David Offering

  

2 Chronicles 5:1

 

May 16, 2023

 

Thus, all the work that Solomon did for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated and stored the silver, the gold, and all the vessels in the treasuries of the house of God.

Often it is easy to read past verses like, David dedicated to the house of God, but Scripture gives us the facts, “Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is willing to consecrate himself this day to the Lord? (1 Chronicles 29:2-5).  I read the following; 

Let’s examine the figures:

1-Three thousand talents. If this was a regular talent, measured at 75.39 lb. the amount of gold gathered by David would thus be about 113 tons (102 metric tons). However, we cannot be certain of the precise value of ancient weight standards.

2-Seven thousand talents. Based on a talent weighing 75.39 lb., the amount of silver given would be about 263 tons or 239 metric tons.

One may say David was all in, he gave what he could not keep, to gain what he could not lose, to honor his God.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice