Author name: Ryan King

Throughout our series we have highlighted the unique place of the book of Chronicles in Holy Writ. It is important to note that Ezra was not seeking to rewrite history or ignore the earlier record of the book of Kings; his purpose for writing was different. Under the Spirit’s guidance, he assemble…

By any measure, king Asa was one of the loveliest men to grace the pages of Holy Writ; a lover of righteousness and stability, for which God gave him peace. He came on the scene to a nation in poor spiritual health with the onerous task of being Judah’s first reformer, having to effect change with…

Sometimes the Scriptures instruct us powerfully by a negative example, just as they do by a positive one. Truly, the “righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked, for God overthroweth them” (Prov 21:12). This is particularly true of the Chronicler’s presentation of the early histo…

On 22 different occasions in the book of Deuteronomy, it is recorded that Yahweh would choose out a place in which to put His name. The identity of this location would be made clear once Israel had conquered its enemies and was at rest in the land (Deut 12:9-10). 

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As we turn our attention from 1st to 2nd Chronicles in our series, the prevalent theme of “The Acts Left Out” continues. Unfortunately, the humanly inserted division between the books disrupts the wonderful synergy between David and Solomon in the construction of the Temple of God. Ori…

When David’s offering was accepted by fire from heaven at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite (1 Chron 21:26), the king was confirmed in his long-held understanding that this site would be the place for the temple. Without a stone yet laid, he proclaimed, “This is the house of Yahweh Elohi…

In our last article, we examined the account of David bringing the ark of God to Jerusalem, as recorded in 1 Chronicles 15. In the entire reign of David, there was no day or event so salubrious as the bringing of the ark into Jerusalem. David was profoundly in love with his God and knew the capital …

For an inordinately long period of time in Israel, the ark and the tabernacle had been separated. Divine worship could not therefore properly proceed under such circumstances, and David decided the time had long come to correct it. Having delivered Jerusalem from the hands of the enemy, he sought to…