Background: The Chronicler shows David laid the foundations of Israel Israel from Adam to the return from exile to show that Judah
Author: Unknown, though traditionally ascribes authorship to Ezra the priest. 1,2 Chron. Were originally one document. The chronicler use court records: The Book of the Kings of Israel (9:1; 2Ch20:34); Kin David’s official records (27:24) and The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel
Date and Location: Aside from the opening genealogy,1-9, the events of 1,2Chron. – from the death of Saul to the decree of Cyrus-took place 1010-538BC. However, the genealogy of Zerubbabel(3:17-21) takes us beyond 538. The completed book were probably compiled in the in the postexilic period, about 450-430, probably in Jerusalem
Recipients: 1,2 Chron was written for the 2nd and 3rd groups of Jews returning from the exile in 457 and 445BC.During the time Ezra, Nehemiah and Malachi. This Jews needed to be encourage in rebuilding their nation
Purpose:
*To provide a religious history of Israel- from Saul to the return from Babylon(S and K), record the political history of that same period.
*To demonstrate to the postexilic Jews, who were unstable in their faith, that God was still active and would keep his promise.
*To show that God would faithful to the Davidic throne (17:13, 14, 24, 25) and the Persian king (2Ch36:22,23)
*While waiting for the Davidic King they have the Temple-as a sign of God’s continued blessing
Unique Features: Only found in 1chr.and not in the parallel in 2S
*Genealogy of the Tribes, 1-9
*Extensive preparation, 15, 16
*Extensive preparations for building of the Temple, 22-29
*A Psalm of David, ch16
*The fact that Satan encouraged David’s census of Israel, 21:1
Comparison: 1Ch. Provides details about David and his associates not given in 2S
Abbreviations: 1Chron. / Chro. / Chr. / Ch
MV: 1Co15:56, 57
Bib1Yr: Da6, 7
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