The Message of Chronicles

Michael Wilcock

• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9781514004746

Michael Wilcock sees Chronicles first and foremost as a sermon. Its object: to foster a right relationship between God and his people. The Chronicler finds in the records of Israel the great overall pattern of God's hand in history. The Lord's constant mercy, love, and faithfulness shine through. With great perception, the Chronicler first selects and then proclaims this vibrant pattern, highlighted in the living events of the nation's history.

Once we grasp its purpose, the book comes alive. It can be seen as nothing less than a final and momentous look back over the entire Old Testament. In this commentary Wilcock shows how the various characters appearing in Chronicles make vivid the truths by which the Lord's people in every generation are to live.

Part of the beloved Bible Speaks Today series, The Message of Chronicles offers an insightful, readable exposition of the biblical text and thought-provoking discussion of how its meaning relates to contemporary life. Used by students and teachers around the world, the Bible Speaks Today commentaries are ideal for those studying or preaching the Bible and anyone who wants to delve deeper into the text.

This beautifully redesigned edition has also been sensitively updated with more current references and the NRSV Bible text.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• General preface
• Author’s preface
• Chief abbreviations
• A note on commentaries
• Introduction
• A. The Tree of the Lord’s planting (1 Chronicles 1 – 9)
• 1 Chronicles 4 – 7
• 1 Chronicles 8 – 9
• B. David, the man of war (1 Chronicles 10 – 29)
• 1 Chronicles 13, 15 – 16
• 1 Chronicles 14, 18 – 20
• 1 Chronicles 17, 21 – 22
• 1 Chronicles 23 – 27
• 1 Chronicles 28 – 29
• C. Solomon, the man of peace (2 Chronicles 1 – 9)
• 2 Chronicles 3 – 5
• 2 Chronicles 6 – 7
• 2 Chronicles 8 – 9
• D. The kings (2 Chronicles 10 – 36)
• 2 Chronicles 14 – 16
• 2 Chronicles 17 – 20
• 2 Chronicles 21 – 22
• 2 Chronicles 23 – 25
• 2 Chronicles 26
• 2 Chronicles 27 – 28
• 2 Chronicles 29 – 32
• 2 Chronicles 33
• 2 Chronicles 34 – 35
• 2 Chronicles 36
• Notes
• The Bible Speaks Today: Old Testament series
• The Bible Speaks Today: New Testament series
• About the Author
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