1 Chronicles

God's people, Israel, just returned from Babylon. Though the Israelites wondered about their place in God's plan because of all the bad things that have happened, they do have religious or spiritual continuity - divinely planned connections with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and especially with the great king David. In fact, God continues to work with them at the present time - after the Babylonian exile - and through them to bring the nation to the fullness of times and to fulfill his promises to the nation.