These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, with Shobal identified as the father of Kirjath-jearim, as part of Judah's genealogy. It stands within the long genealogical lists that make up almost entirely the first nine chapters of Chronicles. In this, Chronicles gives more detail about Judah than Kings does. The careful preservation of Judah's genealogy matters because Christ came through that tribe.
Such lists may not be equally interesting or valuable to every reader, but the Bible includes material for people of different interests and capacities. Genealogies can interest those studying the origin and distribution of races, while spiritual truths are scattered throughout.
The verse names one of many ordinary people in the sons of Judah lists who lived their lives and passed away unknown to later generations, some prosperous and some failures. It shows that God remembers every one of them by name even thousands of years after people have forgotten them. Because God does not change He still keeps names safe and sure in His lists today. This gives comfort to a downhearted person that his own name is remembered by God.
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, with Shobal identified as the father of Kirjath-jearim, as part of Judah's genealogy. It stands within the long genealogical lists that make up almost entirely the first nine chapters of Chronicles. In this, Chronicles gives more detail about Judah than Kings does. The careful preservation of Judah's genealogy matters because Christ came through that tribe.
Such lists may not be equally interesting or valuable to every reader, but the Bible includes material for people of different interests and capacities. Genealogies can interest those studying the origin and distribution of races, while spiritual truths are scattered throughout.
The verse names one of many ordinary people in the sons of Judah lists who lived their lives and passed away unknown to later generations, some prosperous and some failures. It shows that God remembers every one of them by name even thousands of years after people have forgotten them. Because God does not change He still keeps names safe and sure in His lists today. This gives comfort to a downhearted person that his own name is remembered by God.