Handbook for Bible Students

1 and 2 Chronicles

Key-word, “Theocracy;” Key-verse, 2 Chronicles 15:2.-These two books, one in the original, close the Hebrew canon. Their purpose is more than mere historical repetition or completion. Their ruling idea is theocratic. Human kingdoms must represent God-rule. Only while he is recognized and reverenced, only as temple worship is neither neglected nor corrupted, can there be true prosperity. [p. 27] HBS 37.6