May 6, 2026
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Reading along with us in 1 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
1 Chronicles 1 (NIV)
Historical Records From Adam to Abraham
To Noah’s Sons
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
4 The sons of Noah:
Shem, Ham and Japheth.…..Continue Reading
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The book of Chronicles starts with a genealogy that was very important to the Jews. It begins with Adam and goes to those who ruled Edom, a neighbor and relative of Israel, but who had rulers in Canaan before the Jews had a king. It is interesting the side comments that are made about some and how which part of a genealogy is emphasized. The writer is going to focus on the kings of Judah, so he does want to show where they came from as well as describing other peoples that surrounded the promised land.
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Psalm 103; Lamentations 5; Job 42; 1 Chronicles 1
This is quite a look at humanity from Adam to Edom. While the geneologies are not the most exciting reads they are important because they always show us a big picture view of the work of God.
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I find the deviations from the genealogy interesting. Like:
“Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth.”
I Chronicles 1:10 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/1ch.1.10.NKJV
“He was a mighty hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.””
Genesis 10:9 NKJV that sounds like a good thing, but “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.”
Genesis 10:10 NKJV
Beginning Babel, not good.
“To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.”
I Chronicles 1:19 NKJV
What does it mean that the earth was divided? Some say this was the time of Tower of Babel.
“And the sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan’s sister was Timna.”
I Chronicles 1:39 NKJV
Here a random sister is mentioned. I guess she is the royal line of Edom. From a Jewish source. Genesis 36:22 same genealogy.