A Faith Rooted in the Past

A Faith Rooted in the Past - 1 Chr. 1-9

1 Chronicles 5:25-26 25

But they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had 26 destroyed before them. So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, the spirit of Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and he took them into exile,

1 Chronicles 9:1 So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because of their breach of faith.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 722

B.C.

Exile (northern tribes of Israel)

586

B.C.

Exile (southern Judah)

516

B.C.

Temple rebuilt

458

B.C.

Ezra comes to Jerusalem

445

B.C.

Walls of Jerusalem rebuilt

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) • From Creation through Abraham (ch. 1)

1 Chronicles 1:1-4 1

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Adam, Seth, Enosh; Kenan, Mahalalel, 3 4 Jared; Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1 Chronicles 1:24-28,34 24

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Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; Eber, Peleg, 26 27 Reu; Serug, Nahor, Terah; Abram, that is, Abraham.

28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

34 Abraham fathered Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) • From Creation through Abraham (ch. 1) • The 12 Tribes of Israel (ch. 2-8)

1 Chronicles 2:1-2 1

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, 2 Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) • From Creation through Abraham (ch. 1) • The 12 Tribes of Israel (ch. 2-8)

➢ ch 2-4

tribe of Judah

1 Chronicles 2:3-4 3

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah . . .

4 His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

1 Chronicles 2:12-15 12

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Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse.

Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

1 Chronicles 3:1-4 1

These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, 2 the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah; 4 six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months.

And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 3:5 5

These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel;

1 Chronicles 3:10-16 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;

1 Chronicles 3:17-21 17

and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, 18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah; 19 and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; 20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five. 21 The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, his son Shecaniah.

1 Chronicles 3:22-24 22

The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) • From Creation through Abraham (ch. 1) • The 12 Tribes of Israel (ch. 2-8)

➢ ch 2-4 tribe of Judah ➢ ch 6 tribe of Levi

1 Chronicles 6:1-8 1

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, 5 Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, 6 Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, 7 Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 8 Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz,

1 Chronicles 6:9-15 9

Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, 10 and Johanan fathered Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).

11 Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 12 Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, 13 Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, 14 Azariah fathered Seraiah, Seraiah fathered Jehozadak; 15 and Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) • From Creation through Abraham (ch. 1) • The 12 Tribes of Israel (ch. 2-8)

➢ ch 2-4 tribe of Judah ➢ ch 6 tribe of Levi ➢ ch 8 tribe of Benjamin

1 Chronicles 8:29-34 29

Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah. 30 His firstborn son: Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, 31 Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, 32 and Mikloth (he fathered Shimeah). Now these also lived opposite their kinsmen in Jerusalem, with their kinsmen. 33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish of Saul, Saul of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal; 34 and the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) • From Creation through Abraham (ch. 1) • The 12 Tribes of Israel (ch. 2-8) • Resettled Peopled after the Exile (ch. 9)

1 Chronicles 9:1-2 1

So all Israel was recorded in genealogies, and these are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

And Judah was taken into exile in Babylon because 2 of their breach of faith. Now the first to dwell again in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

1 Chronicles 9:3-6 3

And some of the people of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem: 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, from the sons of Perez the son of Judah.

5 And of the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

6 Of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen, 690.

1 Chronicles 9:19 Shallum the son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his fathers' house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent, as their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the LORD, keepers of the entrance.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) Reasons for the Genealogies 1)

Highlight God’s sovereign purposes

1 Chronicles 1:43-44 43

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, 44 the name of his city being Dinhabah. Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place . . .

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) Reasons for the Genealogies 1)

Highlight God’s sovereign purposes

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Show the continuity of God’s promises

1 Chronicles 5:18-20,22 18

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword, and drew the bow, expert in war, 44,760, able to go to war.

19 They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20 And when they prevailed over them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried out to God in the battle, and he granted their urgent plea because they trusted in him . . . 22 For many fell, because the war was of God. And they lived in their place until the exile.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 9

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." 10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!" And God granted what he asked.

A Faith Rooted in the Past (1 Chr. 1-9) Reasons for the Genealogies 1)

Highlight God’s sovereign purposes

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Show the continuity of God’s promises

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Reflect the corporate identity of God’s people

1 Chronicles 4:14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Ge-harashim, so-called because they were craftsmen.

1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

1 Chronicles 4:23 These were the potters who were inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the king's service.