1st Chronicles Having a Heart for God

Title of the Book Hebrew Title: ~ymiY"h;-yreb.DI -- D'Vri HaYomim -- "Words of the Days." Greek Title: Paraleipomenwn - "Things left to the side."

Those who had returned from the exile Recipients of the Book Those who had returned from the exile

Purpose of the Books of Chronicles To set forth a record of the priestly worship of God’s people from David to the exile To give the fulfillment of the promises of the Mosaic Law regarding faithfulness and unfaithfulness to the covenant To show the importance of the Scriptures in providing the rule of faith for God’s people

Theme of the Book Worship in the Temple

The Prayer of Jabez And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain." 10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that Thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that Thy hand might be with me, and that Thou wouldst keep me from harm, that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested. (1 Chronicles 4:9-10).

1 Chronicles 13:2-3 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if it is from the LORD our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us; 3 and let us bring back the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul."

1 Chronicles 13:7-8 And they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart. 8 And David and all Israel were celebrating before God with all their might, even with songs and with lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and with trumpets.

1 Chronicles 13:9-10 When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen nearly upset it. 10 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzza, so He struck him down because he put out his hand to the ark; and he died there before God.

1 Chronicles 13:11 Then David became angry because of the LORD's outburst against Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza to this day.

1 Chronicles 17:1 And it came about, when David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, "Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under curtains."

1 Chronicles 17:10b-12 "…Moreover, I tell you that the LORD will build a house for you. 11 And it shall come about when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up one of your descendants after you, who shall be of your sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 12 He shall build for Me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.

1 Chronicles 17:13-14 “I will be his father, and he shall be My son; and I will not take My lovingkindness away from him, as I took it from him who was before you. 14 But I will settle him in My house and in My kingdom forever, and his throne shall be established forever."