Sublime

They’re on their way to Canaan, the promised land.

These seven psalms are among the fifteen chapters known as the Songs of Ascent.

7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make melody. 8 Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn. 9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. 10 For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. 11 B

God is the hero of the story.

God calls for three different censuses.

their leaders are supposed to make decisions by consulting with God.

When God gave us all things that pertain to life and godliness, He told us the same thing. We are no longer servants, who need to be told what to do each day. We are friends, adults in faith, trusted with the principles needed to live as God would live in this world.

The primary function of Chronicles is to show the trajectory of the covenant fulfillment,

Psalm 16 feels more accessible after we’ve walked closely with David.