This book starts off with the genealogies of the Bible characters providing details on all of their lineages. From an inspirational point of view, there is little here to work with especially given the intent of this blog.
I find two notable things in these first four chapters:
- Chapter 1, verse 1: The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jard, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. To me, it is notable that Cain is not mentioned. Abel is not mentioned either, but the Bible says that Seth took his place (a type of the death burial and resurrection of Jesus) and Abel had no children. But Cain had children and grand-children, etc. Yet he is not mentioned! To me, it is evidence that Adam was not his father.
- The prayer of Jabez in 4:9-10. I know a book was written about this, but this brief narrative amongst the genealogies is, nonetheless, remarkable. His mother named him Jabez (meaning distress) because of the pain he caused at childbirth. His prayer reflects this, "...keep me from all trouble and pain!" Jabez did not want to live under the curse of his name. Because of his sincerity, the Lord "granted him his request."
May God bless you and bless the reading of His Word.
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