1 and 2 Chronicles

Question 1

English title “Chronicles”

Answer 1

comes to us from St. Jerome. Jerome was commissioned in 382 by Pope Damasus I to revise the “Old Latin” Bible to the Latin used at that time. It was later called the Vulgate.

Question 2

responsible for dividing the single Book of Chronicles into 1 and 2 Chronicles.

Answer 2

Septuagint

Question 3

Amount of shared material in Chronicles and Samuel and Kings

Answer 3

Fully 50 percent, of 1 & 2 Chronicles is the same material found in 1 & 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings.

Question 4

Most scholars place the writing of Chronicles

Answer 4

within Ezra’s lifetime (450-400 B.C.).

Question 5

Location in Hebrew Cannon

Answer 5

1 and 2 Chronicles are the last and final books.

Question 6

Perspective of Chronicles

Answer 6

tend to reflect the perspective of a reforming priest (as Ezra was) with emphasis on the Temple and the Levitical Priesthood.

Question 7

Omitted from Chronicles

Answer 7

Solomon’s Apostasy
David’s Adultery
Adonijah’s Rebellion

Question 8

Biblical Sources used

Answer 8

1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings (about 50% come from these sources)

Question 9

The Author’s/Editor’s Purpose

Answer 9

to remind his readers of the victories of their heritage and to assure them of triumphs in the future.

Question 10

reason Chronicles was written

Answer 10

Chronicles was written as a statement of faith that God’s promises were still true even though they had miserably failed.

Question 11

Samuel and Kings vs Chronicles

Answer 11

Samuel and Kings Chronicles
Prophetic authorship: Priestly authorship:
emphasizes the prophetic emphasizes the priestly
ministry and moral concerns. ministry & spiritual concerns.

More negative; Rebellion More positive; Apostasy, but
and tragedy. hope in spite of tragedy.

Message of judgment. Message of hope.

Man’s failings. God’s faithfulness.

Emphasizes kings Emphasizes the temple
and prophets. and the priests.p

Question 12

David’s greatness came from

Answer 12

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)

Question 13

Point of genealogical lists

Answer 13

• the author of Chronicles demonstrated a national identity reaching back across the tragedy of the exile
• The lists demonstrated continuity between generations.
• The first readers could believe that the promises God gave their ancestors before the exile were also for them.

Question 14

Important characters of genealogies

Answer 14

Adam was important as the head of the human race receiving the Adamic Covenent (blessings).
Abraham was important because of the promises God gave him and his descendants in the Abrahamic Covenant.
David was important because of his role as Israel’s divinely chosen king and because of the promises God gave him in the Davidic Covenant

Question 15

The author perceived God’s chosen instruments of salvation:

Answer 15

The Davidic line of kings
The City of Jerusalem
The Temple

Question 16

Saul’s death

Answer 16

-Saul’s death became, for the author, a prototype or pattern of the exile.

Question 17

Music

Answer 17

• David originated musical guilds and services.

- Bringing the ark into Jerusalem marked the beginning of the Levitical singers’ ministry in Israel

Question 18

A place is designated for the temple

Answer 18

The primary reason for including the incident involving David counting the men in Chronicles was that it explains the site chosen for the temple.

Question 19

Solomon’s greatness

Answer 19

His real greatness lay in his humility before God.

Question 20

Solomon’s primary service to the nation

Answer 20

the building of the temple

Question 21

Solomon’s failure

Answer 21

he ceased to recognize God’s sovereign rule over him and his kingdom, the very thing the temple he built promoted.

Question 22

five main religious revivals

Answer 22

Asa.
Jehoshaphat
Joash
Hezekiah
Josiah

Question 23

Similarities of Solomon’s Temple and The Church

Answer 23

Solomon’s Temple The Church

Solomon’s temple was a The Church is a spiritual
physical and material temple. temple.

The presence of God The Holy Spirit filled the
filled Solomon’s temple Church at its beginning.
at its beginning.

Solomon’s temple was The Church is to be the center
the center of spiritual of spiritual life in the world.
life in Israel.

Solomon’s temple reminded The Church is to remind all
His people of His heavenly people of his rule over them
rule over them and with them. and his presence with them.

Solomon’s temple At various times and places,
degenerated into the Church has been reduced
symbolism and form. to form and symbolism.

Question 24

Site of the temple

Answer 24

Mount Moriah. The very spot where Abraham was called to sacrifice his son Isaac

Question 25

“golden age” reign of Solomon

Answer 25

helped the Jews of the restoration period know what they needed to do (repent and be faithful), and to what they could look forward.

Question 26

2 Chronicles 7:14

Answer 26

“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.”

Question 27

Author’s purpose/scope rest of book

Answer 27

The history of the northern kingdom lay outside the scope of the author’s purpose. For the rest of the book he was interested in tracing the kings of the southern kingdom of Judah

Question 28

signs of divine blessing for the Chronicler

Answer 28

Building projects and political success

Question 29

Space given to Kings reign

Answer 29

The Chronicler gave more space to Hezekiah’s reign than to any others except David and Solomon.

Question 30

The edict of Cyrus for the rebuilding of the temple

Answer 30

first-hand evidence that God had not annulled His covenants with Israel nor the Levitical system revealed at Sinai.