Reading: 2 Chronicles 9-12, Psalm 73 Well, we have reached the end of the reigns of David and Solomon, and at this rate one might think the book of Chronicles will be six volumes and hundreds of chapters long. Fortunately the Chronicler was not quite as interested in the kings
Reading: 2 Chronicles 5-8, Psalm 72 In just about any epic story, there is a moment where the heroes celebrate victory. Aragorn’s coronation and marriage to Arwen in The Lord of the Rings. In Star Wars they are all over the place. The memorable ones being the medal ceremony in
Reading: 2 Chronicles 1-4, Psalm 71 Like all the “1” and “2” books in the Hebrew Scriptures, there is no real division between 1 and 2 Chronicles. The divisions were created by translators in the centuries before the life of Jesus, but early Jewish readers did not consider them two
Reading: 1 Chronicles 22-24, Psalm 69 If you’ve been reading this for a while, you’ll know that I am an enormous fan of The Lord of the Rings. In that enormous epic story, the primary characters that the narration follows are not the high and mighty, but the lowly Hobbits,
Reading: 1 Chronicles 18-21, Psalm 66 Today we come to one of the stranger incidents in the book of Chronicles and the life of David. We start off well enough, with David’s armies victorious over their enemies, his soldiers smiting 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt, taking out a
Reading: 1 Chronicles 1-10, Psalm 65 Hey, nine chapters of genealogy! Aren’t you super excited? Well, maybe you should be. I’m not advocating for reading them in great detail, but it is worth taking a moment to think about why the author of Chronicles would assemble all these lineages are
Reading: Malachi 3-4, Psalm 64 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. The book of Malachi (the Book of the Messenger) really reaches its peak with this statement. The exiles having been waiting for God to enact his promised restoration for them since