Week 24 Reading Guide
The Line of Promise and the Kingdom’s Restoration
1 Chronicles 1-29
Big Idea: 1 Chronicles emphasizes God’s covenant promises, particularly His promise to David and his descendants. Through the genealogy and the recounting of David’s reign, we see God’s faithfulness and His plan to restore His kingdom. The story of David points us to Jesus, the fulfillment of the promised King.
Reading Plan
Monday: 1 Chronicles 1-9 (Genealogies and the Restoration of Israel’s Identity)
Tuesday: 1 Chronicles 10-14 (Saul’s Death and David’s Rise)
Wednesday: 1 Chronicles 15-17 (The Ark of the Covenant; David’s Covenant with God)
Thursday: 1 Chronicles 18-21 (David’s Military Victories and His Sin)
Friday: 1 Chronicles 22-25 (Preparations for the Temple and Levites’ Duties)
Saturday: 1 Chronicles 26-29 (David’s Last Words; the Passing of the Kingdom)
Weekly DNA Questions
Discover
How does the genealogy in 1 Chronicles remind us of God’s faithfulness to His promises over generations?
Nurture
What does David’s prayer in 1 Chronicles 17 reveal about God’s heart for His people and His sovereignty over all things?
Act
Reflect on how God has been faithful to you over time. Take a moment to thank Him for His promises and His eternal kingdom. How can you live out the values of God’s kingdom today?
Key Verse: 1 Chronicles 17:14
Your house and kingdom will endure before me forever, and your throne will be established forever.
Reflection for the Week
David’s reign and the promises made to him point us to the ultimate fulfillment of God’s kingdom in Jesus. The covenant with David is not just about an earthly king, but about a heavenly kingdom that will never end. Jesus, the Son of David, is the King who reigns forever, and through Him, we too are invited into God’s eternal kingdom.
Bible Project Resources
Guide to 1 and 2 Chronicles: The books of Chronicles end by pointing forward, encouraging God’s people to look back and see their past as the source of hope for the future. Chronicles is the conclusion of the Hebrew Bible, highlighting the messianic promises yet to be fulfilled.
Chronicles: Not Just a Repeat: The book’s message has a pastoral purpose: to bring comfort and hope to generations of God’s people who were tempted towards despair or apathy.
The Covenants: Though humans repeatedly fail, Jesus fulfills humanity’s side of the partnership, making right the relationship between God and humankind.
