WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 4

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangey, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter four,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. Judah

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<v Speaker 1>was the father of five sons, Perez, Hesron, Carmi, Her

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<v Speaker 1>and Schobel. Shobel was the father of Rhayah, the grandfather

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<v Speaker 1>of Jahath, and the great grandfather of Ahumi and Leayhad.

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<v Speaker 1>These men all belong to the Zorathite clan. Her was

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<v Speaker 1>the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath. Some of his

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<v Speaker 1>descendants settled the town of Bethlehem. HER's other descendants included

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<v Speaker 1>e Tam Penwell and Easer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma

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<v Speaker 1>and Idbash, and his daughter was Hazelo Pone. Penwell settled

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<v Speaker 1>the town of Gidoor, and Isser settled the town of Hushah. Asher,

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<v Speaker 1>who settled the town of Takowa, had two wives, Hila

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<v Speaker 1>and Nara. Asher and Nara were the parents of Ahuzam,

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<v Speaker 1>Hefer Temeni and Hahashtari. Asher and Hilah were the parents

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<v Speaker 1>of Zarath, Ishar and ethnan Kaz, the father of Anub

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<v Speaker 1>and Zobiba, was also the ancestor of the clans of Aharhel,

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<v Speaker 1>the son of Harm. Jabez was a man who got

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<v Speaker 1>his name because of the pain he caused his mother

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<v Speaker 1>during birth, but he was still the most respected son

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<v Speaker 1>in his family. One day he prayed to Israel's God,

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<v Speaker 1>please bless me and give me a lot of land.

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<v Speaker 1>Be with me so I will be safe from harm,

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<v Speaker 1>and God did just what Jabez had asked. Chileb was

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<v Speaker 1>the brother of Shuha and the father of Mahir. Later,

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<v Speaker 1>Mayhir had a son Eshton, whose three sons were Bethraphah, Pesiah,

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<v Speaker 1>and Tehnah. It was Tehnah who settled the town of Nahash.

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<v Speaker 1>These men and their families lived in the town of Rica.

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<v Speaker 1>Kennaz was the father of Othniel and Sayah. Othniel had

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<v Speaker 1>two sons, Hathath and Meonithi, who was the father of Ofra.

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<v Speaker 1>Sayah was the father of Joab, who settled a place

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<v Speaker 1>called Valley of Crafts because the people who lived there

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<v Speaker 1>were experts in making things. Caleb, son of Jafunah, had

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<v Speaker 1>three sons, iru Elah and nam Elah was the father

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<v Speaker 1>of kennaz Jahaliel was the father of zip Ziphah, Tiah

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<v Speaker 1>and Azirel. Ezra was the father of Jehr, Moreed, Ephr

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<v Speaker 1>and Jaylon. Moreed was married to Bithia, the daughter of

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Egypt. They had a daughter named Miriam

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<v Speaker 1>and two sons, Shamai and Ishba. It was Ishba who

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<v Speaker 1>settled the town of Eshtemoah. Moreed was also married to

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<v Speaker 1>a woman from the tribe of Judah, and their sons

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<v Speaker 1>were Jared, Heber and Jakuthiel. Jared settled the town of Geedoor,

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<v Speaker 1>Heber settled the town of Soko, and Jakuthiel settled the

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<v Speaker 1>town of Zenoah. A man named Hodiah was married to

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<v Speaker 1>the sister of Nahem. Hodiah's descendants included Keelah of the

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<v Speaker 1>Garmite clan and Eshtemoah of the Macath clan. Shimone was

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<v Speaker 1>the father of Amnon Rina, ben Hannan, and Telan Ishi

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<v Speaker 1>was the father of Zoheth and ben Zoheth. Judah also

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<v Speaker 1>had a son named Sheila, whose descendants included Jokim and

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<v Speaker 1>the people of the town of Kozibah, as well as

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<v Speaker 1>er who settled the town of Lecca, and Lata, who

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<v Speaker 1>settled the town of Marishah. The people who lived in

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<v Speaker 1>beth Ashbiah were also descendants of Sheila, and they were

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<v Speaker 1>experts in weaving cloth. Sheila was the ancestor of joe

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<v Speaker 1>Ash and Saraf, two men who married Moabite women and

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<v Speaker 1>then settled near Bethlehem, but these family records are very old.

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<v Speaker 1>The members of these clans were the potters who lived

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<v Speaker 1>in the towns of Ntame and Gheerah and worked for

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<v Speaker 1>the king. Simeon had five sons, Nemwel, Jemi, jerib Ziah,

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<v Speaker 1>and Shaoul. The descendants of Shaol included his son Shallum,

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<v Speaker 1>his grandson MiB Sam, and his great grandson Mishma. The

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<v Speaker 1>descendants of Mishmah included his son hem Weel, his grandsons Zakor,

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<v Speaker 1>and his great grandson Shimai. Shimai had sixteen sons and

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<v Speaker 1>six daughters, but his brothers did not have as many children,

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<v Speaker 1>so the Simian tribe was smaller than the Judah tribe.

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<v Speaker 1>Before David became king. The people of the Simian tribe

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<v Speaker 1>lived in the following towns Beersheba, Moladah Hazar, shul Bilhah, Easam, Tolad, Beth, Weel, Hoorma,

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<v Speaker 1>Ziklag Beth, Markabath Hazar, Susim, Beth, Biri, and shah Aim.

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<v Speaker 1>They also lived in the five villages of etam, Ain, Rimen, Tokien,

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<v Speaker 1>and Am, as well as in the nearby villages as

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<v Speaker 1>far as the town of Bail. These are the places

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<v Speaker 1>where Simeon's descendants had settled, according to their own family records,

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<v Speaker 1>as their families and clans became larger. The people of

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<v Speaker 1>Simeon had the following leaders Meshobab Jamlek Josha son of Amaziah,

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<v Speaker 1>Joel jaehu Elioni, Jacoba, Jeshoiah, Assayah, Adel jessemil Benaiah and Ziza.

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<v Speaker 1>When the people needed more pasture land for their flocks

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<v Speaker 1>and herds, they looked as far as the eastern side

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<v Speaker 1>of the valley, where the town of Garar is located,

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<v Speaker 1>and they found a lot of good pasture land that

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<v Speaker 1>was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites,

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<v Speaker 1>but when Hezekiah was king of Judah, the descendants of

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<v Speaker 1>Simeon attacked and forced the Hamites and may unite off

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<v Speaker 1>the land, then settled there. Some time later, five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>men from the Simian tribe went into Edom under the

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<v Speaker 1>command of Pelatiah, near Ayah, Raphaiah and Uziel, the sons

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<v Speaker 1>of Ishi. They killed the last of the Amalekites and

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<v Speaker 1>lived there from then on. Let's pray, Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>We thank you for your word, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for the privilege of looking at it today. And Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>as we look at these long lists of names and

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<v Speaker 2>we see all these people and the tribes that they

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<v Speaker 2>came from, it reminds me of the promise that you

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<v Speaker 2>made to Abraham. You told him that he would be

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<v Speaker 2>the father of many people. And Lord, as we look

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<v Speaker 2>at your scriptures, we can see the many descendants that

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<v Speaker 2>came from Abraham. You also tell us in your word

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<v Speaker 2>that Abraham was your friend because he believed you, he

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<v Speaker 2>had faith in you. And elsewhere in scripture it's made

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<v Speaker 2>clear that you had in mind that Abraham's descendants would

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<v Speaker 2>ultimately include all those who had faith in Abraham's offspring,

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<v Speaker 2>which was a reference to your son Jesus Christ. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>we're grateful that when we look at this list of people,

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<v Speaker 2>we can see that this is a fulfillment of a

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<v Speaker 2>promise that you made and that you kept, and that

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<v Speaker 2>by faith in your son Jesus Christ, were likewise reckoned

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<v Speaker 2>as part of your family. We're grateful, Lord for the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that you have accomplished this, and that you care

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<v Speaker 2>about us as much as you do, and that you're

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<v Speaker 2>accomplishing great and mighty things in this world. But even

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<v Speaker 2>better things are yet to come, and we look forward

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<v Speaker 2>to that in faith. And we love you, Lord, and

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<v Speaker 2>we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen.