Day 225 Reading Schedule: 1 Chronicles 6-9

1 Chronicles 6: Genealogy of the Tribe of Levi

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This chapter contains the genealogy of the tribe of Levi and its cities. The battlefield describes the genealogy of the tribes east of the Jordan and their corruption, and chapter 7 describes the tribes living west of the Jordan. Between these two chapters is the main chapter, which mentions the genealogy of the tribe of Levi. This is because the author of this book treated the Levites specifically from a priestly perspective. This chapter records the genealogy of the high priests from Aaron to the time of the captivity (verses 1-15) and the descendants of Levi's three sons (verses 16-30). It then repeatedly records the genealogy of Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, who were in charge of praise (verses 31-48), and the genealogy of the high priest (verses 49-53), and finally describes the residence of the tribe of Levi (verses 54-81).

​1 Chronicles 7: Genealogy of the six tribes

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The tribes shown in this chapter are those located on the west side of the Jordan River. This is the same place as Northern Israel. In this way, the main chapter records the genealogy of the six tribes in the north of Israel, including the genealogy of the tribe of Issachar (verses 1-5), the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin (verses 6-12), and the genealogy of the tribe of Naphtali (verse 13). Then, the genealogy of the half-tribe of Manasseh (verses 14-19), the genealogy of the tribe of Ephraim (verses 20-29), and finally the genealogy of the tribe of Asher (verses 30-40). The main chapter of this content is a genealogy recorded for the people who, although from the northern tribe of Israel, became members of Ezra's religious community upon their return from captivity in Israel.

1 Chronicles 8: Genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin

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In this chapter, the tribe of Benjamin, which was mentioned while examining the 12 tribes of Israel, appears again. In other words, in this chapter, Benjamin's genealogy, which was only briefly introduced in Chapter 7, is again described with a focus on specific people. The main chapter, which is the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin, is composed of the first half (verses 1-28), which mentions the genealogy of the chieftains of the tribe of Benjamin until the dynasty era, and the second half (verses 29-40), which describes the genealogy of Saul's royal family. The intention of this chapter's genealogical description was to reveal the genealogy of Saul's royal family, which leads to Benjamin, Ehud, and Saul. Therefore, the genealogy shown in this chapter is very complex, making it difficult to understand the exact vein of the genealogy. This is because it was structured around a specific person. The author recorded the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin with interest because, after their return from captivity, their influence in the Israelite community was second only to that of the tribe of Judah. In fact, because they belonged to the Kingdom of Judah when the kingdom was divided, they were able to escape the abuse of Assyria in 722 B.C. and return to Jerusalem even after the Babylonian captivity.

1 Chronicles 9: Those Returning from Captivity

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In introducing the genealogy of the Davidic dynasty, the final chapter is in contrast to the previous chapter (chapters 1-8), which mentions the 12 tribes of Israel. This is because this chapter records the current status of the residents living in Jerusalem after returning from captivity in Babylon. The main chapter, which is the last part of the genealogy, includes the tribes of Benjamin and Judah who lived in Jerusalem (verses 1-9), the list of priests and praisers (verses 10-16), and the gatekeepers who guarded the tabernacle in David's time (verses 17-27). ), various service positions in the sanctuary (verses 28-34), etc., and finally, the genealogy of Saul's royal family is recorded (verses 35-44). While recording the genealogy in this way, this chapter emphasizes Jerusalem as a symbol of Jehovah's presence and reign.​