Journey Through The BibleSeries 2

1 & 2 ChroniclesHope Renewed

Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 28:1-21 Page 306

1Tuesday, 17 June 2014

1 Chronicles

• First 9 chapters of 1 Chronicles are genealogical lists.

• Why does the bible have so many lists of names?

2Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Time Line• 1 & 2 Kings

The rise of the kingdom and its fall and destruction

• The Exile in Babylon

• The return and rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem

900 BC 586BC 70years 516BC

• 1 & 2 Chronicles: The building of the Temple and the kings of Judah.

• Chronicles was written at this time.

3Tuesday, 17 June 2014

The Big Picture• Israel was judged severely

because God have given them the Law: They knew what pleased Him.

• Israel was to be a holy nation prepared for the Messiah.

• Israel was to be the light of revelation for the world.

• They rebelled so God sent them into exile in Babylon.

4Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Time Line• 1 & 2 Kings

The rise of the kingdom and its fall and destruction

• The Exile in Babylon

• The return and rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem

900 BC 586BC 70years 516BC

• 1 & 2 Chronicles: The building of the Temple and the kings of Judah.

• Chronicles was written at this time.

5Tuesday, 17 June 2014

1& 2 Chronicles• Cover the same events as 2

Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings but from another angle.

• The focus of Chronicles is on the kingdom of Judah and the Temple in Jerusalem.

• The sins and failings of David and Solomon are left out.

• The books show how the blessings of God require obedience.

6Tuesday, 17 June 2014

1& 2 Chronicles• 1 Chronicles focuses on

David’s preparations to build the Temple.

• He was given the design by God.

• He stock-piled great amounts of gold, silver and jewels.

• He laid out the complete pattern of temple worship.

7Tuesday, 17 June 2014

1& 2 Chronicles• 2 Chronicles 1- 8 describe the

building and dedication of the temple.

• “When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.” (2 Chronicles 7:1–2, NKJV)

8Tuesday, 17 June 2014

2 Chronicles 8-36The Fall of Jerusalem

• After such a glorious start why did the nation fall away from God so badly?

• Faith cannot live on past experiences of God.

• Faith is kept alive and growing only through a day by day living relationship with the Lord.

9Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Testimony

10Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Testimony

• It is important to remember the good things God has done in the past.

• But what God is doing now in your life is more important.

• Faith in Israel died because they did not remember and did not have a living relationship with the Lord.

10Tuesday, 17 June 2014

The greatest act of repentance and forgiveness

in the Bible?• 2 Chronicles 33:1-17

• The story of King Manasseh.

• There is no sin too great that God will not forgive if there is sincere repentance.

• No-one is beyond the reach of God’s mercy and forgiveness.

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