Transcript Old Testament Survey: Book of 1 Chronicles

Old Testament Survey:
Book of 1 Chronicles
Worship, Praise, Prayer
and Glory
Background
• The name, “Chronicles,” given by Jerome in the
fourth century AD, means diaries or annals.
• The Hebrew title is “Words of the Days,” or
“Journals;” today, we might say “the events of the
time.”
• First divided in the Septuagint Greek translation in
the third century BC and given the name,
“Omissions,” or “The Things Omitted.”
• “Chronicles of Whole Sacred History.”
Background
The text does not name the author or time of writing.
According to the Jewish Talmud, Ezra was the author.
Chronicles is similar to Ezra.
Written from a priestly viewpoint
Genealogies, temple worship, ministry of the
priesthood, and obedience to God’s law
• Compare Ezra 1:1-3—2 Chronicles 36:22,23
• Chronicles and Ezra may have been one continuous
history, as were Luke and Acts.
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Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key words—worship,
praise, prayer, glory
• Key phrase—”You
reign over all.”
• Key verses:
– 16:29
“Give to the LORD
the glory due His
name; bring an
offering, and come
before Him. Oh,
worship the LORD
in the beauty of
holiness!”
Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key words—worship,
praise, prayer, glory
• Key phrase—”You
reign over all.”
• Key verses:
– 17:11-14
“And it shall be, when
your days are fulfilled,
when you must go to be
with your fathers, that I
will set up your seed after
you, who will be of your
sons; and I will establish
his kingdom. He shall
build Me a house, and I
will establish his throne
forever.”
Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key words—worship,
praise, prayer, glory
• Key phrase—”You
reign over all.”
• Key verses:
– 29:10-13
“Yours, O LORD, is the
greatness, the power and
the glory, the victory and
the majesty; for all that is
in heaven and in earth is
Yours; Yours is the
kingdom, O LORD, and
You are exalted as head
over all. Both riches and
honor come from You,
and You reign over all...”
Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key words—worship,
praise, prayer, glory
• Key phrase—”You
reign over all.”
• Key verses:
– 29:18,19
“O LORD God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Israel, our
fathers, keep this forever in
the intent of the thoughts
of the heart of Your people,
and fix their heart toward
You. And give my son
Solomon a loyal heart to
keep Your commandments
and Your testimonies and
Your statutes...”
Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key Chapter—17
• God’s covenant with
David is pivotal to
Chronicles
• By the prophet Nathan,
God established his
throne forever
– 17:13,14
“I will be his Father, and he
shall be My son; and I will
not take My mercy away
from him, as I took it from
him who was before you.
And I will establish him in
My house and in My
kingdom forever; and his
throne shall be established
forever.”
Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key Chapter—17
• Ultimately fulfilled in the
reign of Christ, over His
spiritual kingdom, the
church
• David spoke further of
this reign
– Psalm 110:1-4
“Your people shall be
volunteers In the day of Your
power; in the beauties of
holiness, from the womb of
the morning, You have the
dew of Your youth. The
LORD has sworn and will not
relent, ‘You are a priest
forever according to the
order of Melchizedek.’”
Keys to 1 Chronicles
• Key Chapter—17
• Ultimately fulfilled in the
reign of Christ, over His
spiritual kingdom, the
church
• Peter spoke this same
truth in the beginning
– Acts 2:29-36
“Therefore, being a prophet,
and knowing that God had
sworn with an oath to him that
of the fruit of his body,
according to the flesh, He
would raise up the Christ to sit
on his throne, he, foreseeing
this, spoke concerning the
resurrection of the Christ, that
His soul was not left in Hades,
nor did His flesh see
corruption.”
Topics
• 1 Chronicles is a
condensed Hebrew
history--from Adam to
Solomon.
• Primarily, a supplement to
2 Samuel.
• Chief topic is King David’s
reign.
– 17:19,20
“O LORD, for Your servant's
sake, and according to Your
own heart, You have done all
this greatness, in making
known all these great things.
O LORD, there is none like
You, nor is there any God
besides You, according to all
that we have heard with our
ears.”
Topics
• 1 Chronicles begins
with the royal line of
David and traces his
righteous reign.
• God’s Sovereignty
• Worshipping and
obediently serving Him
– 3:1-3
“Now these were the sons of
David who were born to him in
Hebron: The firstborn was
Amnon, by Ahinoam the
Jezreelitess; the second,
Daniel, by Abigail the
Carmelitess; the third,
Absalom the son of Maacah,
the daughter of Talmai, king of
Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah
the son of Haggith…”
Message
• The message of 1
Chronicles is that all
men should learn from
the history and
examples recorded.
• Glory is due Him, and
we worship His high
and Holy name!
– 13:10,11
“Then the anger of the LORD
was aroused against Uzza,
and He struck him because
he put his hand to the ark;
and he died there before
God. And David became
angry because of the
LORD'S outbreak against
Uzza; therefore that place is
called Perez Uzza to this
day.”
Purpose
• Like the books of Samuel and Kings, which they
supplement, I and 2 Chronicles were originally ONE
book.
• Not just repetition; a divine editorial on the
conduct and actions of God’s people.
• While 1 and 2 Kings give Israel’s political history,
Chronicles gives insight into her spiritual and
religious history.
• David’s dynasty in Judah
Outline of the Book
• Part 1: Chapters 1—9 = genealogies.
Enabled determination of landowners so
tribal territories could be restored after the
Babylonian captivity.
• Part 2: Chapters 10—29 = Saul’s
overthrow and death (10); King David’s
reign. Much information about the temple
and various wars.
Distinctive Features
• Supplements the four previous books (1 and 2 Samuel,
1 and 2 Kings). Contains more info on the royal tribe-Judah.
• Records many of the same events, but from a different
vantage point
• The first four give historical facts; these two give
spiritual and divine thoughts
• First four written from man’s viewpoint; the Chronicles
books give God’s viewpoint.
• The first four are political; Chronicles is religious.
Points of 1 Chronicles
• Things pertaining to
worship
• David’s zeal for God’s
house
• Return of the ark
• Temple preparations
• Singers
• Priestly duties
– 9:23,24
“So they and their children
were in charge of the gates
of the house of the LORD,
the house of the tabernacle,
by assignment. The
gatekeepers were assigned
to the four directions: the
east, west, north, and
south.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• God is glorified in
His ways and
works.
• Prayer of Jabez
and honoring him
– 4:9,10
“Now Jabez was more honorable
than his brothers, and his mother
called his name Jabez, saying,
‘Because I bore him in pain.’ And
Jabez called on the God of Israel
saying, ‘Oh, that You would bless
me indeed, and enlarge my territory,
that Your hand would be with me,
and that You would keep me from
evil, that I may not cause pain!‘ So
God granted him what he
requested.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• God is glorified in
His ways and
works.
• Giving victory to
gallant men who
trusted God
– 5:20
“And they were helped
against them, and the
Hagrites were delivered into
their hand, and all who were
with them, for they cried out
to God in the battle. He
heeded their prayer,
because they put their trust
in Him.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• God is glorified in
His ways and
works.
• David is saved
from the
Philistines
– 11:14
“But they stationed
themselves in the
middle of that field,
defended it, and killed
the Philistines. So the
LORD brought about a
great victory.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• God is glorified in
His ways and
works.
• David’s captains
acknowledge
God’s help.
– 11:14
“Then the Spirit came upon
Amasai, chief of the captains,
and he said: ‘We are yours, O
David; we are on your side, O
son of Jesse! Peace, peace to
you, and peace to your
helpers! For your God helps
you.’ So David received them,
and made them captains of
the troop.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• God is glorified in
His ways and
works.
• David remained
safe and secure
wherever He went.
– 18:13
“He also put
garrisons in Edom,
and all the Edomites
became David's
servants. And the
LORD preserved
David wherever he
went.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• Samuel said the
“Philistines slew
Saul.”
• Here we see that
the “Lord slew
Saul”
• Consequences!
– 10:1-14
“So Saul died for his
unfaithfulness which he had
committed against the LORD,
because he did not keep the
word of the LORD, and also
because he consulted a medium
for guidance. But he did not
inquire of the LORD; therefore
He killed him, and turned the
kingdom over to David the son of
Jesse.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• Removing the ark
• Why God slew
Uzza
• Wrong
transportation
• Consequences!
– 13:15,16
– 15:2
“Then David said, ‘No one
may carry the ark of God
but the Levites, for the
LORD has chosen them
to carry the ark of God
and to minister before
Him forever.’”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• David’s desire to
build a temple
denied
• David man of war
• Shed much blood
– 22:8
– 28:3
“But the word of the
LORD came to me, saying,
'You have shed much
blood and have made
great wars; you shall not
build a house for My
name, because you have
shed much blood on the
earth in My sight.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• David’s desire to
build a temple
denied
• Lord would build
David a temple
• Spiritual promise!
– 17:10
“Since the time that I
commanded judges to
be over My people Israel.
Also I will subdue all
your enemies.
Furthermore I tell you
that the LORD will build
you a house.”
Points of 1 Chronicles
• God’s throne
• Christ’s throne
• David’s throne
• Solomon’s throne
• ALL the same!
• Spiritual throne of
Christ!
– 29:23
“Then Solomon sat
on the throne of the
LORD as king
instead of David his
father, and
prospered; and all
Israel obeyed him.”
New Testament References to
1 Chronicles
• God’s promise to David to established the throne
forever
– 17:13—Luke 1:33
• God’s promise to Solomon of an everlasting kingdom
– 22:10—Hebrews 1:8
• God’s promise to never forsake the faithful
– 28:20—Hebrews 13:5,6
• Pilgrims and sojourners
– 29:15—Hebrews 11:13
• David’s death
– 29:28—Acts 2:36; 13:36
Notable Points in 1 Chronicles
• Justice of the Lord’s judgments
– 5:25,26; 6:15; 9:1; 21:14-30
• David pours out the water three brave men risked their
lives to bring him from the well in Bethlehem
– 11:17-19
• David erects a temporary house for the ark
– 15:1; 16:1
• David’s psalm of thanksgiving for the ark’s return
– 16:7-36
• David sins by numbering the people
– 21:1—22:1
Notable Points in 1 Chronicles
• David charges Solomon to build the temple
– 22:11-16
• David charges Solomon to love and serve the Lord
– 28:9,10, 20
• The people rejoice and bring gifts to the Lord
– 29:9
• David’s great prayer
– 17:16-27
• David’s last blessings and prayer; question
– 28:10-19; 29:5