And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
This link in the chain from Solomon to Rehoboam to Abia to Asa to Jehoshaphat belongs to the genealogical lists of names in the opening chapters of Chronicles, in 1 Chronicles 1-3. The first nine chapters of Chronicles consist almost wholly of genealogies. Those lists preserve hereditary descent, record names and events, and have largely to do with chronology.
They give particular attention to the house of Judah and the tribe of Judah, with Chronicles giving more detail about Judah. Chronicles focuses on the kingdom of Judah, while Kings focuses on the ten-tribe division and deals more fully with the northern ten-tribe kingdom. 1 Chronicles 1-3 is read together with 2 Kings 25 and Psalm 147 as the closing portion of the history of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Such records helped after the exile to establish rightful claims to land and hereditary duties in temple service, showing the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes. The genealogy of Judah is preserved with special care because Christ came through it, and it is one of only two genealogies kept unbroken till Christ's first coming because Jesus was of the tribe of Judah and the family of David according to prophecy, while Levi was kept till the Jews ceased as a nation and the Aaronic priesthood was superseded by that of Christ.
Though the long lists may seem hard to understand, of little value, tedious, hard to pronounce, not inviting to read, and not as interesting or instructive as the Gospels nor meant to be read as often as passages such as John 14 or Romans 8, they are preserved for instruction with the stamp of inspiration for readers of different interests and abilities, can reward deeper study, and are illuminated by beautiful gems. The keeping of genealogies shows that God is particular, keeping a faithful record of each soul in the books of heaven as He instructed His people to keep genealogies and moved scribes to record them.
This link in the chain from Solomon to Rehoboam to Abia to Asa to Jehoshaphat belongs to the genealogical lists of names in the opening chapters of Chronicles, in 1 Chronicles 1-3. The first nine chapters of Chronicles consist almost wholly of genealogies. Those lists preserve hereditary descent, record names and events, and have largely to do with chronology.
They give particular attention to the house of Judah and the tribe of Judah, with Chronicles giving more detail about Judah. Chronicles focuses on the kingdom of Judah, while Kings focuses on the ten-tribe division and deals more fully with the northern ten-tribe kingdom. 1 Chronicles 1-3 is read together with 2 Kings 25 and Psalm 147 as the closing portion of the history of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Such records helped after the exile to establish rightful claims to land and hereditary duties in temple service, showing the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes. The genealogy of Judah is preserved with special care because Christ came through it, and it is one of only two genealogies kept unbroken till Christ's first coming because Jesus was of the tribe of Judah and the family of David according to prophecy, while Levi was kept till the Jews ceased as a nation and the Aaronic priesthood was superseded by that of Christ.
Though the long lists may seem hard to understand, of little value, tedious, hard to pronounce, not inviting to read, and not as interesting or instructive as the Gospels nor meant to be read as often as passages such as John 14 or Romans 8, they are preserved for instruction with the stamp of inspiration for readers of different interests and abilities, can reward deeper study, and are illuminated by beautiful gems. The keeping of genealogies shows that God is particular, keeping a faithful record of each soul in the books of heaven as He instructed His people to keep genealogies and moved scribes to record them.