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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...

a central issue in Ezra’s ministry, intermarriage between Israelites and foreign women (Ezra 9:10–12; see Deut. 7:2–4; Neh. 10:30; 13:23–31). For these reasons, most contemporary scholars remain unconvinced of the traditional outlook on the identity of Chronicles’ human author. Ezra’s ministry was certainly in harmony with this book. Moreover, he may have contributed to its composition or transmission in some unknown manner. Nevertheless, neither historical nor Scriptural evidences demonstrate that
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