Esther

With Today's reading we're mostly back on schedule with Chronicles, Ezra, Esther and Nehemiah; and Psalms 88-105 make up a rather sizable chunk of reading but once you hit a strident pace with Chronicles you'll find that reading them together in one sitting is rewarding.

Chronicles

Do it again! Do it again! That's what children shout when they're having fun. And Chronicles doubles up on the fun of Samuel and Kings, hey it even doubles up on the fun of Numbers. We get line after line to the sum of nine chapters of generational family tree goodness in the first book of Chronicles. Enjoy with two caveats.

1. Don't get bogged down in the litany of names if you're just here to read.
2. Don't jump off the deep end and pull out rare deviations like Jabez and make an entire theology out of them. Call Heretics Anonymous and move on.

Reading Chronicles as a whole you may see some deviation after the genealogical section but First Chronicles is primarily written as a almost entirely about David's kingship and that for good reason he is the prefigurement of the Messiah and the penultimate Old Testament King. Second Chronicles records the horrendous crash of the nations of Israel and Judah as they obstinately refuse to listen to the prophets God sends them. After hundreds of years of warnings God finally took action an suddenly the people who call themselves God's people were taken by surprise when God finally took action. Read the books with a comprehension of both ancient history and modern society and you'll feel like you're reading the newspaper. All the more reason to pay attention to what you're reading because Just like way back then when God finally does act, I suspect many will be taken off guard.