Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Did it surprise you that we started another new book today? Welcome to First Chronicles. We'll be

popping in and out of this book over the next month. Then we'll drop

in and out of second chronicles for the three months after that. These two books used to be one book,

but they were divided because of scroll length. In our chronological timeline, we're currently at the time

of David, which is roughly 1,000 years BC, and these two books were written at roughly 500 BC

to chronicle Israel's history, like the Bible recap, but before BC, and these two books were written at roughly 500 BC to chronicle Israel's history,

like the Bible recap, but before podcast and much more condensed, and on a scroll.

So every time we drop into this book, we'll be getting a little bonus recap about something

we just read. The purpose of Chronicles is to remind Israel where they came from, which should

also serve to give them hope for the

future. In a few days, I'll tell you why it was so important for them to have this book and these

genealogy specifically. The book starts us way back at the beginning. In fact, the first word of

First Chronicles 1-1 is Adam. This is going to be such a good refresher for us, and I believe it will

really help us to commit

more of this to memory, as well as stir up a few things in our hearts. So don't tap out here if

some of this feels repetitive. You don't want a little repetition to knock you off your game. In fact,

reps are how you develop strength. Keep looking for God and for new things each day, even in the

things that feel familiar or boring.

But for what it's worth, Chronicles does spice things up a bit. It adds in some new stories that

aren't recorded elsewhere, and it leaves a few things out as well. Typically, Chronicles

adds positive stories and subtracts negative ones. That may sound deceptive, but one thing I love

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