The Meaning Of Life

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Sorry for the sudden changes, but I’ve gotten way off base. My original intent was to simply share my notes about the books and chapters as I read them, but somehow someone dropped the reins and my mouth has began to run wild. Most of this problem is caused by the fact that I was an instructor for most of my life; first I was a fire service instructor teaching other firefighters, then I was an emergency communications instructor 911 Dispatchers. It’s my nature to teach, but that was not my goal for this blog. So, I will try to keep my mouth in under control; no ramblings.

1 Chronicles 1 is basically a documentation of genealogy. From Adam to Noah, only direct lineage is covered, but once you get to Noah, the chart spreads out to include the descendants of each of Noah’s sons. And you can trace the lineage of Jesus Christ through documents like this.

Unless you are really into this, it’s highly unlikely you have the ability or the desire to memorize all of this, but it is good for reference when needed. For example, we’ve read about great battles Israel had with the Amalekites. The Amalekites came from Amalek, a grandson of Esau. And remember that Esau was a twin to Jacob, and Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of soup, then later regretted that, especially when Isaac gave his blessings to Jacob. And in anger, Esau married outside of the family, just to spit Isaac, and while still cousins, the Amalekites became enemies of Israel.

You can also find names like Midian, whose lands his descendants settled in were the lands that Moses fled to after he killed the Egyptian task master.

So, this chapter is beneficial to studying the events of the Bible.

1 Chronicles 2 covers the geneaology from Judah to David. And we’ve also studied about Judah, one of the sons of Israel (Jacob) and the lineage going down through Caleb, Boaz, Jesse, and eventually David, whom we are studying right now. And while there are many, many people in the Bible, take note we study those most directly related to Jesus Christ incarnate. And also take note, that that lineage isn’t always rosy and bright; God often calls upon the least to lead, showing us that you don’t have to be a “Billy Graham” or a “Pat Roberts” to lead the people.

Remember, Judah had a child with his daughter-in-law Tamar who played the prostitute and who Judah thought was a prostitute. Imagine something like that occurring in our “holier than thou” world we live in today.

Rahab, the harlot who helped two spies of Israel escape Jericho married Salmon, and is in the lineage of Jesus down through Boaz. And Boaz married a Moabite woman who came from a pagan country that sacrificed children.

Regardless of your finances, your social standing, your occupation, and even your morals, you may be called by God at any time to serve Him.