Sublime

They’re on their way to Canaan, the promised land.

God calls for three different censuses.

YHWH wants their allegiance in action and in thought; this is the primary theme of Deuteronomy.

Psalm 8, David marvels at God’s creation and the fact that man is given dominion over it.

God is the hero of the story.

These seven psalms are among the fifteen chapters known as the Songs of Ascent.

“Going back to Egypt” becomes a metaphor for doubting and turning away from God.

The primary function of Chronicles is to show the trajectory of the covenant fulfillment,

the Davidic covenant, which has two parts: David’s dynasty and Solomon’s Temple.