Today’s passage: 1 Chronicles 3:1-24
Helpful thoughts:
- Chapter 3 gives the list of David’s sons, the line of the throne over Israel (And then Judah after the kingdoms divided), and goes through the exile and afterward up to the writing of the book.
- The kings of Israel and Judah had many wives as was customary in the world in those days. However, in Deuteronomy 17:17, God had forbidden the practice. The reasoning given proved true…of course.
- Jeremiah 22:30 promised that no one would reign in the line of Jeconiah (Or Jehoiachin…same guy).
- Joseph, the husband of Mary and adoptive father of Jesus, is in this line. In this way, God was faithful to this prophecy against the line, and also faithful to His promise to the line. Jesus has a legal right to the throne of David through Joseph, and He is not under this curse because he is not Joseph’s seed.
Questions to consider:
- What more can we learn about the history of Israel and our God in today’s passage?
- How does the specificity of Jesus’ place in this family and in this line give even more evidence that He must be the promised Messiah? Who else could fulfill this promised role?