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John 1
What does John say in his prologue (v. 1-18) about the Word? How does this information about Jesus impact you? God’s Word. There is so much wrapped up in that one thought! God’s Word is the power through which He created everything that is. It is also the expression of all that God is. And God’s Word is His promise; His plan for the redemption of the world which was from the beginning. All of this is embodied in the person of Jesus Christ. It is through Jesus that we have life, according to the promise of God, whom Jesus reveals to us.
1 Chron. 1-3
Why was this long genealogy, particularly the royal line of David, important to the chronicler? The genealogies are important to the thread of God’s Plan that is woven throughout the entire Bible. They connect Adam to Jesus through the chosen path of Abraham and David. The more familiar I get with the Bible, the more some of the names stick out to me. For instance, noting that Joab, who was the controversial commander of David’s army throughout his rein, was David’s cousin – the son of one of his sisters – adds some interesting perspective to their relationship. Perhaps this explains part of why David kept him on in spite of their conflicts. This is also the Joab that David commanded Solomon to bring retribution on.
In any case, I think there is far more significance in the genealogies than I currently realize. I know most of the nations that God drove out of the Promised Land before Israel were descendants of Ham, whom Noah cursed. Interesting. That, to me, is just one more verification that what God says always comes to pass. There are other interesting details that I am aware of as well. Like Zerubbabel, the man who rebuilt the temple in Jerusalem after the exile, being in the royal line that led straight to Jesus. So, though they are still difficult and tedious to read through, the genealogies are slowly becoming much more interesting to me.