Pastor Irene Huang – Bible Overview 5:The Chronicles (II) Verses: Ecc 1:9 Ecc 3:14

1.Quote from philosopher Hegel: “What we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history
Author of Ecclesiastes King Solomon: “What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecc 1:9)

2.The purpose of reading history in the Bible
”I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.” (Ecc 3:14)
Only God makes will be everlasting if mankind only relies on their intelligence and talents, then their fruits will be to repeat their mistakes! Because everything under the sun was already done

3.The goal of reading Bible history
a. learn from history
b. learn after the great characters of the Bible
c. God’s working principle

4.History books:
a. History before the kingdom
1. Joshua
2. Judges
3. Ruth

b. History of the kingdom
1 1Samuel
2 2 Samuel
3 1 Kings
4 2 Kings
5 1 Chronicle
6 2 Chronicle

c.Returning to the land after fall of the kingdom
1. Ezra
2. Nehemiah
3. Esther

5.From these 12 books of the Bible, what can we learn from history?
a.If you do not fear God, then you will be repeating the same cycle: sin, enslave, call out, get saved
b.The life of Joshua: We learn to seek after God in all things, and not rely on our own experience
c.God’s will is higher than our will
＊David
＊King of Ahab