Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.
- Who do you think wrote Chronicles?
- Why would the author retell a story that's already been told elsewhere? Is there some benefit to seeing an old story with new eyes?
- Why would the Chronicler include so many genealogies? Is knowing who begat whom all that important?
- The Chronicler focuses mainly on the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi. What special place did they have in the community?
- Do you think that David would have been a good king in real life?
- How about Saul? What kind of king would he have really been?
- Why does the author devote so much time to David, but hardly any ink to other kings?
- Why was Jerusalem such a big deal to the Jewish people back then? How about today?
- 1 Chronicles is filled with war stories. Why is it important for a nation to remember the battles it's been through?
- Why bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Could having an exclusive house of worship in the capital serve any political purposes for David?
- Why are the day-to-day operations of the Temple such a huge deal?
- When you break it down, 1 Chronicles is really about God and war. Do those two subjects really mix?
- Why does this book mainly focus on the Southern Kingdom of Judah and barely mention the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
- Who should play David in "King David: The Musical?" (Real show, BTW.)