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Finally, 1
Chronicles opens up into a topic that isn’t a genealogy. Obviously, I’m skipping chapter 9. Chapter 10 begins a retelling of the history
of the Hebrew people. Yet, it begins
with the death of Saul.
This should
seem a little awkward. What is the point
of starting a story with the death of the king before the one the Chronicler
desires to place his focus? The point is
simple. Saul died and his lineage lost
the throne for a very simple reason.
Saul died because he broke faith with God. Saul died because he started to seek power
through a seer, a means that was anathema to God.
Why would
the Chronicler desire to make this point?
Remember why the Hebrew people went into exile under the Assyrians and
the Babylonians. The exile happened
because the people broke faith with God.
The people started following methods and means that were foreign to God.
The
Chronicler wants to make a point that false gods and breaches of faith are all
things that God takes seriously. Saul
did it and God took his lineage out of the picture. David restored faith, but the lineage of
David gradually slid away from God and they would pay the price. The Chronicler wants us to know that
rebellion against God is one of our main issues as human beings.
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