-24; Acts 27:21-44

I Chron. 7:1-8:40; Ps. 7:1-17; Prov. 18:22; Acts 27:1-20

I Chron. 5:11-6:81; Ps. 6:1-10; Prov. 18:20-21; Acts 26:1-32

I Chron. 4:9-5:10; Ps. 5:1-12; Prov. 18:19; Acts 25:1-27

I Chron. 2:18-4:8; Ps. 4:1-8; Prov. 18:16-18; Acts 24:1-27

I Chron. 1:1-2:17; Ps. 3:1-8; Prov. 18:14-15; Acts 23:11-35

Those Chosen.  Those Faithful. Those Willing to Serve. Those Sanctified. Those who Don't Quit!!  I Chron 15-17

As believers we have an unconditional blessing! God not only wanted to BLESS Abram- but He also wanted to USE Abram to be a blessing! May we cherish the blessing we have! Jeremiah 31:3 "Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee." Gen. 12; I Jn 2:1; Jn. 14:6; Jn. 6:44; I Chron. 17:2; Rom. 4:6-8

Rom. 14:16-17; Eph. 5:17-21; I Chron. 16:27-33