The Book of I Chronicles
Ray of Hope Christian Church
March 27, 2012
I Chronicles 17:1-14
Like Kings and Samuel, Chronicles was
written as one continuous story, part of a
trilogy of history, along with Ezra and
Nehemiah.
Chronicles – Retrospection
Ezra – Restoration
Nehemiah- Reconstruction
II Chronicles 36:23
Ezra 1:3
II Chronicles 36:15-23
Ezra, who was a priest, has
traditionally been identified as the
author of Chronicles
I Chronicles 9:1-2
• Be linked with the past.
• Reassured that God was still with them.
• Know how best to reestablish Temple
worship – true worship.
• Be reminded that their future wellbeing depended on their faithfulness to
God.
When you read the book of Ezra, you will see
that Ezra was on a campaign to :
• bring Judah back into conformity with the law of Moses –
Ezra 7:10
• restore Temple worship – Ezra 7:19-23;8:33-34, there were
people who had never been to the Temple because they
were born in exile and those who had been away for so
long. How would you feel if you couldn’t come to the
house of the Lord to worship him?
When you read the book of Ezra, you will see
that Ezra was on a campaign to :
• eliminate the mixed marriages of Jews with their
pagan neighbors – Ezra 9-10
• strengthen Jerusalem by rebuilding its walls –
Ezra 4:8-16
• Genealogies to enable the Jews to establish
their lines of family descent and get
reconnected with their past – I Chronicles 1-9
• The Kingdom of David as a pattern of the
ideal theocratic (a God ruled) state –
I Chronicles 10-29
• The glory of Solomon with an emphasis on
the temple and its worship – II Chronicles
1-9
• The history of the Southern Kingdom
stressing its religious reforms and military
victories of Judah’s more pious leaders –
II Chronicles 10-36
• Samuel and Kings are more biographical;
Chronicles more statistical
• Samuel and Kings are more personal;
Chronicles more official
• Samuel and Kings give the history of both
Israel and Judah after the division of the
kingdom; Chronicles gives only the history
of Judah after the division
• Samuel and Kings emphasize the Throne;
Chronicles emphasizes the Temple
A nation’s response to God
is the decisive factor in its history.
The temple was:
• A symbol of the unity of the nation
• A reminder of the nation’s high calling
• A sign that Jehovah was still with his
chosen people, he had not forgotten them.
He would dwell among them again.
Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge
my territory! Let your hand be upon me
and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be
with me, and keep me from harm so that I
will be free from pain. And the Lord
granted his request.
I Chronicles 4:10
Genealogy of Saul the Benjamite
I Chronicles 8
Chapter 9: 1-34
I Chronicles 9:3
I Chronicles 9:35-10:14
Saul was the people’s choice:
David was God’s
I Chronicles 10:13-14
Saul died because he was unfaithful to the
Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord
and even consulted a medium for guidance,
and did not inquire of the Lord. So, the Lord
put him to death and turned the Kingdom
over to David, son of Jesse.
I Chronicles 12:8b
They were brave warriors, ready for
battle and able to handle the shield and
the spear. Their faces were like the
faces of lions and they were as swift
as gazelles in the mountains.
I Chronicles 12:24-37
I Chronicles 17-21
Satan rose up against Israel
and incited David to take the
census of Israel.
I Chronicles 21:1
I Chronicles 22-29
The Temple of the Lord
23:30 was to stand every morning to
thank and praise the Lord.
They were to do the same in the
evening and whenever burnt offerings
were presented to the Lord . . .