Session 12: 1-2 Chronicles

Session 12: 1-2 ChroniclesVideos: Overview: 1 & 2 Chronicles (The Bible Project)Recommended Readings from the ESV Study Bible: Introduction to 1-2 Chronicles (pp. 697-704) Introduction to 2 Chronicles (p. 743)Handout from The Bible Project: The Chronicles Overview PosterHandouts from Dr. Parke: 1-2 Chronicles - Slides from Dr. Parke’s TeachingHandouts from ESV Study Bible: Table: The Chronicler's Presentation of the Reigns of David and Solomon Map: The Kingdom Divides Map: Judah after the Fall of Israel Map: Exile to BabylonSession 12: 1-2 Chronicles - Page 1 of 12

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The Chronicler's Presentation ofthe Reigns of David and SolomonFrom the ESV Study BibleIn contrast to 1–2 Samuel and 1–2 Kings, the Chronicler focuses overwhelmingly on the religioussignificance of the united reign of David and Solomon, principally their joint role in establishing theDavidic covenant and the Jerusalem temple. Little attention is paid to the personal and politicaldimensions of their rule. This difference of focus largely explains why and how the Chronicler hasrecast his sources, adding or omitting material, and sometimes reordering the narrative.The Presentationof David’s Reignin 1 Chronicles11–29The Presentationof Solomon’sReign in 2Chronicles 1–9Chronicles passes over David’s sins against Uriah and Bathsheba,along with his ensuing family and political troubles.Cf. 2 Sam. 11–24The Chronicler’s additions and expansions focus on David’s activityfor the temple. David’s wars acquire materials for the temple.Additions to the census account (2 Samuel 24) explain the choice ofthe temple site in 1 Chronicles 21.1 Chron. 18:8,11; 21:27–22:1Extensive additions focus on David’s preparations for the temple andits personnel. David, as much as Solomon, shaped Israel’s traditionsof worship in the temple.1 Chron. 22–29Chronicles omits the account of Solomon’s forceful rise to power overhis enemies (but cf. 1 Kings 2:46; 2 Chron. 1:1).Cf. 1 Kings 1–2Chronicles omits reference to Solomon’s delay of templeconstruction in order to build his palace, as well as details of thatbuilding.Cf. 1 Kings7:1–12Chronicles omits reference to Solomon’s foreign wives and hisculpability for the division of the kingdom.Cf. 1 Kings 11Chronicles moves the account of Solomon’s Egyptian wife, placing itafter the temple’s dedication.Cf. 1 Kings 3; 2Chron. 8Chronicles omits many of the details of the temple’s constructionand furnishings found in 1 Kings 7:13–51, concentrating instead onthe temple as the place of God’s earthly presence, and focusing onthe act of dedication.2 Chron. 3–7Solomon’s prayer of dedication sets a pattern for all other royalprayers. The additions in 2 Chron. 7:12–16 highlight the temple asthe place of repentance.Cf. 1 Kings 8; 2Chron. 6–7Session 12: 1-2 Chronicles - Page 9 of 12

The Kingdom DividesFrom the ESV Study Bible931 B.C.When Solomon’s son Rehoboam arrived at Shechem for his coronation after his father’s death, herefused to lighten his father’s heavy tax burden on the people, and the 10 northern tribes revolted andset up Jeroboam as their king. The northern kingdom would now be known as Israel and the southernkingdom as Judah. Five years later, Shishak (also called Sheshonq) king of Egypt invaded Judah andIsrael and captured a number of towns. Rehoboam avoided Jerusalem’s destruction by paying offShishak with many of the treasures Solomon had placed in the temple.Session 12: 1-2 Chronicles - Page 10 of 12

Judah after the Fall of IsraelFrom the ESV Study Biblec. 722 B.C.During the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, both Israel and Judah had become vassals (semi-independentsubjects) of Assyria. Later, however, King Hoshea of Israel rebelled, causing the Assyrians to completelyannex Israel as a province of the empire. Philistia was annexed into the empire as well, leaving Judah,Ammon, Moab, and Edom as the remaining vassals in the region.Session 12: 1-2 Chronicles - Page 11 of 12

Exile to BabylonFrom the ESV Study Bible597, 586, 582 B.C.It appears that there were three separate deportations of Judeans to Babylon under the rule ofNebuchadnezzar (see also Jer. 52:28–30). The first came in 597 B.C. during the reign of Jehoiachin,when Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and carried away many of the treasures of the temple andthe royal palace. The second occurred after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., when the walls of the citywere leveled and the temple was completely destroyed. The third appears to have occurred around582 B.C. while King Nebuchadnezzar was reasserting his control over the general region of Palestine(see note on Jer. 52:28–30).Session 12: 1-2 Chronicles - Page 12 of 12

Session 12: 1-2 Chronicles Videos: Overview: 1 & 2 Chronicles (The Bible Project) Recommended Readings from the ESV Study Bible: Introduction to 1-2 Chronicles (pp. 697-704) Introduction to 2 Chronicles (p. 743) Handout from The Bible Project: The Chr