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1 & 2 Chronicles

the NIV APPLICATION COMMENTARY

From biblical text … to contemporary life

ANDREW E. HILL

The NIV Application Commentary: 1 and 2 Chronicles

Copyright © 2003 by Andrew E. Hill

Requests for information should be addressed to:

Zondervan. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hill, Andrew E.

1 and 2 Chronicles / Andrew E. Hill.

p. cm.—(The NIV application commentary)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN-10: 0-310-20610-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-310-20610-13

1. Bible. O.T. Chronicles—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. II. Series.

BS1345.52. H55 2003

222′.6077—dc21

2002013637

CIP

All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

For

Jesse Andrew

“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” (2 Chron. 16:9)

Contents

Series Introduction

General Editor’s Preface

Author’s Preface

Figures

Abbreviations

Introduction

Outline of Chronicles

Select Bibliography

Text and Commentary on 1 and 2 Chronicles

Appendixes

A. Maps of Old Testament Israel

B. The Hebrew Religious Calendar

C. Comparative Chronology of Hebrew Kingship

D. Sacrifice in the Old Testament

E. Index of Synoptic Parallels in Chronicles and Samuel–Kings

Scripture Index

Subject Index

Author Index

NIV Application Commentary

Series Introduction

The NIV Application Commentary Series is unique. Most commentaries help us make the journey from our world back to the world of the Bible. They enable us to cross the barriers of time, culture, language, and geography that separate us from the biblical world. Yet they only offer a one-way ticket to the past and assume that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. Once they have explained the original meaning of a book or passage, these commentaries give us little or no help in exploring its contemporary significance. The information they offer is valuable, but the job is only half done.

Recently, a few commentaries have included some contemporary application as one of their goals. Yet that application is often sketchy or moralistic, and some volumes sound more like printed sermons than commentaries.

The primary goal of the NIV Application Commentary Series is to help you with the difficult but vital task of bringing an ancient message into a modern context. The series not only focuses on application as a finished product but also helps you think through the process of moving from the original meaning of a passage to its contemporary significance. ...

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About 1 & 2 Chronicles

The Chronicles are more than a history of ancient Israel under the ascent and rule of the Davidic dynasty. They are a story whose grand theme is hope. Great battles are fought, heroes and tyrants vie for power, Israel splits into rival kingdoms, and the soul of God’s holy nation oscillates between faithlessness and revival. Yet above this tossing sea of human events, God’s covenant promises reign untroubled and supreme. First and Second Chronicles are a narrative steeped in the best and worst of the human heart—but they are also a revelation of Yahweh at work, forwarding his purposes in the midst of fallible people. God has a plan to which he is committed.

Today, as then, God redirects our vision from our circumstances in this turbulent world to the surety of his kingdom, and to himself as our source of confidence and peace. Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Andrew E. Hill shares perspectives on 1 and 2 Chronicles that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century lives.

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