Title: Books
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Books to Episodes
I. Basic Idea (2 Chr 201-31)
2Variety of Extrinsic Contexts (9.1)
3Heavenly Divine Regency
Kingdom
Divine Benevolence
Covenants
Chronicles To direct the restoration of the
kingdom during the post-exilic period (with
special focus on king and temple, people of
God, and immediate retribution)
How is the expansion of the Kingdom
administered throughout history?
Yahweh administers his expanding
Kingdom through covenants.
Biblical books apply covenant dynamics in a
variety of ways to specific situations to further
the expansion of Gods Kingdom.
Blessings in Nature and War
Numerical Expansion of Image
Curses in Nature and War
Geographical Expansion of Image
Human Loyalty
Worldwide Divine Regency
Books as Applications of Covenant (9.2)
4Investigation of Texts
Literary Analysis
Acknowledge the Integrality of Form and Content
Modern Application
Central Concerns of Original Meaning
Audience
Writer
Document
What were the writers central concerns for his
audience?
Literary Approach to Books (9.3)
5Genealogies of Gods People 11-944
Ideal United Kingdom 1.101-2.931
Divided Kingdom 2.101-2826
Reunited Kingdom 2.291-3623
Four Parts of Chronicles (9.4)
6 Opening of Jehoshaphat's Reign (171-2)
Jehoshaphat's Earlier Years (173-193)
Jehoshaphat's Earlier Fidelity (173-19)
Jehoshaphat's Earlier Battle (181-193)
Jehoshaphat's Later Years (194-2030)
Jehoshaphat's Later Fidelity (194-11)
Jehoshaphat's Later Battle (201-30) Closure
of Jehoshaphat's Reign (2031-213)
7Jehoshaphats Reign 2.17.1-213
Jehoshaphat's Later Battle (201-30)
Various Kings
Jehoshaphat's Enemies Attack (201)
Jehoshaphat Holds an Assembly in Jerusalem
(202-19) Jehoshaphat's Army Marches to
Battle (2020-21) God Intervenes for
Jehoshaphat (2022-23) Jehoshaphat's Army
Gathers Plunder (2024-26)
Jehoshaphat Returns and Holds an Assembly
(2027-28) Jehoshaphat Has Peace and Rest
(2029-30)
Various Kings
8Epochal Adjustments for 2 Chr 201-30
Christian Application We should fight
the Christian Holy War like Jehoshaphat and the
returnees..
Original Meaning We should restore Gods
Kingdom through Holy War like Jehoshaphat.
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Meaning/Application (9.8)