SPIRITUAL GEMS: Week from February 6 to 12, 2023, 1 Chronicles from 10 to 12, Answers.

SPIRITUAL GEMS: 6-12-February-2023, 1 Chronicles from 10 to 2, Answers.

Spiritual Gems (10 min.)

1Ch 12:33; note. What fine example did Zebulun's 50,000 men set? (it-1 551 paras. 5, 6).

The good example is that they did not have a double heart, they were loyal, they were determined men, they supported David unconditionally. A person's heart can be indecisive or double as we saw in the note. So someone might half-heartedly worship God with little interest and is not convinced that worshiping Jehovah is the right thing to do, it is also possible to develop a double heart and try to serve two masters, such as materialism, immorality or even lead a double life, and we could also come to think that because we go to meetings, preach or have responsibilities, this amends or serves to cover or compensate for the double life or sin. So we should not try to please God in a hesitant way and with a double heart but with a complete and determined heart.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In the March 2017 watchtower, he mentions that the person who serves Jehovah “with a full heart” loves him with all his might and wants to worship him forever. In the Bible, the word heart usually refers to the person we are on the inside. This includes our way of thinking, our tastes, our plans for the future and the reasons why we do things. Although we are imperfect, we can worship Jehovah with a complete heart. We serve him because we really want to, not out of obligation or out of simple habit.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

And doing what the 50,000 men of Zebulun did requires a lot of effort, since the heart is treacherous and inclined to evil, and among the aids we have to have a complete heart to serve God with decision, is sincere prayer. , regular Bible study, zealous participation in preaching and meetings, good company. That will help us, although of course honesty is important, to be honest. Why are we in the congregation? Are we really convinced that it is an ideal of life, to give our lives to Jehovah? It is important that we be honest and, so to speak, expose them before ourselves, to know how we are and where we are going.

These men could serve in the army by lining up in battle formation with all their weapons to support David and they did. This was an act of absolute loyalty that showed his complete heart towards Jehovah and towards his anointed David. This example teaches us that we should serve Jehovah with a unified heart and demonstrate this by zealously preaching the good news of the Kingdom and supporting our Anointed brothers who are taking the lead in the work.

These men were in the line of battle with all their weapons to support David, but beyond this they did it with a complete heart, so we must see them as an example of loyalty, zealous service and support for Jehovah's Anointed. This example teaches us that we have a complete heart, if we support the work of the Kingdom and those who lead with loyalty, determination, courage, good preparation and always being ready to be in the front line of battle in this spiritual warfare that we wage against satan. and your system.

They gave us the example that we must serve Jehovah with loyalty and with everything we have according to our circumstances and resources, because not doing so would mean that we have a divided heart or that we serve two masters.

When the biblical text speaks of a double heart, the note in this verse says, it can be translated as absolute loyalty or none of those who supported David was double hearted, this may mean that you can serve two masters. In deceptively saying one thing and thinking another, these men of Zebulun were completely loyal to David.

Applying Jehovah to us we cannot serve him with a double heart, it is true the desperate heart is inclined to evil, that is why it requires diligent effort on our part. The aids to maintain absolute loyalty are sincere prayer, regular study of the word of God, zealous participation in the Ministry and association with others whose hearts are complete for Jehovah, that is what the text we read means then. 1 Chronicles and the application to us.

Despite the fact that the heart is treacherous and often evil is inclined. These Zabulon men were legal, they did not have a double heart, because they supported David unconditionally and determinedly. A good example that all Christians can imitate, always having the necessary help in our Bible, meetings and preaching.

What spiritual pearls have you found about Jehovah, the ministry, and other topics in this week's Bible reading?

1 Chronicles 10:13,14. It shows us that it was Saul's infidelity that led to his death, thus showing us the end that awaits all those who are disobedient, and we also know well that the consequences of disobedience can affect our entire lives. 1 Chronicles 10 :14. It teaches us that we should always strive to find out what Jehovah thinks of what we are going to do, for this we have been taught that it is important to study and understand the Bible, the biblical principles, the publications that are given to us, and of course there are also mature Christians that can help us to follow the right path.

1 Chronicles 11:20,21. It tells us about Abisai, and this although he was not one of the three most powerful men that David had, he was in command of 300 warriors and he acquired more fame than all of these. Which teaches us that we do not need to have a special privilege from the branch to serve Jehovah with excellence, with integrity and holiness, but rather our objective should be to support our brothers and make sacrifices for our worship and also to do our best effort. 

1 Chronicles 11:9. It says that David became more and more powerful, because Jehovah was with him. So this shows us what is the key to success in life, and that is that we must go hand in hand with Jehovah and not let go.

1 Chronicles 11:19. We see that David knew and understood well how God saw things and that influenced his decisions, which teaches us a valuable lesson and that is that we must come to see things as God sees them, that way we will come to love what he love and hate him who hates him and in fact we will always have his approval.

1 Chronicles 11:2. It teaches us that just as in the past Jehovah appointed kings to lead his people, currently he is naming his son Jesus to lead us, which he does through the faithful and discreet slave, that is why we must listen and obey everything he tells us. 

1 Chronicles 10:13. Jehovah teaches us that he hates that his servants practice spiritism, because that is also serving with a hard heart and we know well that we cannot be participating in the table of Jehovah and the table of demons.

1 Chronicles 11:1-3.  It teaches us something very important, is that when there are new appointments within the congregation, we must have the same attitude of support towards the new appointments instead of perhaps showing discontent because everything Jehovah does through his organization is for our own good. 

1 Chronicles 10:13. Something that we can emphasize is that Saul, instead of trusting in Jehovah what he had done, went to consult a means from which we learn that we should never fall into this trap, because the only one we can completely trust is Jehovah, we must not trust only in our wisdom or in that of other imperfect humans with us. 

1 Chronicles 12:16-17. It shows that some men from Benjamin and Judah came to where David was in his refuge, and David told them that they had gone to help him, they would be friends but if they had gone to betray him, Jehovah would see them and do justice. This teaches me that when in doubt it is better to leave matters in Jehovah's hands, so that he is the one who does justice in situations where we are not certain of the facts, this is the most convenient in order not to judge our brothers.

1 Chronicles 12:40. It shows that both the brothers who lived nearby and those who lived in the more distant tribes brought donkeys, camels, mules and bulls loaded with all kinds of food, they did so because there was great joy in Israel because David was the king. This teaches me that we should rejoice and share what we have to celebrate as a united spiritual family when a brother or sister achieves a spiritual goal or receives a privilege or responsibility in Jehovah's congregation or organization.

1 Chronicles 12:39. He says that the men stayed there with David three days eating and drinking, because his brothers had made preparations for them. This teaches us the importance of being hospitable especially with our fellow Christians, and even more so if they are going through urgent needs or situations.

1 Chronicles 12:37-38. It speaks of 120,000 men who stood in the line of battle with full hearts to make David King of all Israel. These verses teach me that if I want to be a good servant of Jehovah and a disciple of Christ, I must also serve on the front lines of the Christian ministry with boldness and a unified heart, in order to do my best in the work of the Kingdom.

1 Chronicles 12:1. He says: "These are the men who joined David in Ziclag during the time when he could not move freely because of Saul." These men recognized David as Jehovah's anointed and that is why they supported him in these hard times. This example reminds us of brothers who cannot move freely because of persecution, such as the brothers in Russia and Crimea, and also encourages us to support them in some way. One way would be through our prayers.

1 Chronicles 11:19. It shows that David said knowing how God sees things, I would never do this. This example shows us that David knew what Jehovah's point of view was on that matter and therefore would not act against God's will. This example leads us to reflect on how well we know Jehovah and how we think about him and how much we take him into account before making our decisions.

1 Chronicles 10:14. It says that instead of consulting Jehovah, Saul consulted a medium. Today, perhaps the servants of Jehovah do not consult a medium or anything that has to do with the occult. However, we must be alert because it is very fashionable to consult psychologists who use therapies related to the occult, coaches or self-help books, leaving Jehovah in last place, and although these are not direct practices of the occult, they do show a clear lack of trust in Jehovah. 

1 Chronicles 11:5. He shows that the Jebuzees taunted David that the blind and lame in the city could repel their attacks. This teaches us that no one can mock Jehovah and his Anointed or question his decisions. David was Jehovah's anointed and that is why he conquered the city with Joab at the forefront of the attack, thus silencing the taunts of the Jebuzees.

1 Chronicles 10:13,14 . It shows how King Saul, despite being God's anointed, did not put Jehovah first, did not trust him and did not communicate or consult with him. These verses also show the terrible consequences that Saul incurred because of this, we are not Anointed but we are servants dedicated to Jehovah, therefore we must be very awake so as not to commit this type of serious mistakes.

1 Chronicles 10:8-10. It shows that these pagan nations attributed the victories they won to their gods, which is why they brought their war trophies to their temples. Hence, the Philistines moved Saul's head and his armor to the temple of the god Dagon, but this teaches us that if Saul ended up like this it was not because of the intervention of the god Dagon, but because Jehovah abandoned him for having been unfaithful.

1 Chronicles 10:13. It shows that Saul died among other things for having been unfaithful and for having consulted a medium, we know that at first Saul consulted Jehovah, but after losing the good communication he had with him due to his infidelity, he substituted Jehovah's guidance for that of demons. This teaches us how important it is to maintain good communication with our heavenly father.

1 Chronicles 10:13. It shows that Saul died from consulting a medium. This teaches me that while we humans have a natural desire to know the future, we must be satisfied with what Jehovah reveals to us in advance through the Bible, since that is what is beneficial for us to know. So we must not violate his commands by consulting a medium or engaging in any other occult practice.

1 Chronicles 10:4. It is the only biblical reference that has any resemblance to euthanasia and that certainly reveals God's will on the matter, is the one that has to do with the death of King Saul. In reality, the unfaithful King Saul euthanized himself, committing suicide in order not to suffer anymore at the hands of the Philistines. This reminds us that the word of God clearly says that human life is Sacred and suffering in itself is not the greatest evil in life, and cannot be used as an excuse to break God's law concerning the sanctity of life God's just principles as his loving mercy are recognized, his law concerning the sanctity of life is defend.

1 Chronicles 10:13. As we see when we commit a serious sin, it is important to repent from the heart and take into account that if we are truly sorry we will be willing not to relapse and accept discipline, because if we are not willing to do that, it is not really sincere repentance. Sometimes it could happen that we do recognize what we did and we are aware that it was something serious, but we are not willing to accept discipline and the worst or to leave that serious sin. In such a case, if we thought like this, we would be in a very dangerous situation, both for ourselves and for our family, just as it happened to King Saul.

1 Chronicles 11:17,18. As he knew the law, David knew that blood should not be ingested, but spilled before Jehovah, but here it was water and not blood, why did he refuse to drink it?, because he understood the principle on which this legal requirement that Jehovah was based He considers blood sacred, since these three men had risked their lives David concluded that drinking that water would have been disrespectful to their blood. This teaches us that we must diligently study his word, reflect on what we have learned and act decisively, that is, we must be good Bible scholars so that even if we do not see the point clearly, but the biblical principles will help us make the right decision. . 

1 Chronicles 10:5 . The text teaches me about loyalty and how to apply it today in our relationship with Jehovah. That is why if we want to be loyal, we must avoid companies that belong to those who do not love Jehovah, and we also have to stop false religion, because true Christians must be determined that nothing and no one will ever prevent us from worshiping Jehovah, because he He highly values ​​our loyalty.

1 Chronicles 12:22.This expression implies that little by little they were making the decision to abandon loyalty to Saul for David's, sooner or later they had to choose. And how happy were those who decided to wholeheartedly support David's royal rule, they were not selfish nor did they choose the easiest course. they were not indecisive, rather their support for Jehovah's king led them to accept an active role as subjects and soldiers than David. This teaches us that in our days individually people throughout the world are faced with the need to take one side of the issue or the other, that issue is whether they are in favor of the Kingdom of the son of Jehovah or against that Kingdom, multitudes of people have become undecided and by bringing the Good News and understanding the truth they will take the side that will help them to preserve life.

1 Chronicles 10:13. Jehovah hates that his servants practice spiritism, this is also serving with a double heart, a double life, a double inclination, one foot in the world, one foot in the congregation. Jehovah hates that his servants practice spiritism.

1 Chronicles 12:38. These were not lukewarm in their loyalty to the king, they were well armed in order to show up prepared to accept David's command to war, they did not expect to lead an easy life, they knew that the Kingdom was surrounded by enemies who were ready to swallow up Israel and eliminate the worship of Jehovah, when the situation calls for it, Jehovah sees his faithful witnesses today as warriors engaged in a spiritual warfare that is rapidly moving to its climax, when the situation calls for it Jehovah becomes a manly person of war whose right hand you can ruin and knock down your enemies.

1 Chronicles 10:14. We must always strive to find out what Jehovah thinks of what we are going to do, for this the organization has taught us that it is important to study and understand the Bible, the biblical principles, the publications. And of course there are mature Christians who can help us make the right decision, of course they don't decide for us, but they can help us see the options we have.

1 Chronicles 11:5. Words are powerful, there are people who build others up with their way of speaking, but there are also those who break down, destroy others with their way of speaking, that is why it is important that we take care of our friendships and not deal with those people who hurt others with their words, and if on our way we meet a person who criticizes us, but not in a positive way, but in a destructive way, let's not fight, but in our hearts we must remember that the The key to our success is that Jehovah is with us, and that is the most important thing. Thus we will continue forward despite what people say and we will always have Jehovah's blessing and success on our way.

1 Chronicles 11:20,21. Although Abishai was not one of the three most powerful men that David had, he was in command of 30 warriors and acquired more fame than all of these according to 2 Samuel 23:18,19 his reputation rivaled that of the first three, because he had performed a feat similar to that of Jasobeam. This teaches us that we do not need to have a special privilege from the branch to serve God with excellence, with integrity, with holiness. Quite the opposite, our goal should be to support our brothers and make sacrifices for our worship and also do our best. Of course without competing with others.

1 Chronicles 11:19. We see that David knew and understood well how God saw things, and that influenced his decisions, this teaches us a valuable lesson, a lot of Bible theory and knowledge of Organizational Procedures and letters of the organization is important, but it is not going to help us. serve if we do not put it into practice, that is, if not, we see things as God sees them, and this includes things as simple as honesty, honesty, the fact of telling the truth. David here gives us a great example that it doesn't matter who we are or what privilege we have, although in his case he was the king of the nation of Israel and he saw things as Jehovah saw them.

1 Chronicles 12:1. It teaches us that we should appreciate those who are with us in difficult times in crisis. Almost everyone wanted to be with David when he was made King of Israel, but when he was a fugitive not everyone wanted to be with him, and that's the way it works, friends are known in hard times and others are only in trouble. when things go well. So we must strive to find friends who are with us in difficult times, we must appreciate them, we must also support them when they have a situation of need and not forget what they did for us in difficult times.

1 Chronicles 12:38. It teaches us the importance of serving Jehovah decisively, that is, with a complete heart, not with a double heart, convinced that we support Jehovah as our sovereign King, as our legislator and judge, and we demonstrate it with actions by living an honest and Holy life, rejecting the temptations that arise when we are alone, and of course supporting meetings and preaching according to our personal circumstances.

1 Chronicles 10:8-12. For the Israelites, burying a corpse was an expression of loving kindness and respect towards the person, so Javier's men were brave in risking their lives in order to give Saul and his children a decent burial. This teaches me the Biblical attitude towards corpses, it is evident that the worship of bodies or their clothes or objects was not practiced or tolerated, therefore when deciding what to do with the body of a deceased, Christians must take into account the point From Jehovah's view, social norms, the feelings of the people of the place and the legal requirements, that yes the funerals must be carried out with dignity and respect.

1 Chronicles 11:1-3. The Israelites met with David to give him their support and respect, the people trusted in the choice that Jehovah had made and recognized that David was his anointed and the new leader of Israel. This teaches me that we too must trust in Jehovah and accept the men that he chooses to lead and guide his people, let us never question Jehovah's choice rather recognize that the holy spirit of God has appointed them superintendents to shepherd the congregations, therefore these men deserve all our support and respect.

1 Chronicles 12:16-18. In order to reassure David's fears of betrayal, Amasai proved to be a reliable friend, which is why he promised to give him his unconditional support. This teaches me that we all need reliable friends like Amasai and who give us their full support, especially when we go through difficult times, Christians should not allow something as vile as betrayal, of any kind, to disturb the peace and unity of the congregation. . Furthermore, in times of persecution we prefer to sacrifice our lives rather than betray our spiritual brothers.

1 Chronicles 10:5. From this text we can emphasize loyalty and apply it today in our relationship with Jehovah, that is why if we want to be loyal we must avoid companies of those who do not love Jehovah and we also have to move away from false religion because true Christians must be determined to let nothing and no one ever stop us from worshiping Jehovah and Jehovah values ​​loyalty highly.

1 Chronicles 10:13,14. These texts teach us that we should not disregard Jehovah's laws as Saul did, who suffered the consequences of disobeying Jehovah. All of us must show our attachment to Jehovah and his wonderful laws, in this way we enjoy a life without problems or serious consequences from God.

1 Chronicles 11:5. Today, because we are Christians, we also face ridicule from many people who laugh and criticize us for not celebrating certain holidays, sometimes they harass us for not using drugs, they do this because we are honest and we try to maintain the values ​​of the Bible. When people do this, mock and put us down, we should take it as an opportunity to strengthen our faith and show endurance.

1 Chronicles 11:8. This text shows us the importance of buildings, David did many buildings today we can also support Jehovah's organization by volunteering to build Kingdom Halls, Assembly Halls. And in that way we will have the blessing of Jehovah.

1 Chronicles 11:22.Today we need Jehovah to help us to be courageous in order to do the work he has entrusted to us, we must be courageous to participate in the preaching work, many young people need to be courageous to decide who their friends will be, what they will do to stay clean in a moral sense. Parents must also show courage when helping their children set and achieve spiritual goals. Baptized men must also be courageous and take action because the congregation benefits when they are willing to accept greater responsibilities. We must remember that Jehovah is with us and can help us to be courageous and fulfill our responsibilities, both in the family and in the congregation, and if we serve Jehovah courageously we can trust that he will bless us now and in the future.

1 Chronicles 11:15-19. The reading shows us how David once wanted to drink water from the Bethlehem cistern, three of his men forced their way into the city and returned with water. However David did not consist in drinking it, but poured it out to Jehovah. So we see that David knew the law he knew that blood should not be eaten, but spilled before Jehovah. Although that was water and not blood, he refused to drink it, because he understood at the beginning that the legal requirement that Jehovah considers blood Sacred was based, this teaches us that we must also consider blood Sacred.

1 Chronicles 12:17. We were able to notice that David was a person who liked peace and those who supported him could be his friends. Today all of us must in the same way foster peace in the congregation in the family in all aspects of our lives.

1 Chronicles 12:33. Reading this verse shows us the importance of teamwork, how these people joined David and showed him absolute loyalty, this text shows us the importance of loyalty, and Jehovah shows us absolute loyalty, which is why he invites us to be your friends.