The Chronicler is only interested in the descendants of David. It is in Chapter 4 that we find the prayer of Jabez who prays away the curse of his name. "Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!" And God granted what he asked. The writer tells us about the tribes of Judah and Simeon which is finally absorbed into Judah. Reuben, east of the Jordan, loses its power and influence while Joseph's tribes become dominant. Yet, from Judah sprang a prince, David, the greatest figure of the past, and the prototype of the Messiah to come. We see the tendency to express the greatness of God's people in terms of military might.
The Chronicler is only interested in the descendants of David. It is in Chapter 4 that we find the prayer of Jabez who prays away the curse of his name. "Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!" And God granted what he asked. The writer tells us about the tribes of Judah and Simeon which is finally absorbed into Judah. Reuben, east of the Jordan, loses its power and influence while Joseph's tribes become dominant. Yet, from Judah sprang a prince, David, the greatest figure of the past, and the prototype of the Messiah to come. We see the tendency to express the greatness of God's people in terms of military might.
ReplyDeleteSo great that you are doing this! Okay, I have to get caught up on my reading now, so I can be reading this blog too.
ReplyDeleteoh, and I found a website to help guide me as well:
http://www.padfield.com/acrobat/ot/2kings.pdf
May be a bit conservative, I don't know, but for my purposes, I use the questions as a guideline when I have the time.
Debbie