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11/28 Reading (1 Chronicles 28-29; Romans 13)

1 Chronicles 28: As I read the notes to this chapter I was reminded of the fact that I’m surprised that there is so much difference between Chronicles and what was in Samuel and Kings. It’s most likely because the Chronicler wants to put people like David in a better light, but that doesn’t make it right. For example, the notes for this chapter point out that in 2nd Samuel, it wasn’t entirely clear at first who would succeed David. There was even an attempt of a rebellion by Adonijah. In 1st Chronicles, David apparently made it clear that Solomon would be his successor.

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11/27 Reading (1 Chronicles 25-27; Romans 12)

1 Chronicles 25: Organization of the temple musicians by David.

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11/25 Reading (1 Chronicles 22-24; Psalms 68-69)

1 Chronicles 22: David prepares for the construction of the temple. He brings his son, Solomon, to the area and tells him that he will be the one to build the temple because God told David that he had spilled too much blood. David also prepares his generals for Solomon.

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11/24 Reading (1 Chronicles 19-21; Romans 11)

1 Chronicles 19: David’s conquests over the Arameans and the Ammonites. They fall easily.

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11/23 Reading (1 Chronicles 16-18; Romans 10)

1 Chronicles 16: David establishes worship and offers a lengthy song of praise to God.

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11/22 Reading (1 Chronicles 13-15; Romans 9)

1 Chronicles 13: This chapter is about the first time that David tried to move the Ark. I find it interesting that the version told here doesn’t exactly match the first time we learn about David’s attempt to move the Ark in 2 Samuel 6. I thought the Chronicler had access to the original sources.

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11/21 Reading (1 Chronicles 10-12; Romans 8)

1 Chronicles 10: Entire chapter is about the death of Saul. The story pretty much matches what we read in earlier text (1 Samuel).

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11/20 Reading (1 Chronicles 7-9; Romans 7)

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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