1 Chronicles 1-9
We take a first look at today’s Bible reading and say, “NINE CHAPTERS?!”
But looking closer, we realize that these chapters are some of the most “skim-able” chapters in the Bible. That’s not to say that they’re unimportant! They illustrate the connectedness of God’s people to God’s first person, Adam. They demonstrate the extreme care the Levitical priests took to document the generations of God’s people. And they form the perfect prelude to this priestly re-telling of all the stories we’ve just read in 1st and 2nd Kings. As we read, let’s try to notice some of the differences. These genealogies are the first big difference.
Now, I said we could skim, but don’t miss some of the hidden gems of these chapters:
How would you like to have Achan’s epitaph in 1 Chronicles 2:7? If you’ve forgotten him, just re-read Joshua 7!
How would you like to have Jabez’ faith as described in 2 Chronicles 4:9-10. “God granted him what he asked!”
How would you like to have God respond as He did to the cries of the Trans-Jordan Tribes in 2 Chronicles18-22? Can you imagine that many animals?
How would you musicians have liked to sing in David’s choir (2 Chronicles 6:31-32)?
In 2 Chronicles 9, we learn that the Chronicles were written by those who had returned from exile. How amazingly God preserved the history of God’s people!
Tomorrow, after a few more lists, we get down to the business of telling history.
Until then
Pastor Gary
P.S. Did you Mortonites notice the reference to Morton High School in 2 Chronicles 4? A dollar to the first person who comes up to me and points the reference out!
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