I & II Chronicles: An Expositional Commentary

In Hebrew, this book is called dibhere ha-yamim: ''the words concerning the days.'' The Jewish Bible regards the Old Testament as 22 books and Chronicles is counted as a single book. I and II Chronicles take the form of a history: David and Judah are the focal points. The emphasis of I and II Chronicles is on the Southern Kingdom and the preservation of the Davidic line.

The first nine chapters in I Chronicles are a genealogy from Adam to Jacob, Jacob to David, and David to Zedekiah. The writer of Chronicles, who is concerned with the nation and the monarchy, starts with Adam. The Holy Spirit points out that this history of the Davidic line, in effect, benefits all mankind, not just the Jews.

This study contains 16 hours of verse by verse teachings.

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1. Chapters 1 - 3: Background. The Patriarchal Genealogies. The Genealogy of Judah. The Genealogy of David.
2. Chapters 4 - 9: The Genealogies of Judah and Simeon; Levi; the Six Northern Tribes; Benjamin; the Leaders, Priests and Levites.
3. Chapters 10 - 13: The Death of Saul. The Reign of David. David and the Ark.
4. Chapters 14 - 17: David’s Family. Ark Brought to Jerusalem. David and the Temple. The Davidic Covenant.
5. Chapters 18 - 21: The Wars of David. Rephaim and Nephilim. David’s Census and His Resulting Sin.
6. Chapters 22 - 25: David’s Temple Plans. Theocratic Organization. Singers and Musicians.
7. Chapters 26 - 29: David’s Final Reign. Civil Government. David’s Final Message.
8. Chapters 1 - 4: Reign of Solomon. Preparations to Build and Building the Temple. Our Personal Architecture.
9. Chapters 5 - 8: The Dedication of the Temple. The Feasts of Israel. Solomon’s Years of Conquest.
10. Chapters 9 - 12: The Queen of Sheba. Rehoboam Takes Over. The Kingdom Divides. The Attack by Egypt.
11. Chapters 13 - 16: King Abijah and His Mother. King Asa’s Obedience, Reforms, and Lapse of Faith.
12. Chapters 17 - 23: King Jehoshaphat and His Alliance with Ahab. Jehoram, Ahaziah & Athaliah.
13. Chapters 24 - 28: Queen Athaliah, Joash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, and Ahaz.
14. Chapters 29 - 32: The Great Passover. Temple Worship Reestablished. Sennacherib’s Invasion.
15. Chapters 33 - 36: Manasseh and Josiah. Pharaoh Necho. The Final Days.
16. Addendum: The Ark of the Covenant. The Mercy Seat. The Gift from Ethiopia.

Session 1 of 16 - Chapters 1-3: Background.