1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter four, 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Judah 6 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: was the father of five sons, Perez, Hesron, Carmi, Her 7 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: and Schobel. Shobel was the father of Rhayah, the grandfather 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: of Jahath, and the great grandfather of Ahumi and Leayhad. 9 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: These men all belong to the Zorathite clan. Her was 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath. Some of his 11 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: descendants settled the town of Bethlehem. HER's other descendants included 12 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: e Tam Penwell and Easer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma 13 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: and Idbash, and his daughter was Hazelo Pone. Penwell settled 14 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: the town of Gidoor, and Isser settled the town of Hushah. Asher, 15 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: who settled the town of Takowa, had two wives, Hila 16 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: and Nara. Asher and Nara were the parents of Ahuzam, 17 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: Hefer Temeni and Hahashtari. Asher and Hilah were the parents 18 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 1: of Zarath, Ishar and ethnan Kaz, the father of Anub 19 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: and Zobiba, was also the ancestor of the clans of Aharhel, 20 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: the son of Harm. Jabez was a man who got 21 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: his name because of the pain he caused his mother 22 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: during birth, but he was still the most respected son 23 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: in his family. One day he prayed to Israel's God, 24 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,919 Speaker 1: please bless me and give me a lot of land. 25 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: Be with me so I will be safe from harm, 26 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: and God did just what Jabez had asked. Chileb was 27 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: the brother of Shuha and the father of Mahir. Later, 28 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: Mayhir had a son Eshton, whose three sons were Bethraphah, Pesiah, 29 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: and Tehnah. It was Tehnah who settled the town of Nahash. 30 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: These men and their families lived in the town of Rica. 31 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: Kennaz was the father of Othniel and Sayah. Othniel had 32 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: two sons, Hathath and Meonithi, who was the father of Ofra. 33 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: Sayah was the father of Joab, who settled a place 34 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: called Valley of Crafts because the people who lived there 35 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: were experts in making things. Caleb, son of Jafunah, had 36 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: three sons, iru Elah and nam Elah was the father 37 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: of kennaz Jahaliel was the father of zip Ziphah, Tiah 38 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: and Azirel. Ezra was the father of Jehr, Moreed, Ephr 39 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: and Jaylon. Moreed was married to Bithia, the daughter of 40 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: the King of Egypt. They had a daughter named Miriam 41 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: and two sons, Shamai and Ishba. It was Ishba who 42 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: settled the town of Eshtemoah. Moreed was also married to 43 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: a woman from the tribe of Judah, and their sons 44 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: were Jared, Heber and Jakuthiel. Jared settled the town of Geedoor, 45 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: Heber settled the town of Soko, and Jakuthiel settled the 46 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: town of Zenoah. A man named Hodiah was married to 47 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: the sister of Nahem. Hodiah's descendants included Keelah of the 48 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: Garmite clan and Eshtemoah of the Macath clan. Shimone was 49 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: the father of Amnon Rina, ben Hannan, and Telan Ishi 50 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: was the father of Zoheth and ben Zoheth. Judah also 51 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: had a son named Sheila, whose descendants included Jokim and 52 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: the people of the town of Kozibah, as well as 53 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: er who settled the town of Lecca, and Lata, who 54 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: settled the town of Marishah. The people who lived in 55 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: beth Ashbiah were also descendants of Sheila, and they were 56 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: experts in weaving cloth. Sheila was the ancestor of joe 57 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: Ash and Saraf, two men who married Moabite women and 58 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: then settled near Bethlehem, but these family records are very old. 59 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: The members of these clans were the potters who lived 60 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: in the towns of Ntame and Gheerah and worked for 61 00:04:54,120 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: the king. Simeon had five sons, Nemwel, Jemi, jerib Ziah, 62 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: and Shaoul. The descendants of Shaol included his son Shallum, 63 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: his grandson MiB Sam, and his great grandson Mishma. The 64 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: descendants of Mishmah included his son hem Weel, his grandsons Zakor, 65 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: and his great grandson Shimai. Shimai had sixteen sons and 66 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: six daughters, but his brothers did not have as many children, 67 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: so the Simian tribe was smaller than the Judah tribe. 68 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: Before David became king. The people of the Simian tribe 69 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: lived in the following towns Beersheba, Moladah Hazar, shul Bilhah, Easam, Tolad, Beth, Weel, Hoorma, 70 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: Ziklag Beth, Markabath Hazar, Susim, Beth, Biri, and shah Aim. 71 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: They also lived in the five villages of etam, Ain, Rimen, Tokien, 72 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: and Am, as well as in the nearby villages as 73 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: far as the town of Bail. These are the places 74 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: where Simeon's descendants had settled, according to their own family records, 75 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: as their families and clans became larger. The people of 76 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: Simeon had the following leaders Meshobab Jamlek Josha son of Amaziah, 77 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: Joel jaehu Elioni, Jacoba, Jeshoiah, Assayah, Adel jessemil Benaiah and Ziza. 78 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: When the people needed more pasture land for their flocks 79 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: and herds, they looked as far as the eastern side 80 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: of the valley, where the town of Garar is located, 81 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: and they found a lot of good pasture land that 82 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites, 83 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: but when Hezekiah was king of Judah, the descendants of 84 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,679 Speaker 1: Simeon attacked and forced the Hamites and may unite off 85 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: the land, then settled there. Some time later, five hundred 86 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: men from the Simian tribe went into Edom under the 87 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: command of Pelatiah, near Ayah, Raphaiah and Uziel, the sons 88 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: of Ishi. They killed the last of the Amalekites and 89 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: lived there from then on. Let's pray, Lord. 90 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: We thank you for your word, and we thank you 91 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 2: for the privilege of looking at it today. And Lord, 92 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 2: as we look at these long lists of names and 93 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 2: we see all these people and the tribes that they 94 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 2: came from, it reminds me of the promise that you 95 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 2: made to Abraham. You told him that he would be 96 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: the father of many people. And Lord, as we look 97 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 2: at your scriptures, we can see the many descendants that 98 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 2: came from Abraham. You also tell us in your word 99 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 2: that Abraham was your friend because he believed you, he 100 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 2: had faith in you. And elsewhere in scripture it's made 101 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 2: clear that you had in mind that Abraham's descendants would 102 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 2: ultimately include all those who had faith in Abraham's offspring, 103 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 2: which was a reference to your son Jesus Christ. So Lord, 104 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: we're grateful that when we look at this list of people, 105 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: we can see that this is a fulfillment of a 106 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: promise that you made and that you kept, and that 107 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 2: by faith in your son Jesus Christ, were likewise reckoned 108 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 2: as part of your family. We're grateful, Lord for the 109 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 2: fact that you have accomplished this, and that you care 110 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 2: about us as much as you do, and that you're 111 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 2: accomplishing great and mighty things in this world. But even 112 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 2: better things are yet to come, and we look forward 113 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: to that in faith. And we love you, Lord, and 114 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 2: we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. 115 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: Amen.