1 Chronicles 13:14
And the ark of God remained with the family of
Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom,
and all that he had.
a. NLT: The Ark of God remained there in
Obed-edom’s house for three months, and the LORD blessed the household of
Obed-edom and everything he owned.
b. NIV: The ark of God remained with the family of
Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and
everything he had.
c. YLT: And the ark of God dwelleth with the
household of Obed-Edom, in his house, three months, and Jehovah blesseth the
house of Obed-Edom, and all that he hath.
d. Amplified Bible Classic: And the ark of God
remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the Lord
blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that he had.
e. Septuagint: And the ark of God abode in the
house of Abeddara three months: and God blessed Abeddara and all that he had.
f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: The Ark
of God remained at the house of Obed-edom, in his house for three months, and
HASHEM blessed Obed-edom’s household and all that was his.
1. “And the ark
of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months…”
a. the ark [Strong: 727 * 'arown aw-rone' or laron
{aw-rone'}; from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box:--ark, chest, coffin.]
b. of God [Strong: 430 * 'elohiym el-o-heem' plural
of 433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus,
especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of
deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:--angels, X exceeding,
God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.]
c. remained [3427 * yashab] [Strong: a primitive
root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by
implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:--(make to)
abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure,
establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house),
lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-
tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.]
d. with the family [Strong: 1004 * bayith bah'-yith
probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of
applications, especially family, etc.):--court, daughter, door, + dungeon,
family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born),
(winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, +
tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).]
e. of Obededom [5654 * `Obed 'Edowm] [Strong: from
the active participle of 5647 and 123; worker of Edom;
Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites: --Obed-edom.]
f. in his house [Strong: 1004 * bayith bah'-yith
probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of
applications, especially family, etc.):--court, daughter, door, + dungeon,
family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born),
(winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, +
tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).]
g. three [Strong: 7969 * shalowsh shaw-loshe' or
shalosh {shaw-loshe'}; masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah
{shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or
(multipl.) thrice:--+ fork, + often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth),
three, + thrice.]
h. months [2320 * chodesh] [Strong: from 2318;
the new moon; by implication, a month:--month(-ly), new moon.]
2. “…And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom,
and all that he had.”
a. the LORD [3068 * Yhovah] [Strong:
from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name
of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]
b. blessed [1288 * barak] [Strong: a primitive
root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and
(vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king,
as treason):--X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless,
congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X
still, thank.] [Gesenius: to bless, kneel, to be blessed, bless oneself, to
cause to kneel, to praise, salute, curse]
c. the house [Strong: 1004 * bayith bah'-yith
probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of
applications, especially family, etc.):--court, daughter, door, + dungeon,
family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born),
(winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, +
tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).]
d. of Obededom [5654 * `Obed 'Edowm] [Strong: from
the active participle of 5647 and 123; worker of Edom;
Obed-Edom, the name of five Israelites: --Obed-edom.]
e. and [Strong: 853 * 'eth ayth apparent contracted
from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally
used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or
namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).]
f. all [Strong: 3605 * kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl
{kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the
singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)),
altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many
as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]
g. that [Strong: 834 * 'aher ash-er' a primitive
relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as
an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X
after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from
whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), X though, +
until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which,
whilst, + whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it
is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the
connection.]
1). The blessing on Obededom and his house no doubt
at least included all of the blessings listed in Deuteronomy 28 but were in a
more obvious demonstration by God.
a). Deuteronomy 28:1-13 And it shall come to pass,
if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe
and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy
God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee,
and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
28:3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed
shalt thou be in the field.
28:4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and
the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine,
and the flocks of thy sheep.
28:5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
28:6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and
blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
28:7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise
up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee
one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee
in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall
bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
28:9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people
unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments
of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
28:10 And all people of the earth shall see that
thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
28:11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in
goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the
fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give
thee.
28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good
treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless
all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou
shalt not borrow.
28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and
not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if
that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command
thee this day, to observe and to do them:
2). The blessing upon Obededom and all his
household was of course because of the Ark, the presence of God. This is an Old
Covenant level of blessing given to one whose house had the presence of God. Saints,
we in this New Covenant are bearing or carrying the presence of God.
a). Romans 8:9-11 But ye are not in the flesh, but
in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man
have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead
because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus
from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also
quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
3). The blessings of the New Covenant are far
greater than the blessings of the Old Covenant because we have a better Covenant.
a). Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in
heavenly places in Christ:
b). Hebrews 8:6 But now hath he obtained a more
excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant,
which was established upon better promises.
c). 2 Peter 1:2-4 Grace and peace be multiplied
unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,
1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto
us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of
him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
