Day 223 Reading schedule: 1 Chronicles 1-3

1 Chronicles 1: Genealogy from Adam to Jacob

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This chapter serves as important material to prove that the history recorded in the genealogy is not general history, but the history of God's people. The genealogy from Adam to Noah is recorded in Genesis chapter 5 (verses 1-4). Subsequently, as in Chapter 10 of Genesis, it is recorded that the earth became filled with people again after Noah (verses 5-23). Also, like Chapter 11, there is a genealogy from Shem to Abraham (verses 24-28), and a genealogy of Ishmael's descendants and Abraham's descendants by Keturah is also recorded (verses 29-35). The last part records Esau's descendants (verses 36-54). This is to reveal that Israel is God's chosen people based on the genealogy of Israel's ancestors already recorded in Genesis.

1 Chronicles 2: Genealogy of Judas Store

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This chapter introduces the genealogy of the descendants of Judah among the sons of Israel. Since the author of this book records the genealogy according to the context of redemptive history, this chapter introduces the name of the tribe of Judah according to the genealogy from which the Messiah will be born, which reveals that the author of this book records the genealogy of the Israelites for spiritual purposes. The first half records the genealogy from Israel (Jacob) to David (verses 1-17), the middle part records the descendants of Hezron (verses 18-41), and the second half records the descendants of Caleb (verses 42-55).

1 Chronicles 3: David’s Descendants

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This chapter deals with the lineage of David, the central character in Chronicles. This chapter continues the genealogy of King David's father, Jesse, listed in Chapter 2. In the first half, all of David's sons born from his wife and concubines are introduced (verses 1-9), and the kings of David's family from Solomon to Jeconiah and Zedekiah are recorded (verses 10-16). And after the destruction of Jerusalem, the descendants of Jeconiah, the grandson of Zerubbabel, are recorded (verses 17-21), and finally, the descendants of Shekaniah through four generations are recorded (verses 22-24). In this way, this chapter focuses on the Davidic dynasty because the Davidic dynasty occupies a significant role in the history of redemption. ​