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20 Dr. Constable's Notes on 1 <strong>Chronicles</strong> 2007 Editionother ancient Near Eastern countries. It was her attitude rather than David's actions thatwas despicable.According to the Mosaic Law individual Israelites were to bring their sacrificial animalsto the sanctuary and slay them themselves (Lev. 1:3-5; 3:2; 1 Chron. 16:1-2). Only thepriests were to place the blood and other parts of the animals on the altar (Lev. 1:5; 3:2,5). How could David, clothed in a priestly garment (15:27), offer sacrifices to God sincehe was not an Aaronic priest? Evidently he did so as a priest after the order ofMelchizedek, fulfilling the provisions of the Abrahamic Covenant, rather than as anAaronic priest serving under the Mosaic Covenant. 58 David realized he was the kingpromised to the patriarchs (Gen. 17:6; 49:10; et al.) for whom Israel had been looking (cf.1 Sam. 2:10). 59"David functioned as the type for the Messiah as a king who is also apriest." 60David personalized God's blessing on Israel by giving each participant bread, meat, andfruit, which were emblems of fruitfulness (16:3).5. David's concern for the universal worship of Yahweh 16:7-43This hymn (vv. 8-36) was probably one of many that the people sang on this occasion. Itexpressed the hopes and thoughts of the Israelites assembled that the returned exilesneeded to emulate. This thanksgiving song is a medley of several psalms (105:1-15; 96:1-13; 106:1, 47-48). It stresses that the intended result of Israel's worship was the salvationof the nations so that they, too, might come and worship Yahweh (cf. Exod. 19:5-6; Isa.42:6; Zech. 2:10-11).The hymn began with a call to worship that embraced the nations (vv. 8-13; cf. Isa. 12:4).Then the people extolled God's greatness and glory (vv. 14-22). They stressed God'sunmerited favor toward Israel's patriarchs in this section. Another call to worship (vv. 23-24) led to another section of praise that emphasizes Yahweh's superiority over thenations' gods (vv. 25-26) and His creative power (vv. 27-30). The final part of the hymncalled on all people to turn to Yahweh in trust and obedience in view of His coming tojudge and save (vv. 31-36). Throughout this hymn the emphasis rests on God's deeds,God's words, God's greatness, and God's worth.David let the sanctuary remain at Gibeon and provided for worship and sacrifice tocontinue there (vv. 39-40). He appointed Zadok as the priest in charge of that tabernacle.Throughout Israel's history the ark was a symbol of God's grace and the altar was asymbol of human response to that grace. Normally they were together, but in Saul's day58 See Thomas L. Constable, "A Theology of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth," in A Biblical Theology of the OldTestament, p. 96.59 See Eugene H. Merrill, "The Book of Ruth: Narration and Shared Themes," Bibliotheca Sacra 142:566(April-June 1985):136; and Aubrey Johnson, Sacral Kingship in Ancient Israel, pp. 27-46.60 Thompson, p. 138.