Ozem is the sixth son of Jesse and David the seventh. The naming stands in the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the Sons of Judah list, the tribe through which Christ came.
The reckoning of David as the seventh son stands in apparent difference with the Samuel account, where David is called the youngest, seven sons pass before Samuel before David is summoned, and Jesse is said to have eight sons. One raised possibility is that a son-in-law, Jether, was counted in the genealogy in place of a daughter according to a custom for Hebrew genealogies, but it is not established that this resolves the difference.
The verse belongs to the record of Judah's line that was preserved unbroken until Jesus' first advent. Jesus was of Judah's tribe and David's family, in keeping with prophecy.
As part of the Bible's long genealogical lists, the verse is inspired and preserved for instruction. Yet such lists are not equally interesting or instructive for every person or circumstance and do not need to be read as often as more spiritually rich passages. Genealogies record the origin and distribution of races and offer material for scholarly study.
The list gives comfort when downhearted by showing that God remembers every obscure person by name. The names are of people who lived and passed away unknown and long forgotten by others, some prosperous and some failures like ordinary people. God knew each one by name and does not change, so He still keeps the same safe and sure record now.
Ozem is the sixth son of Jesse and David the seventh. The naming stands in the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the Sons of Judah list, the tribe through which Christ came.
The reckoning of David as the seventh son stands in apparent difference with the Samuel account, where David is called the youngest, seven sons pass before Samuel before David is summoned, and Jesse is said to have eight sons. One raised possibility is that a son-in-law, Jether, was counted in the genealogy in place of a daughter according to a custom for Hebrew genealogies, but it is not established that this resolves the difference.
The verse belongs to the record of Judah's line that was preserved unbroken until Jesus' first advent. Jesus was of Judah's tribe and David's family, in keeping with prophecy.
As part of the Bible's long genealogical lists, the verse is inspired and preserved for instruction. Yet such lists are not equally interesting or instructive for every person or circumstance and do not need to be read as often as more spiritually rich passages. Genealogies record the origin and distribution of races and offer material for scholarly study.
The list gives comfort when downhearted by showing that God remembers every obscure person by name. The names are of people who lived and passed away unknown and long forgotten by others, some prosperous and some failures like ordinary people. God knew each one by name and does not change, so He still keeps the same safe and sure record now.