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Texts -- 1 Chronicles 1:1-14 (NET)

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Adam’s Descendants
1:1 Adam , Seth , Enosh , 1:2 Kenan , Mahalalel , Jered , 1:3 Enoch , Methuselah , Lamech , 1:4 Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth .
Japheth’s Descendants
1:5 The sons of Japheth : Gomer , Magog , Madai , Javan , Tubal , Meshech , and Tiras . 1:6 The sons of Gomer : Ashkenaz , Riphath , and Togarmah . 1:7 The sons of Javan : Elishah , Tarshish , the Kittites , and the Rodanites .
Ham’s Descendants
1:8 The sons of Ham : Cush , Mizraim , Put , and Canaan . 1:9 The sons of Cush : Seba , Havilah , Sabta , Raamah , and Sabteca . The sons of Raamah : Sheba and Dedan . 1:10 Cush was the father of Nimrod , who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth . 1:11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites , Anamites , Lehabites , Naphtuhites , 1:12 Pathrusites , Casluhites (from whom the Philistines descended ), and the Caphtorites . 1:13 Canaan was the father of Sidon – his firstborn – and Heth , 1:14 as well as the Jebusites , Amorites , Girgashites ,

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  • There are at least three purposes for the inclusion of this genealogy, which contains 10 paragraphs (vv. 1-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-27, 28-31, and 32).1. It shows the development of the human race from Ada...
  • Chronicles covers a broader period of history than any other Old Testament book. It begins with Adam and ends with Anani who lived eight generations after King Jehoiachin (1 Chron. 3:24). If we allow 25 years for each generat...
  • The central subject of 1 and 2 Chronicles is the temple of God. Someone evidently wrote these books at the end of the Babylonian exile to encourage the Israelites to reestablish Israel's national life in the Promised Land. In...
  • I. Israel's historical roots chs. 1-9A. The lineage of David chs. 1-3B. The house of Israel chs. 4-71. The family of Judah 4:1-232. The family of Simeon 4:24-433. The families of Transjordan ch. 54. The family of Levi ch. 65....
  • "The fact that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles devoted nine chapters out of sixty-five to genealogies (1 Chr 1-9) makes clear that these were of great importance to him and bear significantly on his purpose in writing his wo...
  • This list clearly defines the priests and Levites' line of descent. Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (v. 49; cf. Num. 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctl...
  • This list obviously parallels to some extent David's genealogy (chs. 1-3). Saul came from the tribe of Benjamin, not from the tribe of Judah that God had promised leadership of the nation. One reason the writer had an interes...
  • 38:1-2 The Lord commanded Ezekiel to utter an oracle of judgment against Gog (cf. 1 Chron. 5:4; Rev. 20:8), who was the prince (king) over Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. His land was Magog (cf. Gen. 10:2; Rev. 20:8).The identity o...
  • This pericope continues the emphasis on future peace.5:5b Assyria was the main threat to the Israelites in Micah's day, but this prophecy predicts their victory over the Assyrians. This did not happen in the history of Israel...
  • Why did Luke place his genealogy of Jesus at this point in his Gospel? Probably he did so because this was the beginning of Jesus' public ministry. Matthew recorded Jesus' genealogy to show that He had a legitimate right by b...
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