1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter seven, 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the New English translation. The 6 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: Sons of Isakar Tola, Pua, Joshub, and Shimron. Four in all, 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: the sons of Tola, Uzzy, Refiah, Jeriel, Jemi, jib Sam 8 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: and Samuel. They were leaders of their families. In the 9 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: time of David. There were twenty two thousand, six hundred 10 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: warriors listed in Tola's genealogical records. The son of Uzzi 11 00:00:54,760 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: is Rahiah. The sons of Israehiah, Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Asiah, 12 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: all five were leaders. According to the genealogical records of 13 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: their families, they had thirty six thousand warriors available for battle, 14 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: for they had numerous wives and sons. All together, the 15 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: genealogical records of the clans of Isakar listed eighty seven 16 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 1: thousand warriors. The sons of Benjamin, Bila, Beaker, and Jediah. 17 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: Three in all, the sons of Beila, Esben Uzi, Uziel, 18 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: Jeremoth and Eerie. The five of them were leaders of 19 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: their families. There were twenty two thousand and thirty four 20 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: warriors listed in their genealogical records. The sons of Beaker, Zemara, Joe, 21 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: ash Elizer, Eleon and I, Omri, Jeremoth, abaijah Anathoth and Alameth. 22 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: All these were the sons of Beaker. There were twenty thousand, 23 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:09,519 Speaker 1: two hundred family leaders and warriors listed in their genealogical records. 24 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: The son of Jediel, bill Han, the sons of bill Han, Jayush, 25 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: Benjamin I, hud Kenana, Zethyn, Tarshish and Arishahar All these 26 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: were the sons of Jadeel. Listed in their genealogical records 27 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: were seventeen thousand, two hundred family leaders and warriors who 28 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: were capable of marching out to battle. The Shoepites and 29 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: Hohopites were descendants of Ire. The Hushites were descendants of Aher. 30 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: The sons of Naphtali Jaziel Gooni, Jeezer and Shalom, sons 31 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: of Bilha. The sons of Manassa Asrael who was born 32 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: to Manassa's Aremian concubine. She also gave birth to Makir, 33 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: the father of Gilead. Now Makir married a wife from 34 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: the Hoopites and Shipeites. His sister's name was Makah. Zolofahad 35 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: was Manassa's second son. He had only daughters. Makah Mkir's 36 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: wife gave birth to a son whom she named Peresh. 37 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: His brother was Sheeresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakeem, 38 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: the son of Ulam Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, 39 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: son of Makhir, son of Manassa. His sister Hamolaketh gave 40 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: birth to Ishdad, Abezar and Malah. The sons of Shamidah 41 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: were a Hyan, Shechem, Likhi, and anni Am. The descendants 42 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: of Ephraim, shuth Alah, his son Bad, his son Tahath, 43 00:03:56,080 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: his son Elidah, his son Tahath his son and Zabad 44 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: his son shuth Alah, Ezar and Eliad were killed by 45 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: the men of Gath, who were natives of the land, 46 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: when they went down to steal their cattle. Their father, 47 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: Ephriam mourned for them many days, and his brothers came 48 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: to console him. He had sexual relations with his wife. 49 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephriam 50 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: named him Buriyah because tragedy had come to his family. 51 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: His daughter was Shira, who built lower and Upper Beth Huran, 52 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: as well as Uzin. Shira, his son Reefhah, his son Reshef, 53 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: his son Tila, his son Tahan, his son Laidan, his 54 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: son Amahud, his son Elishima, his son Nun, and his 55 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: son Joshua. Their property in settlements included Bethel and its 56 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: surrounding towns, Naran to the east, Geezer and its surrounding 57 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: towns to the west, and Shechem and its surrounding towns 58 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: as far as Ayah and its surrounding towns. On the 59 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: border of Manassa's territory were Beth Sheeyann and its surrounding towns, 60 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 1: Tanakh and its surrounding towns, Megiddo and its surrounding towns, 61 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: and Door and its surrounding towns. The descendants of Joseph, 62 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: Israel's son lived there, the sons of asher imnah ishva 63 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: Ishvi and Buriyah. Sarah was their sister. The sons of Burayah, 64 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: Heber and Malkiel, who was the father of Beers Eith. 65 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: Heber was the father of Jaflett, Shomer, Hatham and Shua, 66 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: their sister. The sons of Jafflet, Paysak, bim Hal and Ashvath. 67 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: These were Jaflet's sons. The sons of his brother Simer, Roga, 68 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:03,679 Speaker 1: Huba and Aram. The sons of his brother Helem Zopha, Imna, 69 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: Sheilash and Amal. The sons of Zofa, Sua, Harnifer, Shul, Bhri, Imra, Beezer, 70 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: Had Shama, shilshaw Ishraan and Bira. The sons of Jeeth, Jeffuna, Pispah, 71 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: and Era. The sons of Ullah, Eira, Heniel and Rizia. 72 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: All these were the descendants of Asher. They were the 73 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: leaders of their families, the most capable men who were 74 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: warriors and served as head chiefs. There were twenty six 75 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: thousand warriors listed in their genealogical records as capable of 76 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: doing battle. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, 77 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: and we thank you for the privilege of being able 78 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: to look at it today and again, Lord, as we 79 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: continue this look at the genealogical records that you have 80 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the Book of First chronicles. We 81 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: see these things as the fulfillment of your promise to 82 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: make Abraham's descendants as numerous as the stars and the sky, 83 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: and as numerous as the sand on the shore. And Lord, 84 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: you refer to many of these men as warriors and 85 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: capable of doing battle, and we're grateful that you raise 86 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: these men up. But we're also grateful Lord for the 87 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: battles that you fight on our behalf. We know Lord 88 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 1: that so often we think that we're in this world 89 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: and have to fight every battle in our own strength, 90 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: But you sent your son Jesus Christ to accomplish in 91 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: this world what we could never accomplish in our flesh. 92 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: So we're grateful that through Jesus Christ, the ultimate battles 93 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: that we need help with, that we need defense in 94 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: the midst of are ultimately battles that are fought in 95 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: one by your son Jesus Christ, whom we trust. So 96 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 1: we're grateful Lord for that reality. We're grateful for your 97 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: presence with us, and we thank you for your goodness, grace, 98 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: and love toward us. We commit ourselves to you today 99 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: and we thank you for being with us and all 100 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: things in Jesus' name. Amen.