I first got to know Pastor Mike when he was a student at seminary, and since graduating, he’s been serving in pastoral ministry. Mike is committed to preaching and teaching of the Word of God. In 2022 he did a preaching series using the Casket Empty outline, preaching through the entire Bible! I was reminded of Mike’s passion for the Word of God when I visited his church in 2022 to do a Casket Empty Old Testament Seminar. I love the fact that Mike is enthusiastic about the Scriptures, which brings me to his post. As many of you may know, my commentary on 1-2 Chronicles was recently published in Zondervan’s Story of God Bible Commentary Series.

My prayer has been that God would use the commentary to help pastors preach from this neglected book. Mike emailed me a few days ago, letting me know that he’s not only been reading my commentary, but he’s decided to do a preaching series in Chronicles! I emailed him back and asked him, “Would you write a short blog, letting pastors know why you decided to do a preaching series in Chronicles?” Mike has provided his “7 Reasons Why I’m Preaching Chronicles.” I hope you enjoy reading his post and that you are encouraged to dive into Chronicles.

Why Does Chronicles Begin with Genealogies?

I’ve just finished writing a commentary on 1-2 Chronicles, which will be published in Zondervan’s Story of God Bible Commentary Series this October. In anticipation of this commentary, I’ll be writing a few blogs on Chronicles as I realize that it is one of the more neglected books in the Old Testament. I’m hoping that a few introductory blogs might be helpful to get us reorientated toward this theologically rich book.

One of the questions I’m often asked is: “Why all the genealogies in Chronicles?”