Tue, 15 November, 2005: Today’s Bible readings.
10 The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 The descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son; 17 and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son….
The books of Chronicles lists names. There is chapter after chapter of names. Sometimes it is difficult to read these lists of names since they are so hard for us to pronounce, and we know next to nothing of the people. But God gave us these scriptures for a purpose, so no matter how hard it is for us, we still need to spend time reading these lists and seeking what God has for us in them.
What do we learn from this?
It really isn’t difficult to understand how today’s lists is significant. Chapter three lists David’s sons, and traces the line of kings from David through the exile in Babylon. King of Judah after king of Judah up to the exile. Then it traces the line of David through the exile.
Where is Christ in this passage?
Why is this list significant? Compare this list with Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus Christ. Notice anything? This list in Chronicles is the line of the promise. God promised David that he would have a son on the throne for all time. The Messiah was promised to come from the line of David. This list of names is significant because it leads us to Jesus Christ.
Update: I just realized today’s reading was 1 Chronicles 5-6 instead of 1 Chronicles 3-4, so I used the wrong text for today. Sorry.
