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=Contextual Description of 1 Chronicles writings:= The writings from 1 Chronicles explain many genealogies that link the ancestry of King David. They e ﻿ xplain the families and the tribes, from Adam to Abraham to Jacob. The Sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher with further genealogies of their sons. The writings also explain the time to give thanks to God; Morning and Evening, Sabbaths, New Moons and Appointed Festivals. They also include how to prepare for the religious celebrations and the items to use, the music, how to give offerings to God and how to worship.

=Contents of 1 Chronicles:= Genealogies
 * A family tree
 * A list of jobs and duties for each family line

How organise the duties for preparing the Sabbath (Sunday Mass)
 * The music, bread and wine, the Holy utensils, incense and spices
 * Where to place the tabernacle
 * How to make offerings
 * Sharing a meal of bread and wine
 * Organising of Musicians and instruments to be used

The reign of King David
 * Many wars, The Lord gave David victory wherever he went.
 * Naming of the cities: City of David and Perezuzzah
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">David is a poet and writes a Psalm of Thanksgiving 1 Chronicles 16:7-36
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">David's Prayer 1 Chronicles 17:16-27

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">People of Interest
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Nathan the Prophet - God told him to tell David not to build a house for him, and that he would have a son to do this.
 * ======<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A man of great size, who had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, a descendant from the giants. ======
 * ======<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Joab was instructed by David to count the people of Israel - God did not like this, He sent a message through Gad. ======
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Gad a seer came to David, gave him a choice, three years of famine, three months of devastation or three days of the sword of the Lord, pestilence. David choose pestilence.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Solomon - David's son who was to build the house for God with all the materials that David had prepared for him. When David died Solomon was enthroned with the kingdom of Israel.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Important Events
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">The ark of the covenant of the LORD was brought back to a place that David had prepared for it - only the Levites were allowed to carry it. The Levites were to prepare the minitries and the music. The Leader of the Levites was instructed to direct the music because he understood it.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Pestilence was brought by God to the people because David followed an order from Satan to count the people of Israel.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Free will offerings - the people rejoice because the gifts had been given willingly and freely.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Main Themes and Key Ideas =
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The regin of King David
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Israel can secure its future by continuing its worship in the pattern established by David.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Family links and descendants a historical account
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The time and place for worship.

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">1 Chronicles Genres: **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">1 Chronicles include the Biblical writing genres:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Historical - A point of reference to the genealogies of the book hence the name Chronicles - this historical information lists descendants of the people of Israel from the beginning of time in a chronological order.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Psalm - David's Psalm of Thanksgiving 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 A reflective prayerful piece to give the reader a further insight into the man that King David was.