The Message of Chronicles: One Church, One Faith, One Lord (The Bible Speaks Today) by Michael Wilcock

The Bible Speaks Today: Old Testament

by Michael Wilcock

The message of Chronicles. One church, one faith, one Lord. An exposition which sees the book as a sermon centring on the living events of the story of God's people.

Genres: Nonfiction, Theology, Old Testament

Paperback

First published June 19, 1987

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Books of Chronicles may well be the least-liked books in the entire Bible. They begin with nine chapters of genealogies and the following chapters continue to include long lists of names of people long dead and mentioned nowhere else in the Bible. One might almost wonder why these books are in the Bible. Wilcock does a marvelous job of bringing out the overall message of the books without getting lost in the name. He shows us the forest when our tendency is to get lost in the trees.

[Matty Lavelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

An incredible book that is accessibly written and helps you to understand an often forgotten book of the Bible

[Kyle McFerren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great installment of the Bible Speaks Today commentary series. Michael Wilcock does a great job at taking the sometimes very dry subject matter of 1 & 2 Chronicles, explaining it, and relating it to the average layperson. He argues that the books as a whole act as a sermon to the post-exilic community, teaching them what it looks like to be the people of God by examining how God has moved among his people in the past and the continuities that carry on into their day. He also highlights the role of the king as shepherd of the people of God and relates that to both how a pastor should shepherd God's people today and to how Jesus perfectly leads us as our true shepherd-king. While 1 & 2 Chronicles still aren't the most exciting parts of the Bible to me, I definitely have more of an appreciation for them than before.

[Phil Butcher · Rating 2 out of 5]

There doesn't seem to be any good devotional commentaries on Chronicles. This was OK in part but I'd have liked to see it point through to Jesus more than it did.