Having been established as king in Jerusalem David makes preparations in readiness for bringing the ark to Zion and then brings is up amidst much singing. Michael's Saul's daughter, shows her true colours. She despised David because he humbled himself.

Vs.16,17,19 David introduced a system of musical worship through appointed musical masters.  They were required to perform their worship every day (1Chron 16:37).  One of their duties was to sound the cymbals.  

Asaph, one of the musical masters, became prominent and several Psalms (50; 73-83) are attributable to him in some way.  One of his descendants was among the first to return from exile (1Chron 9:15).

15:13  It might seem harsh of david to tell the priests that ‘ye did it not at the first’ on the first attempt to bring the ark to Zion. We might have thought that David bore at least some of the responsibility. An important principle is seen here. Whilst David was the king of Israel it was the responsibility of the priests to ‘keep knowledge’ Mal 2:7  even to the degree to teaching the king of the land. In like manner there should be no distinction in the way that we instruct each other, whether ‘mighty’ or ‘humble’.

Vs.18,21 It seems that Obed-Edom, who housed the ark had two jobs (1Chron 13:13).  He was a gatekeeper, and a harpist (16:5).

15:5-11  There were 862 priests involved in bringing the ark to Zion – but the ark could easily be carried by four men! So we see the magnitude of the rejoicing at the bringing of the ark to Zion

15:28 Notice that whilst it was in David’s heart to bring the ark to Zion the record says it was ‘all Israel’ who brought it marking the point that at this time the people wanted to do the thing which was in David’s heart – indicating that they were faithful to God at this time.

V.29 Michal’s behavior was first commented upon in 2 Sam 6, and has been reproduced here with amendments.

Michal saw, in her mind, the king behaving in an undignified way. The king had disrobed from his royal vesture and was gyrating about in the sight of his subjects. His movements would have been slow, in keeping with the solemn music which would have been played for this occasion.

By dancing, David was praising Yahweh, from the heart, for His blessing of kingship.  But, Michal was more interested in monarchical ritual than in praising the one who granted the post.  It was a case of flesh versus the spirit between Michal and David.  Michal’s royal snobbery cost her motherhood, as Yahweh was not pleased with her attitude.

V.12  Tarshish was thought to be Tartessus, a Phoenician city in southern Spain.  We are told that Tarshish produced silver, iron, tin, and lead which was sold to Tyre. 

Historians tell us that Britain produced these metals and sold them to Mediterranean places.  They claim that the regions of Cornwall and Dartmoor were the first to produce tin.  The fame of this region, as a tin producer, spread so that Britain became known as the Tin Isles. 

The Phoenician merchant vessels were generally known as the Ships of Tarshish.  Thus, any reference to Tarshish, as a place, does not necessarily allude to Spain.  And so, the possible identity of Britain as Tarshish should be noted when considering Ezekiel's prophecy in Chapter 38.

27:3 Tyre had a long association with Israel beginning with the association between david and Hiram. As such, being influenced by the morals and standards of Israel she should have been more humble than she was. Of course Israel and Judah hardly gave her a good example to imitate. What about our lives? Do we set a good example of a Christ like life for those around us to see?

Vs.5,6 Large trees were to be found only in northern regions, at elevation.  Three trees from three regions are mentioned here. 

First are the pines from Senir.  Senir refers to Mount Hermon that rises to a height of 2,814m (9,230ft.).  It is located on the border of Syria and Lebanon (see Deut 3:9).  

Then, cedars of Lebanon are also mentioned.  These huge trees grew at elevations between 1000m - 2000m (3300ft - 6600ft).  They could grow to 40m in height and have huge girths.  The few giant cedars that are left have been estimated to be 2500 years old.  

Finally, oaks of Bashan are cited.  Bashan was a northern frontier area in the tribal allocation of East Manasseh.  Oak was particularly prized for ship construction.   

27:26 The ‘East wind’ seems an appropriate description of the force that destroyed the maritime city of Tyre. It was later fulfilled by the invasion of the Greeks, coming from the East.

27:5-8 In this section Tyre’s navy is described, in particular the making of their ships. Notice how multinational her ship yards were.

27:5 Tyre is close by Mount Hermon. However here the mountain range is described as Senir’ which is the Ammonite name for the mountain – Deut 3:9– maybe marking the international nature of Tyre’s trading.

The place names in this chapter (according to the KJV) are briefly addressed:

V.5 Senir is an appellation for Mt. Hermon.

V.6 Chittim is Cyprus.

V.7 The isles of Elishah refer to Greece.

V.8 Arvad was an island city off the Syrian coast.

V.9 Gebal was a Phoenician city situated just north of Beirut.

V.10 Lud (called Lydia by the Assyrians) was to be found between Assyria and Syria. Phut was located near Egypt.

V.11 Gammadims simply means men of daring (valor).

V.12 Tarshish is identified with a Phoenician city in Spain.  However, because the ships of Tarshish were trading vessels, they visited many places.  A place, such as Britain, became associated with the name Tarshish because of the amount of raw materials that were sent to Tyre from Britain.

V.13 Javan is associated with the Greeks; Tubal is associated with the area of the southern Caucasus Mts, east of the Black Sea; Meshech is associated with the area between the Black and Caspian Seas.

V.14 Togarmah is associated with the Armenian region.

V.20 Dedan is associated with N.W. Arabia.

V.21 Kedar is also associated with the N.W. of Arabia.

V.22 Sheba is associated with Yemen.

V.23 Haran was located just north of the Euphrates in Mesopotamia; the locations of Calneh and Eden are unknown, but are placed in Mesopotamia; Asshur is another name for Assyria; Chilmad was a city beyond the Euphrates.

Have you noticed the links between this chapter and Revelation 18? Here's a list of some, but there's probably many more. Why do you think Revelation is picking up this prophecy of Tyre?

27:29 The impact of the falloff Tyre would be more widespread than just the inhabitants of Tyre. All the trading nations whose ships used Tyre as a trading centre would suffer also – hence all the categories of people that would lament over the demise of Tyre as the great trading nation.

We must conclude that Jesus had told them.

V.21 The followers of Jesus had the expectation that He would redeem Israel at that time.  When He died, that dream ended and they were overcome with disappointment.

Vs.27,44 The Lord confirms that the Gospel begins in the Old Testament and does not begin in the New Testament as some suppose.

V32 "he opened to us the scriptures" Everything in the Old Testament points forward to Christ, and in the New Testament everything proceeds from Him. How richly blessed each one us are in having the Word explained to us.. 

24:33  This meeting is the same event as when Jesus met the disciples and Thomas was not present – John 20:19

24:11‘Idle tales’ really denigrated the testimony of the women – there were more than one of them who were able to tell the apostles, and yet they did not believe. So the ones who would be ‘sent’ – the meaning of apostle – did not believe the message they would later tell. So we see there was a tremendous change abut to take place in these men.

V.18 Cleopas and his companion did not recognize Jesus until He was revealed to them.  Do we recognize Jesus in our brothers and sisters?  If we do, then our treatment of them will be exactly how we would treat the Lord (Matt 18:5). 

24:13 And now we have moved towards the end of the resurrection day and are now outside Jerusalem. Luke makes little references to the details of the resurrection morning, confining himself to the meeting with the women and a brief comment about the women talking to the eleven.

24:21 In saying that they had thought Jesus would ‘redeem Israel’ they are voicing a thought that was seen at the time of Jesus – Luke 1:68 It is as if the whole of the gospel narrative is enveloped in this thought – that Jesus would redeem Israel. The people were looking for deliverance from Rome. God was providing deliverance from sin and death.