In my Devotional Reading yesterday in 1 Chronicles, I came upon a passage that always disturbed me. It was when God, through the prophet Nathan, told David he will not be the one to build his temple since he has so much blood on his hands; that he was a man of war but the one who will build the temple of God will be a man of peace. This has to be looked at from the perspective of all the blood that is on David's hands (except 1) was with the LORD being with him.
Over and over again we are told the LORD was with David in all he did. Now, this man, after God's own heart is unfit to build a temple? This man whose descendants will rule without end, a most extraordinary covenant, is too blemished to be redeemed sufficiently to build a temple for God?! Does this also bother you? How does this make sense?
Over and over again we are told the LORD was with David in all he did. Now, this man, after God's own heart is unfit to build a temple? This man whose descendants will rule without end, a most extraordinary covenant, is too blemished to be redeemed sufficiently to build a temple for God?! Does this also bother you? How does this make sense?