1 & 2 Chronicles Flashcards
Where does the English title “Chronicles” come from?
St. Jerome, who was commisioned in 382 by Pope Damasus I to revise the “Old Latin” Bible to Latin used at that time. It was later called the Vulgate.
What was responsible for dividing the single book of Chronicles into 1 and 2?
The Septuagint (true of Samuel and Kings also)
How much of 1 & 2 Chronicles is the same material found in 1 & 2 Samuel?
50%
When do most scholars place the writing of Chronicles? (2 possibilities)
Within Ezra’s lifetime (450-400 B.C)
During the second or third generation after the exile
What does Chronicles tend to reflect?
The perspective of a reforming priest (as Ezra was) with emphasis on the Temple and the Levitical Priesthood.
What was omitted from Chronicles?
Solomon’s Apostacy
David’s Adultery
Adonijah’s rebellion
What Biblical sources do we know he used?
1 and 2 Samuel
1 and 2 Kings
(about 50% comes from these sources)
In the HEBREW cannon, where are 1 and 2 chronicles
The last and final books
Authors purpose?
To remind his readers of the victories of their heritage and to assure them of triumphs in the future.
Reason why Chronicles was written?
as a statement of faith that God’s promises were still true even though they had miserably failed.
Samuel and Kings?
- Authorship?
- Ministry/concerns?
- Message?
- What it shows?
- Focus emphasis?
Prophetic Authorship Emphasizes the Prophetic ministry and moral concerns More negative; rebellion and tragedy Message of Judgement Man's Failings Emphasizes kings and prophets
Chronicles
- Authorship?
- Ministry/concerns?
- Message?
- What it shows?
- Focus?
Priestly authorship
Emphasizes the priestly ministry and spiritual concerns
more positive; apostasy, but hope in spite of tragedy
message of hope
God’s faithfulness
Emphasizes the temple and the priests
Where did the writer show David’s greatness come from?
His greatness came from his attitude toward God, which expressed itself in two ways
- His care for the ark ( a symbol of God’s grace)
- His desire to build the temple ( a symbol of worship, which responds to God’s grace)
Why did the author give the genealogical lists?
He demonstrated a national identity reaching back across the tragedy of the exile
What could the first readers believe from the genealogy lists?
The promises God gave their ancestors before the exile were also for them.
Why was Adam important?
As the head of the human race receiving the Adamic Covenant (blessings)
Why was Abraham important?
The promises he God gave him and his descendants in the Abrahamic Covenant
Why was David important?
His role as Israel’s divinely chosen king and because of the promises God gave him in the Davidic Covenant
What did the author perceive to be God’s chosen instruments of salvation?
The Davidic line of Kings
The City of Jerusalem
The Temple
What did Sauls death become?
a prototype or pattern of the exile
What did David originate in regards to the services?
Musical guilds- Choir
What marked the beginning of the Levitical singers’ ministry in Israel?
Bringing the ark into Jerusalem
There was a place chosen for the temple, what was the primary reason for including the incident where David counts the men in Chronicles?
it explains the site chosen for the temple.
Where was King Solomon’s real greatness?
it lay in his humility before God
What was his primary service to the nation?
the erection of the temple
What was Solomon’s failure?
he ceased to recognize God’s sovereign rule over him and his kingdom, the very thing the temple he built promoted
Five main religious revivals:
Asa Jehoshapha Joash Hezekiah Josiah
Solomon’s Temple and The Church
S-Temple was physical and Material
C-Spiritual temple
S-Presence of God filled Solomon’s temple at its beginning
C- HS filled the Church at its beginning
S-Temple was the center of spiritual life in Israel
C-Is to be the center of spiritual life in the world
S- Reminded His people of His heavenly rule over them and with them
C-to remind all people of his rule over them and his presence with them
S- degenderated into symbolism and form
C-at various times and places the church has been reduced to form and symbolism
What was Solomon’s major accomplishment according to the writers point of view?
Building of the temple
Where was the built?
Mount Moriah, the very spot where Abraham was called to sacrifice his son Isaac.
How did the “golden age” reign of Solomon help the Jews of the restoration?
To know what they needed to do (repend and be faithful) and to what they could look forward to
2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Who did the Chronicler follow/trace? Who did he neglect?
He traced the kings of southern kingdom of Judah
He neglected the history of the Northern kingdom
What were signs of divine blessings to the Chronicler?
Building Projects and political success
Who did the Chronicler give more space to, except David and Solomon?
King Hezekiah’s reign
