1 Chronicles 16:40

Authorized King James Version

To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
לְֽהַעֲלוֹת֩
H5927
To offer
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
#2
הָֽעֹלָ֛ה
H5930
burnt offerings
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
#3
יְהוָ֔ה
H3068
of the LORD
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
#4
עַל
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#5
מִזְבַּ֧ח
H4196
upon the altar
an altar
#6
הָֽעֹלָ֛ה
H5930
burnt offerings
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
#7
תָּמִ֖יד
H8548
continually
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the re
#8
לַבֹּ֣קֶר
H1242
morning
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
#9
וְלָעָ֑רֶב
H6153
and evening
dusk
#10
וּלְכָל
H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
#11
הַכָּתוּב֙
H3789
and to do according to all that is written
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
#12
בְּתוֹרַ֣ת
H8451
in the law
a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch
#13
יְהוָ֔ה
H3068
of the LORD
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
#14
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
H834
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
#15
צִוָּ֖ה
H6680
which he commanded
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
#16
עַל
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#17
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
H3478
Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine sovereignty contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of 1 Chronicles Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine sovereignty in this particular way.

Questions for Reflection