Pensiero Ebraico su I Cronache 29:14

Furthermore, the concept of bringing an atonement offering for God is problematic. If one requires atonement, is it appropriate that another bring an atonement offering for him? True, the offering would actually be God’s, for everything belongs to Him, as King David said:⁵⁶I Divrei HaYamim 29:14. See also the citation of the verse in Pirkei Avos 3:7. “For everything is from You, and it is Your gift that we have given to You.” Nevertheless, having man bring the offering is inappropriate. True, Rabbeinu Yitzchak Alfasi’s interpretation resolves the latter question. For according to this interpretation, the Holy One, blessed be He, did not say that He required atonement, but that the Jews require atonement and, as a means of honoring the moon, they should bring the atonement offering on the day of the moon’s renewal. Nevertheless, this is not the simple meaning of the wording of the passage. It is problematic that the passage employs this wording which evokes a question, unless these specific words help convey the intent of the passage and without these words, the intent of the passage would not be understood. Only for such a reason would the author of the passage use such wording.

(4) One who trusts in G-d, if he has more money than he needs, he will spend it in a way which pleases the Creator (charity, etc.) with a generous spirit and a good heart, as written "everything is Yours, and from Your hand we have given to You" (Divrei Hayamim I 29:14). (since he knows and understands that everything is from G-d, and he is giving G-d of His money, certainly he will give with a generous spirit and a good heart - PL)