Bible Study The Second Book of Chronicles

[Atonement]

The Second Book of
CHRONICLES​

The Book of Second Chronicles parallels First and Second Kings but virtually ignores the northern kingdom of Israel of its false worship and refusal to acknowledge the temple in Jerusalem. Chronicles focuses on those kings who pattern their lives and reigns after life and reign of godly King David, It gives extended treatment to such zealous reformers as Asa, Jehosaphat, Joash, Hezekiah, and Josiah.

The temple and temple worship, central throughout the book, befit a nation whose worship of God is central to it's very survival. The book begins with Solomon's glorious temple and concludes with Cyrus's edict to rebuild the temple more than four hundred years later.

 

[watchman333]

Dear Atonement,
You are correct, but allow me to add this was not done accidentally. Samuel and Kings were written from the HUMAN point of view while Chronicles was written from a Divine point of view. Therefore, all the trials and tribulations of Judah and the 10 northern tribes are documented in Samuel and Kings, but only Judah and her kings are chronicled in Chronicles. Also, Judah and the Levites chronicled the Seedline of Christ.