The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: ( but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:
The verse belongs to the genealogical records and lists of names of the various tribes in 1 Chronicles 1-9, standing within the long lists of names in the first eight chapters. The book containing it is a record of words or acts of days, made up of minutes of events, lists of names and the like, giving more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does. These genealogical records preserved family descent needed after the exile to establish hereditary ownership of land and hereditary duties in temple service. No explanation is given of the names or details in this verse.
It is part of lists that are seldom read in family worship or private devotion and whose value is hard to see. It is fully inspired even though it is not equally interesting and valuable to all persons under all circumstances. It was given for all classes of readers, with deep things put in to attract scholars, recording the origin and distribution of races because men would arise who would study ethnology. Pearls of spiritual truth are scattered along the way so that those seeking only human knowledge may find what is divine, and the inclusion of the verse in the genealogical record illustrates that God is particular and that a faithful record of each soul is kept in heaven.
The verse belongs to the genealogical records and lists of names of the various tribes in 1 Chronicles 1-9, standing within the long lists of names in the first eight chapters. The book containing it is a record of words or acts of days, made up of minutes of events, lists of names and the like, giving more attention to the house of Judah and the priesthood than Kings does. These genealogical records preserved family descent needed after the exile to establish hereditary ownership of land and hereditary duties in temple service. No explanation is given of the names or details in this verse.
It is part of lists that are seldom read in family worship or private devotion and whose value is hard to see. It is fully inspired even though it is not equally interesting and valuable to all persons under all circumstances. It was given for all classes of readers, with deep things put in to attract scholars, recording the origin and distribution of races because men would arise who would study ethnology. Pearls of spiritual truth are scattered along the way so that those seeking only human knowledge may find what is divine, and the inclusion of the verse in the genealogical record illustrates that God is particular and that a faithful record of each soul is kept in heaven.