Friday, April 16, 2010

Week 16: 1 Chron. 1 - 2 Chron. 5

Reading material for this week:
  • Weekend:   1 Chronicles 1 - 7
  • Monday:    1 Chronicles 8 - 12
  • Tuesday:   1 Chronicles 13 - 18
  • Wednesday: 1 Chronicles 19 - 25
  • Thursday:  1 Chronicles 26 - 29
  • Friday:    2 Chronicles 1 - 5
The material for this week serves a great purpose.  As much as we find where we are going to be of great importance, it also helps to take a look at the rearview mirror.  The Israelites lost their way under the direction of some poor leadership and were removed from the Promised Land accordingly.  Time spent in captivity also diluted their sense of who they were as a people.  The Chronicles were written by the prophet Ezra to recap the history of the Israelite people as they began the process of returning to their land. 

Outside of the geneologies listed, the focus of the reading this week is on the reign of King David, filling in some more of his story that we did not get in the books of Samuel.  We wrap up the week with the beginning of Solomon's reign and the constuction of the temple- a very significant event in the history of the Jewish people that we will unpack more when we read the stories of Ezra and Nehemiah.

We look forward to your comments and hope you are still enjoying the reading!

-Mike
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  1. Steve HotalingApril 18, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    One of the things I noticed about Chronicles piggy backs on the comments from last week about generational punishment. As the family trees are listed with occasional comments about good and bad acts, it reminded me of the advantage of Christ.

    My parents both come from difficult childhoods with all 4 grandparents being alcoholics, although dad's side was from a blue collar family and mom's was upper middle class. Mom and Dad had their lives changed by Christ and they were no longer predetermined to make the same mistakes their parents did. They had a new way of living that changed everything. True, they still had some foibles that continue in their children, but from my perspective, Jesus makes all the difference.

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