The statement, \u201cThese were the sons of Israel,\u201d begins the genealogy of the sons chosen to inherit the covenant Abraham made with God. Here begins the line of Judah that leads to David and ultimately to the Messiah, Jesus Christ, our only hope of salvation.<\/p>\n
We do not put our hope in religion or possessions, nor do we trust in our nation or pedigree. Eternal life is available only through the second birth, a spiritual birth. No matter how great our first-birth privileges or heritage are, they will not help us secure our salvation. The only help we have is in surrendering to Jesus Christ our Redeemer and what He has done for us. However, there is a heritage that is important for us all\u2014the example of a personal, spiritual relationship with Jesus that we pass down to our children.<\/p>\n
Two brothers grew up in a country home. When they were adults, they moved away and became wealthy. They occasionally visited their father and mother; but when their parents went to heaven, they did not know what to do with the old house. One said to the other, “If you’ll sell out your interest to me, I’ll tear down the house and build a summer home there, and let you come out to it whenever you want.” The brother agreed, and they took a trip to the old homestead to tear it down. But when they went into the house, they were struck with many sacred memories. One walked up and down in front of the old fireplace, while the other sat down. Finally one said to the other, “You know what I’m thinking about? I’ve changed my mind since I’ve been sitting here. We’re not going to tear down this old house.” “That is a strange thing,” said the other brother. “Because as I’ve been walking up and down, that is exactly what I was thinking.” He looked around and said, “Here is the old chair that father sat in as he read the Bible to us during family worship\u2014the chair around which we knelt as he lifted our hearts to God.” They stayed there 2 hours talking things over, and then they both got down on their knees by the old chair, repented, and wept their hearts out before God. They went back to their lives, saved men. They gave much of their old-god money to God and began to live for their new God, the God Almighty. The old house still stands today. Not a single thing was moved out because the family altar had been established there. May we also come to know and experience that kind of spiritual heritage for our children and grandchildren, down to many generations.<\/p>\n
“LORD, please give us the long view of eternity as we serve You this day.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n =============================================================<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Chronicles 2 KJV<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1<\/sup>\u00a0These\u00a0are\u00a0<\/em>the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,\u00a0\u00a02<\/sup>\u00a0Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3<\/sup>\u00a0The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah:\u00a0which<\/em>three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the\u00a0LORD; and he slew him.\u00a04<\/sup>\u00a0And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>five.\u00a05<\/sup>\u00a0The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.\u00a06<\/sup> And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.\u00a07<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.\u00a0\u00a08<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.\u00a09<\/sup>\u00a0The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.\u00a010<\/sup>\u00a0And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;\u00a011<\/sup>\u00a0And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,\u00a012<\/sup>\u00a0And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, 13<\/sup>\u00a0And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,\u00a014<\/sup>\u00a0Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,\u00a015<\/sup>\u00a0Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:\u00a016<\/sup>Whose sisters\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.\u00a017<\/sup>\u00a0And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>Jether the Ishmeelite.\u00a018<\/sup>\u00a0And Caleb the son of Hezron begat\u00a0children\u00a0<\/em>of Azubah\u00a0his\u00a0<\/em>wife, and of Jerioth: her sons\u00a0are\u00a0<\/em>these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.\u00a019<\/sup>\u00a0And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.\u00a020<\/sup>\u00a0And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 21<\/sup>\u00a0And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he\u00a0was<\/em>threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.\u00a0\u00a022<\/sup>\u00a0And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.\u00a023<\/sup>\u00a0And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof,\u00a0even\u00a0<\/em>threescore cities. All these\u00a0belonged to\u00a0<\/em>the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.\u00a024<\/sup>\u00a0And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron\u2019s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. 25<\/sup> And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Ahijah.\u00a026<\/sup>\u00a0Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>Atarah; she\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the mother of Onam.\u00a027<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.\u00a028<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.\u00a029<\/sup>\u00a0And the name of the wife of Abishur\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.\u00a030<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.\u00a031<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.\u00a032<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.\u00a033<\/sup>And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34<\/sup>\u00a0Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>Jarha.\u00a035<\/sup>\u00a0And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.\u00a036<\/sup>\u00a0And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,\u00a037<\/sup>\u00a0And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,\u00a038<\/sup>\u00a0And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,\u00a039<\/sup>\u00a0And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,\u00a040<\/sup>\u00a0And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,\u00a041<\/sup>\u00a0And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 42<\/sup> Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel\u00a0were\u00a0<\/em>, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.\u00a043<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.\u00a044<\/sup>\u00a0And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.\u00a045<\/sup>\u00a0And the son of Shammai\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>Maon: and Maon\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>the father of Beth-zur.\u00a046<\/sup>\u00a0And Ephah, Caleb\u2019s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.\u00a047<\/sup>\u00a0And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.\u00a048<\/sup>\u00a0Maachah, Caleb\u2019s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.\u00a049<\/sup>\u00a0She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb\u00a0was\u00a0<\/em>Achsah. 50<\/sup>\u00a0These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,\u00a051<\/sup>\u00a0Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.\u00a052<\/sup>\u00a0And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>half of the Manahethites.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a053<\/sup>\u00a0And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.\u00a054<\/sup>\u00a0The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.\u00a0\u00a055<\/sup>\u00a0And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites,\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>Suchathites. 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