1
Chronicles
Purpose: To unify God's
people, to trace the Davidic line, and to teach that genuine worship ought to be
the center of individual and national life.
Author: Ezra, according to
Jewish tradition.
1:1 Footnote: This record of names
demonstrates that God is interested not only in nations, but also in
individuals. Although billions of people have lived since Adam, God knows and
remembers the face and name of each person. Each of us is more than a name on a
list: we are special persons whom God knows and loves. As we recognize and
accept his love, we discover both our uniqueness as individuals and our
solidarity with the rest of his family.
The sons of
Judah:
Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were
born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er , Judah's firstborn,
was wicked in the Lord's sight; so the Lord put him to death. 1 Chronicles
2:3
Footnote: This long genealogy not only lists
names, but gives us insights into some of the people. Here almost as an
epitaph, the genealogy states that Er "was wicked in the Lord's sight; so the
Lord, put him to death." Now, thousands of years later, this is all we know of
the man. Each of us is forging a reputation, developing personal qualities by
which we will be remembered. How would God summarize your life up to now? Some
defiantly claim that how they live is their own business. But Scripture teaches
that the way you live today will determine how you will be remembered by others
and how you will be judged by God. What you do now does matter.
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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV
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