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1 and 2 Chronicles: A Mentor Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The books of Chronicles are among the most neglected portions of Scripture. Many find its complex history unfamiliar and assume that it is irrelevant for contemporary life. To grasp the significance of Chronicles for our times, we must first understand its original meaning. It was written to encourage the Jews to be faithful to God (and not focus on material prosperity) on their return from...

of God (i.e. his favor [see Num. 6:26]). Similarly, seeking God was the opposite of forsaking him or abandoning the covenant relationship between Israel and God (2 Chr. 15:2). The concept of ‘seeking’ carried implicit connotations of intensity and commitment. The Chronicler highlighted this aspect of his concept by explicitly mentioning that seeking was to stem from the heart and soul (1 Chr. 22:19; 2 Chr. 11:16; 12:14; 19:3; 30:19). Mere outward conformity to the Law of God did not constitute seeking
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