Chapter 1 to 9 consists of the genealogies of Israel from Adam to the post exile period. The immediate purpose of these genealogies seems to be the resettling of the land in accordance with public records. Those who had returned from the Babylonian captivity were entitled to the lands formerly held by their own families. In the … Read more
Author 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles were originally one book. Together with Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra was the most commonly assumed author of these books by Jewish tradition. One of the reasons why we think Ezra is the writer is because the end of 2 Chronicles (36:23) is exactly the same as the beginning of … Read more
Request for Prayer v1: [… pray for us..]. Some Christians think only the more spiritual Christians should pray for the less spiritual Christians. No so with Paul. Paul, as apostle, an elderly brother, a teacher, a missionary, asked the young Church at Thessalonica to pray for him. Christians workers many prayers to uphold his works … Read more
The Man of Lawlessness (v1-12) I like the quote from Warren Wiersbe: “The purpose of Bible prophecy is not for us to make a calendar, but ot build character.” v1: [the coming of our Lord..]. referring to the Lord Jesus’s second coming. v1: [..our being gathers to Him]. Referring to the rapture of Christians v2: … Read more
Worthy of God’s calling in our life (v1-12) v1: Paul as the main writer, together with his coworkers Silas and Timothy wrote this epistle from Corinth (Acts 18:5), soon after they wrote the first letter to the Thessalonians Church. v2: The Lord Jesus Christ and God are frequently mentioned together in NT, implying the equality … Read more
The Day of The Lord (v1-11) Chapter 4 talks about the rapture (caught up, 4:17). Chapter 5 talks about the Day of The Lord. After the rapture is the Day of The Lord (v1). The Day of The Lord is also known as “the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer 30:7). OT scriptures that mentioned the … Read more
Living to Please God v2: […authority of Jesus Christ]. Christians teachers ought to teach in the authority of Jesus Christ. That means our teaching should have power, assurance and truth. v3: [..It is God’s will that..]. What is God’s will? It is all saints should be sanctified. To live a life that is pleasing to … Read more
Timothy was sent to visit the Thessalonians Church (v1-5) The history of Paul’s missionary journey from Philippi to Thessalonica to Bereas to Athens and finally to Corinth was recorded in Acts chapter 17 and 18. Paul, together with with Silas and Timothy, were in Berea preaching the gospel, but when the Thessalonica Jews learned about their … Read more
The Reason of Ministry (v1-6) Many workers of God seek to please men instead to please God (v4). Ministers seek and long for praises from men, instead of praises from God (v6). We could look good from outside, it is easy to do in today’s world. We could attract many crowd, we could be famous … Read more
The Testimony of The Church at Thessalonians v2: Familiar opening for Paul’s epistle. However Paul did not just write it, he actually love the church and pray for them. How often do you pray for others? v2: Paul thank God because the church in Thessalonians has work, labor and endurance (v3). v3: Three most importance … Read more
