The narrative ‘bookends’ of this Text, Genesis and Chronicles, are very different. Genesis is about beginnings: the beginning of the world, of humanity, of sin and death, of civilization, and of the nation of Israel through the call of the patriarchs. Chronicles is largely about the Israelite nation, with a focus on David, Jerusalem, and the temple. It describes the rise and fall of the southern kingdom of Judah, closing with a graphic description
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