Day 67: 1 Chronicles 21-25
From Reading Through The Bible Together by Blake Farley
April 7, 2026 · 6 min
About this episode
In this episode, we read 1 Chronicles 21–25, discussing David's census, his repentance, and the significance of the altar's location for future worship.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Reading Through the Bible Together, we’re reading 1 Chronicles 21–25, where David’s failure becomes the place of future worship. David orders a census, trusting in numbers instead of the Lord, and judgment follows. But when David repents, he insists on offering a sacrifice that costs him something. The site of that altar becomes the future location of the temple. Even in failure, God is preparing a place for atonement. Then David begins organizing every...
Topics covered
- 1 Chronicles
- David
- worship
- repentance
- sacrifice
Keywords
- Bible
- spirituality
- religion
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1 Chronicles 21-, Reading Through the Bible Together
More episodes of Reading Through The Bible Together
- Day 75: Ezra 6-10 · April 17, 2026 · 6 min
- Day 74: Ezra 1-5 · April 16, 2026 · 7 min
- Day 73: 2 Chronicles 33-36 · April 15, 2026 · 6 min
- Day 72: 2 Chronicles 25-33 · April 14, 2026 · 7 min
- Day 71: 2 Chronicles 17-24 · April 13, 2026 · 7 min
- Day 70: 2 Chronicles 9-16 · April 10, 2026 · 6 min
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Reading Through The Bible Together podcast page.