Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, and duke Mibzar named in the verse are chiefs of Edom. The verse belongs to the long genealogical lists in the first chapter of Chronicles. These genealogical records preserved hereditary descent for the returned exiles and helped establish land rights and temple duties.
Such lists record the origin and distribution of peoples and can interest those who study ethnology. Accurate genealogies were necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel, so the verse was written and preserved by the direction of the Spirit of God. The verse is fully inspired and profitable for instruction, no less than the twenty-third Psalm, even when its purpose or value for spiritual instruction is not immediately clear to readers.
Genealogies are not inviting to read and are not necessarily as interesting or instructive as the Gospels nor equally valuable for frequent reading and memorization. Though not inviting to read, these records show that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in heaven.
Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, and duke Mibzar named in the verse are chiefs of Edom. The verse belongs to the long genealogical lists in the first chapter of Chronicles. These genealogical records preserved hereditary descent for the returned exiles and helped establish land rights and temple duties.
Such lists record the origin and distribution of peoples and can interest those who study ethnology. Accurate genealogies were necessary to the development and certainty of the gospel, so the verse was written and preserved by the direction of the Spirit of God. The verse is fully inspired and profitable for instruction, no less than the twenty-third Psalm, even when its purpose or value for spiritual instruction is not immediately clear to readers.
Genealogies are not inviting to read and are not necessarily as interesting or instructive as the Gospels nor equally valuable for frequent reading and memorization. Though not inviting to read, these records show that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in heaven.