Today, I am reading and commenting on  1 Chronicles 10-12.

Today’s passage begins with a short summary of how King Saul died and how the people of Israel came to David while he was in Hebron to make him king over all of Israel.  Then it mentions how he conquered Jerusalem and made it his capital.  After this it goes on to list some of the men who chose to follow David before he became king, or came to him to call him to be king over Israel.  I want to point out that these men came from not only all of Israel, but some of them even came from the surrounding peoples.  Among David’s followers was at least one Ammonite, at least one Hittite, and at least one Moabite.  It is worth noting that several of the other designations only appears in reference to one or more of David’s mighty men, which means we do not know what they designate (so, they may indicate another Israelite ethnic group not mentioned elsewhere).  What makes this significant is that it indicates that David accepted those who wished to aid him in his mission to serve God, no matter what their background.  He accepted men from every tribe of Israel.  He accepted men from other nations.  He even accepted men from King Saul’s tribe, clan, and family at a time when King Saul was trying to kill him.  Likewise, we should accept all who come to serve the Lord, no matter what their background.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.