Journals.
Some teens like to keep a journal. They record not only what happens to them but also what they think about it and how they feel. Wouldn’t it be interesting if God kept a journal about you? What do you suppose he’d think was important enough to record?
The book of 1 Chronicles contains, in genealogies, a religious history of the Israelite nation from creation to the return of the captives in 538 B.C. In a way it’s God’s journal, his record of what was important in his people’s lives. This book emphasizes good kings and good things rather than sins. Isn’t it good to know that God is more interested in your successes than your failures?
God Remembers Everyone’s Name
• Long list a reminder, see 1 Chronicles 1–9
Don’t Ask, Don’t Succeed
• See editorial, 1 Chronicles 15
David Too Stunned to Stand
• King has to sit down, according to 1 Chronicles 17
Son to Finish What Father Began
• See report in 1 Chronicles 22
Preview
• The Chronicles are written after the Babylonian captivity, about 440 B.C.
• Events in 1 Chronicles take place between 1010 and 970 B.C.
• The book focuses on worship and construction of the Jerusalem Temple.
As David prepares for the Temple, a distinct Polynesian culture develops on Figi and Samoa. • Wet rice cultivation is introduced in Korea. • The Etruscans arrive in Italy. • In California the Pinto Indians live in huts made of wood and reeds covered with mud.