1 Crónicas 29:14

14 »Pero, ¿quién soy yo, y quién es mi pueblo, para que podamos darte estas ofrendas voluntarias? En verdad, tú eres el dueño de todo, y lo que te hemos dado, de ti lo hemos recibido.

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 lo gobiernas todo.En tus manos están la fuerza y el poder,y eres tú quien engrandece y fortalece a todos.

13 Por eso, Dios nuestro, te damos gracias,y a tu glorioso nombre tributamos alabanzas.

14 »Pero, ¿quién soy yo, y quién es mi pueblo, para que podamos darte estas ofrendas voluntarias? En verdad, tú eres el dueño de todo, y lo que te hemos dado, de ti lo hemos recibido.

15 Ante ti, somos extranjeros y peregrinos, como lo fueron nuestros antepasados. Nuestros días sobre la tierra son solo una sombra sin esperanza.

16 SEÑOR y Dios nuestro, de ti procede todo cuanto hemos conseguido para construir un templo a tu santo nombre. ¡Todo es tuyo!