Sunday Sermonette: Hit the snooze button

 No post yesterday, I ' ve been thinking deep thoughts. I may post on a relatively small issue later today.Chapter 17 is consistent with the story in Samuel -- God says David won ' t build the Temple but his son will -- but Chronicles is exceedingly long-winded about the matter. Again, this probably comes from much older source material which has been lost. It goes on tediously and says very little, so I will say no more.17 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of theLord is under a tent. ”2 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.”3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying:4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what theLord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in.5 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt to this day. I have moved from one tent site to another, from one dwelling place to another.6 Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites, did I ever say to any of their leaders[a] whom I commanded to shepherd my people, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?”’7 “Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what theLord Almighty says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.8 I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off a...
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