1 Crónicas 29:14

14 Pero ¿quién soy yo y quién es mi pueblo para que podamos ofrecer tan generosamente todo esto? Porque de ti proceden todas las cosas, y de lo recibido de tu mano te damos.

1 Crónicas 29:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:14

But who am I
Originally dust and ashes, a sinful creature, unworthy to receive anything from God, and of having the honour of doing anything for him:

and what is my people:
subject to him, the least of all people, separated from the nations round about them, and despised by them:

that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort?
that they, who were a poor people, some years ago brought out of Egyptian bondage, should now be possessed of such an affluence, and have such a generous heart and liberal spirit given them, as to contribute in so large and liberal a manner as they had done; all was owing to the goodness of God to them, and the efficacy of his grace upon them:

for all things come of thee;
all good things, temporal and spiritual; the Lord is the fountain of goodness, and Father of mercies:

and of thine own have we given thee;
for there is nothing a man has but he has received from the Lord, and therefore can give nothing to him but his own, see ( Romans 11:35 Romans 11:36 ) .

1 Crónicas 29:14 In-Context

12 De ti proceden la riqueza y el honor; tú reinas sobre todo y en tu mano están el poder y la fortaleza, y en tu mano está engrandecer y fortalecer a todos.

13 Ahora pues, Dios nuestro, te damos gracias y alabamos tu glorioso nombre.

14 Pero ¿quién soy yo y quién es mi pueblo para que podamos ofrecer tan generosamente todo esto? Porque de ti proceden todas las cosas, y de lo recibido de tu mano te damos.

15 Porque somos forasteros y peregrinos delante de ti, como lo fueron todos nuestros padres; como una sombra son nuestros días sobre la tierra, y no hay esperanza.

16 Oh SEÑOR, Dios nuestro, toda esta abundancia que hemos preparado para edificarte una casa para tu santo nombre procede de tu mano, y todo es tuyo.