1 Chronicles 2 | The Line of Judah

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Charlie Mitchell 0:02

You're listening to the Dope Daily Audio Bible, and I'm your guide, Pastor Charlie Mitchell. And today, we're looking at First Chronicles chapter two. Let's roll. These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Judah's sons Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's for- firstborn, was evil in the Lord's sight, so he put him to death. bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all. Perez's sons, Hezron and Hamul. Zerah's sons, Zimri, Ethan, Heman Calcol, and Dara, five in all. Carmi's sons, Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction. Ethan's son, Azariah. Hezron's sons, who were born to him, Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. Abinadab and Abinadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah's descendants. Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz. Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn. Abinadab was born second, Shammah third, Nathaniel fourth, Raddai fifth, Ozem sixth, and David seventh. their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. Amas's mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite. Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah's sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. when Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him. Hur fathered Uri, Bezalel, and Uri fathered Bezalel. After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when she was 60 years old, and she bore Segub to him. Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead. But Geshur and Aram captured Jair's villages, along with Kenath and its surrounding villages, 60 towns. All these were the descendants of Makir, father of Gilead. After Hezron's death in Caleb Ephrathah, His wife Abijah bore Asher to him. He was father of Tekoa. the sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn, Ram, his firstborn, Banna, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam. the sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn, Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Onam's sons, Shammai and Jada. Shammai's sons, Nadab and Abishur. Abishur's wife was named Abihail, and Molad to him. Nadab's sons, Selit and Apaim. Selit died without children. Apaim's son, Ishi. Ishi's son, Sheshan. Sheshan's descendants, Alai. the sons of Jada, brother of Shammai, Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. Jonathan's sons, Zaza, these were the descendants of Jeremia. Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and he bore Attai to him. Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. Zabad fathered Jehu fathered Azariah. Azariah father, Azariah fathered Helez, And Heleh's father, Elasa. Elasa fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. Shallum fathered Jakamiah, And Jechemiah, father Elishama. The sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, Mesha his firstborn, father Ziph And Mereshah, his second, father Hebron. Hebron's sons, Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai Shammai's son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur. Caleb's concubine, Ephah, was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. Jedai's sons, Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaf. concubine, Maacah, was the mother of Sheber Tirhanah. She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah's father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibeaa. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. These were Caleb's descendants. The sons of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn. Shobal, father of Kiriath Sa- Salma, father of Bethlehem, Hareph, father of Beth Gader. These were the descendants of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim. Herawa, half of the Menathites, and the family of Kiriah-Jearim, the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, Mishrites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites, descended from these. Salma's descendants, Bethlehem, Athroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manathites, the Zorites, and the families of scribes who lived in Jabez, the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sukkathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rekab's family. Let's pray Heavenly Father, we see a lot of names in these passages, and you are the author of every single one of their stories. You work through families, generations, victories, failures, unexpected people, all of these things to accomplish your purposes. This is a reminder that history is not random and that every single generation matters. So thank you that you're still at work in ordinary people. Some of us come from strong families, others come from broken families. But none of us are defined by our past more than we are defined by your grace. So help us to be faithful where you've placed us, heal what is broken in our families, strengthen what is weak, and help us to leave a legacy that points others to your goodness. In Jesus' name we pray, amen