1 Chronicles 7: Focus of this chapter is on more of Israel’s sons: Issachar’s line, the lies of Benjamin and Naphtali, Manasseh’s line, Ephraim’s line, and Asher’s line.
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11/18 Reading (1 Chronicles 4-6; Psalms 65-67)
1 Chronicles 4: Now we return to Judah’s line, but instead focus on his other descendants. And now on to another one of Israel’s sons, Simeon.
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11/17 Reading (1 Chronicles 1-3; Romans 6)
For Chronicles: Chronicles is a retelling with significant variations of the books of Genesis through Kings. It is likely that its author had some access to many external sources not found in our canonical Bibles, but the main feature of Chronicles is the remarkable way in which its author deals with sources, rewriting them to fit a particular notion of historical probability, namely, what really could have happened based on notions of how the world worked. (NRSV Study Bible, p. 315)
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11/16 Reading (2 Kings 25; Romans 5)
2 Kings 25: The final downfall of the southern kingdom, Judah. Nebuchadnezzar and his people destroy everything there. What happens with the Ark of the Covenant though? A quick Internet search revealed that there is no real clear indication as to what happened with the Ark.
11/15 Reading (2 Kings 22-24; Romans 4)
2 Kings 22: Josiah was good and did good things, not deviating at all from King David. I remember reading about Josiah earlier in either a sidebar or notes. I will need to look him up.
11/14 Reading (2 Kings 19-21; Romans 3)
2 Kings 19: Hezekiah is mad at the continued challenge by the king of Assyria and his commanders. He sends his people to meet the prophet Isaiah, Amoz’s son. Unless I missed it, this is the first reference to the prophet Isaiah. I had wondered who the next prophet would be after the death of Elisha. According to the CEB study bible notes, this is the first instance of a king approaching a prophet asking him to get God to help on behalf of the people (CEB study bible, p. 604 OT; note for 19:2-4). That’s interesting. The remainder of this chapter focuses on God’s message and warning to the king of Assyria as well as his promise to Hezekiah that he and his people will be ok whereas the Assyrians will not. And that’s what happens at the end.
11/13 Reading (2 Kings 16-18; Romans 2)
2 Kings 16: Ahaz becomes ruler of Judah. He makes a pact with the king of Assyria, asking him to save them from Aram and Israel. Then he continues to do things bad according to God.