Evaluation

Overall Score: 7.8/10

A solid Chronicles volume that helps us preach history for the sake of worship and renewed faithfulness.

Publication Date(s): 2003

Pages: 704

ISBN: 9780310206101

Faithfulness to the Text: 8/10

We find careful attention to Chronicles as theology shaped history, with clear concern for the book’s pastoral purpose.

Christ Centredness: 7.3/10

Not consistently explicit in Christ centred synthesis, but it often supports Christward preaching by keeping Davidic hope and temple theology clear.

Depth of Insight: 7.7/10

We are helped by steady explanation and by clarity on how Chronicles differs from Kings in emphasis.

Clarity of Writing: 7.9/10

Clear and structured well for consultation.

Pastoral Usefulness: 8.1/10

Useful for preaching a neglected book with confidence and purpose.

Readability: 7.6/10

Readable, though the subject matter itself can be dense in places.

Summary

At a Glance

Length: 704 pages
Type: Application
Theo. Perspective: Broadly Evangelical
Overall score: 7.8 / 10
Strength: Clear guidance on Chronicles as preached history with pastoral aims.
Limitation: We add a more explicitly Christ centred guide for fuller redemptive synthesis.

We find Andrew E. Hill’s 1 and 2 Chronicles in the NIV Application Commentary series a useful resource for a book many of us neglect. Hill helps us see that Chronicles is not repeating Kings out of boredom, but preaching history for the sake of worship, hope, and covenant faithfulness in a rebuilding community.

The commentary keeps pushing us toward the book’s pastoral aim. It highlights temple, priesthood, Davidic hope, and the call to seek the Lord, then moves toward contemporary significance in a way that can serve preaching and teaching in the church.

Why Should I Own This Commentary?

We should own this volume if we want help preaching Chronicles as purposeful Scripture rather than as a second telling of familiar material. It supports us in showing why worship and leadership matter, and why remembrance is meant to form present faithfulness.

We also benefit from the way it helps us draw careful application from genealogies and temple material. Those sections can feel distant, but Hill often clarifies their function and presses them toward the church’s life under God’s Word.

For Reformed preaching, we will still add a more explicitly Christ centred lens, but this volume often gives a strong platform for that work.

Closing Recommendation

We recommend this as a solid mid level aid for preaching Chronicles, especially for pastors who want to bring a neglected book back into the church’s diet.

As pastoral next steps, we can go to the Bible Book Overview for 1 Chronicles, browse Top Recommendations, and consult the Reformed Commentary Index to build a balanced shelf for preaching.

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