歷代志不僅重述撒母耳記及列王記的政治歷史，更從祭司的角度觀察上帝的百姓，並對這段王國時期作一神聖的評論。作者細膩的將上帝如何主動參與以色列歷史的經過融入史實中。歷代志的重點在南方的猶大國，第一章開宗明義的介紹大衛的家譜，甚至追溯到亞當，更加證明上帝掌管歷史的發展，祂為自己揀選了以色列族，並特別保守一個家族來治理全國。

        今天的經文似乎極為平淡，除了多認識一些希伯來人的名字之外，好像並不具多大的意義，聖經為何要登錄這九章呢？
        是為了加強我們的信心！第一章整個舊約的骨架，藉著脈絡可尋的家族嬗遞，證明這的確是歷史，而非傳說或神話。從亞當到亞伯拉罕，波阿斯到便雅憫，每一人物的適時出現，在在證明上帝有祂的目的和計劃。
        讀這段經文時，可別昏昏欲睡（雖然是一段精彩的催眠曲），建議你慢慢思索直到亮光出現：上帝掌握歷史，祂對以色列有計劃，對你，祂也有計劃。

        結束（希伯來文聖經中的最後一卷書）
        在希伯來文的舊約裡，歷代志原是最後一卷書。這就是為什麼基督在路加福音十一章五十一節中提到殉道者是從亞伯到撒迦利亞的緣故了！（亞伯出現在創世紀4：8；而撒迦利亞則出現在歷代志下24：21），換句話說，基督提到殉道者包括了舊約中第一位到最後一位。

所謂歷史就是：將上帝引導是人的事蹟串連在一起，即為歷史。

English

        Chronicles does more than merely recount the same political history contained in the hooks of Samuel and Kings. It gives a priestly perspective on the history' of God's people, a sort of "divine commentary" on the kingdom period. It carefully weds the nation's history with the active hand of God in Israel's affairs. Chronicles centers on the southern kingdom of Judah. First Chronicles opens with a lengthy series of genealo¬gies tracing the line of David all the way back to Adam. The genealogies provide clear evidence of God at work throughout history, by selecting a people for Himself and then protecting a family within that people to provide leadership.

        Today's section is definitely not a candidate for "Favorite Devotional Passage of the Year"! Apart from providing some dubious practice in Hebrew pronunciation, it seems to serve little purpose except to fill nine chapters of the Bible. Why is it there?
        It is there to show you the historical basis for your faith! The opening chapters of 1 Chronicles form the skeletal framework of the entire Old Testament. They bind the Old Testament together into a unified whole, showing that it is in fact history and not merely legend or myth. From Adam to Abraham, Boaz to Benjamin, the generations are all there in their proper order to show the outworking of God's plan and purposes through the years and in the lives of men and women of faith.
        Don't fall asleep during today's reading (though it is a great cure for insomnia). Stay with it until the point of the passage sinks in: God has a plan for history; He has a plan for Israel; He even has a plan for you!

        The End (of the Hebrew Bible, That Is) —
        Chronicles was originally the last book of the Hebrew Old Testament. That is why Christ in Luke 11:51 spoke of all the martyrs from Abel (in the first book, Genesis 4:8) to Zechariah (in the last, 2 Chronicles 24:21). He was speaking of all the martyrs from A to Z, first to last, in the Old Testament!

History is just the accumulated stories of how God is working in the lives of all the individual people on the earth.