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.
One of the best known stories of the Old Testament is not only about David and Goliath but also about the Lord and the...
The people could draw near to God only after the blood of the covenant was shed.
In this section of Daniel, there is the clearest declaration in the Old Testament of the resurrection and eternal life.