BOOK OF CHRRONICLES

Question 1

HISTORICAL

Answer 1

• Chronicle is senstive to past&present and its corispondence
• seeks to touch and learn grace and judgement
• lessons were crucial to Israelite history
• Yahweh was a ruler and wanted loyalty
• when believed and loyal, restored to days of Solomon

Question 2

POLITICAL

Answer 2

• Northern kingdom = prophetic to see kingdoms reunited under son of David
• mainly focus on Judah
• glorification of David and family = evident
• struggles with jesses son with saul; sins with Uriah are ignored
• Absolom and adonijah are bipasdes
• Key points = city/ruler/temple/priest

Question 3

THEOLOGICAL

Answer 3

• stresses activity of God in all situations
• conviction that righteousness exalts a nation
• theocratic character of community
• God rules over his people
• direct activity
• pattern of retribution
• scriptural authority
• centrality of temple
• longed for recovery of glorious days (obedient worship)
• preaches hope, belief in Lords message and prophets