The verse belongs to the long record of names in 1 Chronicles 4-19 dealing largely with chronology, a section usually considered dry and uninteresting yet with beautiful gems cropping out to illuminate it. Within that record it is part of the genealogy of Levi, naming Eliab, Jeroham, and Elkanah in succession as a recorded line of descent from Eliab through Jeroham to Elkanah. The genealogy containing Elkanah shows Samuel was the son of Elkanah and Hannah of Mount Ephraim and that his family was probably of the tribe of Levi.
It shares in showing that God's people preserved records of family lines and of God's children, including the integrity of the tribes. Its place in the genealogy illustrates that a faithful record of each person is kept in heaven. The genealogical lists show that God remembers people by name, including those whose lives and deeds have long been forgotten, so that each person is known to him. The verse can thus comfort the discouraged with the assurance that each person is known to God.
The verse belongs to the long record of names in 1 Chronicles 4-19 dealing largely with chronology, a section usually considered dry and uninteresting yet with beautiful gems cropping out to illuminate it. Within that record it is part of the genealogy of Levi, naming Eliab, Jeroham, and Elkanah in succession as a recorded line of descent from Eliab through Jeroham to Elkanah. The genealogy containing Elkanah shows Samuel was the son of Elkanah and Hannah of Mount Ephraim and that his family was probably of the tribe of Levi.
It shares in showing that God's people preserved records of family lines and of God's children, including the integrity of the tribes. Its place in the genealogy illustrates that a faithful record of each person is kept in heaven. The genealogical lists show that God remembers people by name, including those whose lives and deeds have long been forgotten, so that each person is known to him. The verse can thus comfort the discouraged with the assurance that each person is known to God.