1 Chronicles 3
In this chapter we see the many wives King David had and the sons born to him. Amongst them is Solomon who will later inherit King David’s throne to become King Solomon - the wisest man on earth.
The Kings of Judah – List of Solomon’s son.
According to Zondervan study bible, there are 7 sons attributed to Jehoiachin but none of them succeeded him. (Jer22:30)
1 Chronicles 4
The descendents of Judah here are not brothers but rather the genealogy is linear. We all know Jabez don’t we? His mom was in so much pain and literally named him pain.
*what a name* Jabez probably really suffered the consequences of being called pain and cried out to the Lord.
Verse 10 "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain."
And God granted his request.
Are you in pain? Ask for the deliverance from the Lord!
Aiyoh…again so many names….
1 Chronicles 5
Reuben lost his birthright after defiling his father’s marriage bed. His birthright is then given to Joseph. We can see that the tribe is like military trained. They were trained to go to war.
Verse 20: "because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him. "
Note Verse 25: "But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them"
There are consequences to unfaithfulness towards the Lord. Let’s pray that the people of our land will turn their hearts towards the Lord and be faithful to Jesus.
Summary:
- Cry our to the Lord for help
- Trust the Lord to deliver
- Be faithful for the Lord is faithful
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
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