Second Chronicles | ||||||
The Book of Second Chronicles parallels First and Second Kings but virtually ignores the northern kingdom of Israel because of its false worship and refusal to acknowledge the temple in Jerusalem. Chronicles focuses on those kings who pattern their life and reign after that of godly king David. It gives extended treatment to such zealous reformers as Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Hezekiah, and Josiah. The temple and temple worship are central throughout the book, as befitting a nation whose worship of God is central to its very survival. The book begins with Solomon's glorious temple, and concludes with Cyrus' edict to rebuild the temple more than four hundred years later! | ||||||
Focus | Reign of Solomon | Reigns of the Kings of Judah | ||||
1:1 9:31 | 10:1 36:23 | |||||
Divisions | Inauguration of Solomon | Completion of the Temple | Glory of Solomon's Reign | Division of the Kingdom | Reforms under Asa, Jehoshaphat, Joash, Hezekiah and Josiah | Fall of Judah |
1:1 1:17 | 2:1 7:22 | 8:1 9:31 | 10:1 13:22 | 14:1 35:27 | 36:1 36:23 | |
Topics | Temple is Constructed | Temple is Destroyed | ||||
Splendor | Disaster | |||||
Place | Judah | |||||
Time | c. 40 Years | c. 393 Years | ||||
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