August 1, 2013 – 1 Chronicles 9 – 9:27

I was starting to wonder when this was written and how far the genealogies went.  I went to the description at the front and found out my patience was just about right.  The Genealogies end at 9:34, so only a couple more verses.  Then the description says we will get into the history or David.  It says the focus is not so much on David as a line to the Messiah but for his establishment of Jerusalem as the center of Jewish worship.  That is because this was written after the exile and Israel has fallen as a world power and the author wants to get the focus back to Israel being a spiritual power, the chosen people of God, with the Temple being God’s place on Earth.  But needless to say, I will be glad to have the genealogies behind us.