1 and 2 Chronicles were written as the exiled nation of Israel returned after 70 years to begin rebuilding the temple. Chronicles was written to show the centrality of God and that the blessings of God require obedience to His law. The books describe many of the same events as 2 Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings but the focus in on Judah and the temple. It also describes one of the greatest acts of repentance and forgiveness in the Bible.

1. Journey Through The Bible
Series 2
1 & 2 Chronicles
Hope Renewed
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 28:1-21
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2. 1 Chronicles
• First 9 chapters of
1 Chronicles are
genealogical lists.
• Why does the
bible have so
many lists of
names?
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3. Time Line
• 1 & 2 Kings
The rise of the kingdom
and its fall and
destruction
• The Exile in
Babylon
• The return and
rebuilding of
the temple in
Jerusalem
900 BC 586BC
70
years 516BC
• 1 & 2 Chronicles: The building of the Temple and the kings of Judah.
• Chronicles was
written at this
time.
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4. The Big Picture
• Israel was judged severely
because God have given
them the Law: They knew
what pleased Him.
• Israel was to be a holy nation
prepared for the Messiah.
• Israel was to be the light of
revelation for the world.
• They rebelled so God sent
them into exile in Babylon.
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5. Time Line
• 1 & 2 Kings
The rise of the kingdom
and its fall and
destruction
• The Exile in
Babylon
• The return and
rebuilding of
the temple in
Jerusalem
900 BC 586BC
70
years 516BC
• 1 & 2 Chronicles: The building of the Temple and the kings of Judah.
• Chronicles was
written at this
time.
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6. 1& 2 Chronicles
• Cover the same events as 2
Samuel and 1 & 2 Kings but
from another angle.
• The focus of Chronicles is on
the kingdom of Judah and the
Temple in Jerusalem.
• The sins and failings of David
and Solomon are left out.
• The books show how the
blessings of God require
obedience.
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7. 1& 2 Chronicles
• 1 Chronicles focuses on
David’s preparations to build
the Temple.
• He was given the design by
God.
• He stock-piled great amounts
of gold, silver and jewels.
• He laid out the complete
pattern of temple worship.
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8. 1& 2 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles 1- 8 describe the
building and dedication of the
temple.
• “When Solomon had finished
praying, fire came down from
heaven and consumed the burnt
offering and the sacrifices; and
the glory of the Lord filled the
temple. And the priests could
not enter the house of the Lord,
because the glory of the Lord
had filled the Lord’s house.”
(2 Chronicles 7:1–2, NKJV)
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9. 2 Chronicles 8-36
The Fall of Jerusalem
• After such a glorious start
why did the nation fall away
from God so badly?
• Faith cannot live on past
experiences of God.
• Faith is kept alive and
growing only through a day
by day living relationship
with the Lord.
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10. Testimony
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11. Testimony
• It is important to remember
the good things God has
done in the past.
• But what God is doing now in
your life is more important.
• Faith in Israel died because
they did not remember and
did not have a living
relationship with the Lord.
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12. The greatest act of
repentance and forgiveness
in the Bible?
• 2 Chronicles 33:1-17
• The story of King Manasseh.
• There is no sin too great that
God will not forgive if there
is sincere repentance.
• No-one is beyond the reach
of God’s mercy and
forgiveness.
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