And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
The verse is part of a long inspired list of names, recording the six sons of Jahdai — Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph — within the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. Such genealogical records belong to the inspired Scriptures and record the origin and distribution of races, and their detail offers material for scholarly study and holds value beyond what is immediately apparent. Its preservation serves for instruction, though genealogies are not as interesting or instructive as the Gospels and need not be read as often. The people it lists are now unknown and obscure, with nothing known about them except their names, who lived ordinary lives and passed away, some prosperous and some failures. Its place in the recorded genealogies shows that God is particular and remembers every forgotten person by name though people forgot them thousands of years ago, keeping a faithful record of every soul in the books of heaven. Because God does not change, this remembrance gives comfort when downhearted, with assurance that one's own name, even if forgotten, is kept safe and sure by God in His own lists.
The verse is part of a long inspired list of names, recording the six sons of Jahdai — Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph — within the carefully preserved genealogy of Judah, the tribe through which Christ came. Such genealogical records belong to the inspired Scriptures and record the origin and distribution of races, and their detail offers material for scholarly study and holds value beyond what is immediately apparent.
Its preservation serves for instruction, though genealogies are not as interesting or instructive as the Gospels and need not be read as often. The people it lists are now unknown and obscure, with nothing known about them except their names, who lived ordinary lives and passed away, some prosperous and some failures.
Its place in the recorded genealogies shows that God is particular and remembers every forgotten person by name though people forgot them thousands of years ago, keeping a faithful record of every soul in the books of heaven. Because God does not change, this remembrance gives comfort when downhearted, with assurance that one's own name, even if forgotten, is kept safe and sure by God in His own lists.