Where Can We Find King Yeshua in Chronicles?
Have you ever skipped Chronicles thinking, “Haven’t I already read this in Kings?”
You’re not alone. Many readers glance at the familiar stories and move on. But hidden between the genealogies and royal records lies one of Scripture’s richest portraits of future hope. A hope anchored in worship, repentance, and the long-awaited King.
Chronicles invites us to look backward, not just for the sake of history, but to look forward and behold what’s coming. Or rather, who’s coming.
Let’s take a fresh look at the books of Chronicles and ask the question:
Where can we find King Yeshua?
Behold! The Resurrection Changes Everything!
In 2022, I was honored to take a class in Israel through Jerusalem University College. I came alive to the Bible in ways I never thought possible. I kept a journal during my time there so I wouldn’t forget the impact. On Day 3, I wrote:
“After waking with stiff joints and a blister on my toe, I strapped on my water bottle, grabbed my bag, and threw on a hat to shield my sunburnt forehead. Our professor, Dr. John “Jack” Beck, lit up when he explained that the JUC building we stood in was part of the original 1st-century Jerusalem city wall. 🤯”
We visited the Upper Room—quiet, rebuilt, but stirring. But I cried when I stepped outside and saw the horizon of Jerusalem. I imagined Jesus looking out across the city just hours before His arrest. What must He have felt, knowing what was to come?
Later, we stood on the exact steps where Pilate may have convicted Jesus. The stones beneath our feet were original. I stood silently, wondering: Was I in the place of the raging crowd? A Roman soldier? Or was this where Jesus stood, silent and surrendered?
Then came the part that undid me. We stopped in what looked like an ordinary alley—lined with dumpsters and small cafés. Our professor told us it had once been a quarry surrounded by tombs. And what do you do with an old quarry surrounded by graves? You turn it into a place of execution.
“The realization hit: Jesus might have been crucified right here.”
Behold, Your Intentional King!
It was close to 100 degrees, but since it was just after 4 pm, the breeze from the Levant Wind (easterly wind from the Mediterranean Sea) blew in, cooling us through our moisture-wicking hiking clothes. As we turned the corner from walking alongside the eastern Temple Mount wall, away from the Mount of Olives, our professor struck out ahead, his long legs causing us to walk double time to catch up. He was headed towards a gate we had walked through on one of our first days, but he turned and stopped short today. Beckoning for us to stand on the narrow sidewalk that led into the Lion’s Gate.
It was at this special location that he began to explain how this was the very gate through which Jesus rode a humble donkey during His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. This road led from Bethany down the Mount of Olives right to this Gate, which was called the Sheep Gate back then- the very spot where sacrificial lambs were brought into the Temple area. It struck me in that moment that, not only did the King enter through these gates amid joyful praises, beautiful music, and heartfelt worship, but He also passed through the LION/LAMB Gate. Is it just a coincidence? I've come to understand that everything about our faith is intentional. We serve a King who acts with purpose and intention.
King Yeshua: Son of Man in Daniel
As a child and teenager, I often scratched my head whenever I read a story in which Jesus referred to Himself as the Son of Man. I mean, wasn’t Jesus God’s Son? Why would He call Himself a Son of Man? It wasn’t to clarify His humanity but something much deeper.
In fact, of all the books in the Old Testament, by using this seemingly innocent “nickname” for Himself, Jesus was explicitly pointing to EXACTLY who He was and is whenever He used it. Beyond the famous lion’s den and fiery furnace narratives, did you know that we can undoubtedly behold King Yeshua—Jesus—in the pages of Daniel? The people around Jesus at the time would have immediately understood what He was doing.
Daniel is often perceived as a book filled with inspiring tales of faithfulness and courage. The connection between Daniel’s "Son of Man" and Jesus’ self-identification is particularly intriguing.