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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.