Although the books of Kings and Chronicles cover much of the same history, they have different and complimentary perspectives, focusing mostly on the time of the united Kingdom of Israel under Solomon and then the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Kings answers the question: What went wrong? Chronicles answers the question: Is there any hope for us? It turns out that there was more hope than the people could have conceived, but it wasn’t realized until the coming of Christ in whom the apparently failed promises of the Old Testament find their fulfillment.
As he does in different ways throughout history, God has made the Church his people and his dwelling place.
After Abraham’s family became a great nation, it also became a kingdom, and no one ever equalled the greatness of King David. Even so,...
After noting how little the people had accomplished, in Haggai 2:1-9 God told them to be strong because of his presence with them.