The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
The verse places Izhar in the Levitical genealogy as the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, recording the ancestry of Israel's families in that line of descent. It belongs to the long, tedious list of names in 1 Chronicles 4-19, which deals largely with chronology and records ancestry and the origin of a people. Such genealogical records provided proof of hereditary descent after the exile, helping to establish land inheritance and hereditary duties in temple service.
The verse shows the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes. The genealogies show that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in heaven. The records of Levi remained unbroken until Christ's first advent, because the Aaronic priesthood continued until it was superseded by Christ's priesthood. As part of this ancestry, the verse is material that can interest those studying ethnology even when its value is not immediately apparent to every reader.
The verse places Izhar in the Levitical genealogy as the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel, recording the ancestry of Israel's families in that line of descent. It belongs to the long, tedious list of names in 1 Chronicles 4-19, which deals largely with chronology and records ancestry and the origin of a people. Such genealogical records provided proof of hereditary descent after the exile, helping to establish land inheritance and hereditary duties in temple service.
The verse shows the preservation of the records of God's children and the integrity of the tribes. The genealogies show that God is particular and that a faithful record of every soul is kept in heaven. The records of Levi remained unbroken until Christ's first advent, because the Aaronic priesthood continued until it was superseded by Christ's priesthood. As part of this ancestry, the verse is material that can interest those studying ethnology even when its value is not immediately apparent to every reader.