The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / GENERATIONS

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 41 of 365 GENERATIONS Ancient Hebrew culture depended on detailed genealogical lists to determine questions of inheritance and land-use rights. After the conquest of Canaan, each tribe received its portion of the promised land (Jos 13 - 21). Ownership and land rights were passed from father to oldest son, or daughter if there was no son (Nu 27:1 - 11). Other matters such as service in the temple and royal succession were also determined by genealogy. Old Testament genealogies attest to God's faithfulness - across generations - in honoring his promise to make Israel a great nation (Ge 12:1 - 3). The genealogy of Jesus (Mt 1:1 - 17) reflects the promises of God kept since the days of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Ac 13:32 - 33). It shows Christ as the legitimate heir in the line of David. In Jesus, God fulfilled his promise to establish the ultimate king on David's throne (Isa 9:6 - 7; Ro 1:2 - 3). Jesus, I thank you for the gift of your Word, which allows me to look back on all the promises you've already kept. I worship you for your omniscience as I look forward to all the promises you still plan to keep. Amen. 1 Chronicles 5:17-26 NASB 17 All of these were enrolled in the genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 18 The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who went to war. 19 They made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab. 20 They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him. 21 They took away their cattle: their 50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, 2,000 donkeys; and 100,000 men. 22 For many fell slain, because the war was of God. And they settled in their place until the exile. 23 Now the sons of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land; from Bashan to Baal-hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon they were numerous. 24 These were the heads of their fathers' households, even Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of their fathers' households. 25 But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul, king of Assyria, even the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away into exile, namely the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara and to the river of Gozan, to this day.