Give Thanks to the Lord

(2009 Thanksgiving)

1 Chronicles 16:1-43

Key Verse 16:34

“Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.”

Read verses 1-7. What did they bring? What did they present? Whom did David appoint? Why did he appoint them? To whom did David commit "this Psalm of thanks"? What does this passage indicate about giving thanks to the Lord?

Skim through verses 8-36. What does this passage tell us about: 1) the manner in which to give thanks (8,9,12,23,24,36); 2) thanks topics (9,12); 3) reason(s) to give thanks (25,26,34); and 4) the fruit(s) of thanksgiving (10)?

Read verses 37-38 and think about “Asaph and his associates” or “Obed-Edom and his 68 associates.” What does this passage teach us about thanksgiving? 

Read verses 39-42. Consider the two classes of people serving the Lord regularly: 1) Zadok and his fellow priests; and 2) Heman and his company. What can we learn here about giving thanks to the Lord? 

Read verse 43. What does this passage tell us about thanksgiving? 

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