#XXI
Title: I Chronicles
Book: The Daily Bible in Chronological Order 365 Daily Readings, New International Version (NIV) with devotional insights to Guide You through God’s Word.
Commentary: F. LaGard Smith.
Genre: Religion
Challenges: 100+, Read & Review, Operation Actually Read the Bible, Pages Read
Rating: B
Dates read: (3/30/09 - 6/26/09)
No. of pages - 21

I finished this book ahead of schedule because I started a new Bible study, Disciple (Under the Tree of Life) which includes I and II Chronicles in The Writings portion of the study. I Chronicles runs concurrently (ca. 1011 BC) with I & II Samuel, and all the way to the end of the Old Testament. I Chronicles also covers the genealogies from Abraham, Judah, including David and Solomon, tribes east of the Jordan, and the Levites, tribes of the north, descendants of Benjamin, people of Jerusalem after the exile, death of Saul, David anointed king, bringing the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem, psalm of praise, God’s covenant with David, David extension of the kingdom, census and plagues, preparation for building the Temple, Levites and their duties, division of worship heads, military division, civil officials, and Temple personnel.

Following the genealogies, according to Smith, is “a record of the people of Jerusalem, but the specific time, either before or after the exile, is not entirely clear. It does seem to correspond most closely, however, to similar listings in Nehemiah’s accounts. “ If so, they are of the families living in Jerusalem at the very time that these national archives are being compiled.