1 Chronicles 7 & 8

April 25, 2022

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Reading along with us in 1 Chronicles? Here’s today’s reading:

1 Chronicles 7 & 8 (NIV)

Issachar
1 The sons of Issachar:
Tola, Puah, Jashub and Shimron—four in all.
2 The sons of Tola:
Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam and Samuel—heads of their families. During the reign of David, the descendants of Tola listed as fighting men in their genealogy numbered 22,600.
3 The son of Uzzi:
Izrahiah.
The sons of Izrahiah:
Michael, Obadiah, Joel and Ishiah. All five of them were chiefs. 4 According to their family genealogy, they had 36,000 men ready for battle, for they had many wives and children...........Continue Reading

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  1. I know the times they were in at the point of these readings were very different but I can’t imagine someone writing the history of my husband without mentioning myself or his daughter Grace. I know women are important to God and I am so appreciative of having a Pastor that shares with us the many places in the Bible where a woman had great significance in God’s plans, even prostitutes like Rahab. But I must admit sometimes when you read chapter after chapter like these you feel the difficulty of being a women in these times and appreciate how far we have come.

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  4. More genealogies are here, focused on the numbers of fighting men from each tribe. It is interesting to consider why certain events are noted and others are not, but those closer to the making of these lists would certainly know. And these lists were made more for them. We can more understand why certain qualities or contributions are noted as far as prowess in warfare or leadership. All scripture is God breathed and useful, just some are more useful then others….

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  5. Many “mighty men of valor.” I always think to myself, “manly men.” These are not today’s “soy boys.”

    It’s interesting after Ephraim’s tragic loss….”And when he went in to his wife, she conceived and bore a son; and he called his name Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.” It mentions his daughter, Sheerah. Apparently she built some cities/towns? Am I understanding that correctly? What would that mean? Is that physical buildings, or was she a mayor or something?

    “24 Now his daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah; 25 and Rephah was his son, as well as Resheph, and Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27 Nun his son, and Joshua his son.”

    And there is Joshua, son of Nun.

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    1. It’s tough to say, Amy. But it appears she was involved in the building process….maybe in the planning/overseeing, than the actual construction…but maybe a little of that too…

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