Sun.’s Devo - The Chronicles

Read: 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:17; Acts 23:11-35; Psalm 3:1-8; Proverbs 18:14-15 The Kings had been written by the prophets who were mainly in Israel, so they highlighted the kings of Israel. The Chronicles where written about the same history but by the priests who were in Judah. So we get the same stories from different perspectives. The priests held the books about the genealogies of the people so the Chronicles open with the histories of the families from the time of Adam till their present time. Today, we read from the sons of Adam to the sons of Jacob or Israel. They also kept records of the kings who reigned in the land. *** In Acts, God visited Paul at night and told him not to be afraid that he had testified in Jerusalem and he would also testify in Rome. *** There was a conspiracy to kill Paul on the way to his trial but Paul’s nephew learned of it and came and told Paul. Paul sent him to the tribune and told them what he had overheard. They sent 200 soldiers with 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen to accompany Paul to leave that night to go to the governor Felix in Caesarea. They also sent a letter telling of how Paul had been arrested by the Jews and they had conspired to kill him that next day. The tribunal had questioned Paul and found he was not guilty of death, but he had been arrested because of something to do with Jewish law. Since Paul was a Roman citizen, they brought him safely to him. *** Felix put Paul safely under guard in Herod’s praetorian. *** Lord, thank you that you are our protector and safe place. You hide us under the shadow of your wings. We praise you for all the great and mighty acts you have done in the Bible and in our lives.