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1&2Chronicles
Purpose
1&2ChroniclessummarizethehistoryofIsrael,particularlythereignofDavidandhisdescendents,inawaythathighlightstheirspiritualsuccessesinordertogivehopetotheJewswhowerereturningtotheland.
Authorship&Genre1and2ChronicleswerewrittenafterJudahreturnedtothelandfromcaptivityinBabylon,
possiblybyEzra.Theauthorcompiledgenealogies,officialdocuments,poetry,andnarrativestoriesfromthroughoutIsraelshistorytoprovideacomprehensivepictureof
Godsdealingsinthepasttogivehopeforthefuture.
KeyVerse2Chronicles7:14:And[if]MypeoplewhoarecalledbyMynamehumblethemselvesand
prayandseekMyfaceandturnfromtheirwickedways,thenIwillhearfromheaven,
willforgivetheirsinandwillhealtheirland.(NASB)
Structure1 9 1Ch.10 2Ch.9 10 36
GenealogicalRecords
LineofDavidandIsrael,fromAdamtothereturnfrom
captivity
UnitedMonarchy
DavidandSolomonconstruct
theTemple
HistoryofJudah
GoodKingsvs.Bad,concludes
withcaptivityandreturn.
1Chronicles 2Chronicles
TheologicalThemes Temple:1&2ChronicleshighlightDavidandSolomonsrolesinthetemples
constructionandclosewiththeinitiationofitsreconstructionafterthecaptivity.
Worship:1&2ChroniclesemphasizethethemeofworshipmorethananyotherbookbesidesPsalms.ThisemphasishighlightstheauthorsconcernforrightrelationshipwithGoduponthepeoplesreturntotheland.
Prayer:FromthePrayerofJabez(1Chr.4:10)toSolomonsDedicationoftheTemple(2Chr.6:1-42),thesebooksarerifewithprayer.InGodsownwords,
prayerwascentraltothehealingofthelandafterexile(2Chr.7:14).
HopefromthePast:TheauthorofChroniclesusesGodsworksintimesgonebytoencouragethepeopleforwhatliesahead.Wehavehopeforthefuturebecauseof
whatGodhasalreadydoneinthepast.