Sons of Jacob through Caleb

I Chronicles Chapter 2

The sons of Israel (God called Jacob this name) were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Their sons are listed in verses 3 thru 16.

Hezron's son Caleb had two wives named Azubah and Jerioth. Azubath's sons were Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. After she died, Caleb married Ephrathah and had a son name Hur. He was the father of Uri. When Hezron was sixty years old he married Gilead's sister, the daughter of Makir. Their sons are listed in verses 21 thru 24

The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. Their sons are listed in verses 25 thru 41.

The oldest son of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel was Mesha, the father of Ziph. Caleb's second son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron. Hebron's sons are listed in verses 43 thru 48.

The sons of Hur, Caleb's oldest son were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Their descendants are listed in verses 52 thru 55.

BIBLE NOTES SHOW: The ongoing genealogy lists not only names but gives us insights into some of the people. Like Er, it states he was a wicked man, so the Lord killed him.
Achan is the man who kept for himself some of the plunder that was devoted to the Lord for destruction.
Boaz was Ruth's husband and an ancester or both David and Jesus.

David is one of the best known people and he certainly was not perfect, but he exemplified what it means to seek God first in all areas of life. We can all please God in the same way by making God our first consideration in all our desires and plans.

HOW DOES THIS CHAPTER RELATE TO US TODAY? Er was a wicked man. A short sentence in the bible which gives his personality and how he was remembered. Each of us is producing a reputation as we live. How would you like to be remembered? How would God summarize your life? Some people claim that how they live is their own business. But it is not. How we live today will determine how you will be remembered by others and how you will be judged by God. So what we do today - matters!

Yours in Christ,
Mary

Prayer Requests are needed for:
HEALTH:
My niece Suzanne who was in a terrible car accident and is in the hospital with many broken bones. Pray for her healing. Also Gabe, Wanda, Janice Long’s parents. especially her mother whose cancer has returned, and Arlene’s nephew David. Pray for my neighbor Al who is nearing the end of his life. Pray for Carolyn’s brother Ronald who has cancer. Pray for our friend Michelle who was diagnosed with MS. Pray for Cyndi Sullivan who was given 14 months to live with cancer, but has made it six years. The pain has returned and she needs our prayers.
UPDATE on Barb who went in for back surgery and had a heart attack and stroke, she has 90 percent of her speech back and is home , but continues to have a problem with one arm and hand. She will require long therapy and insurance may soon be a problem since her job was not held for her.
Pray for Robert Sargent with lung cancer and Marthaline Sargent with serious health issues..
Pray for Carolyn’s friend Margaret and her husband who were in a car accident. As elderly drivers they may face a life change which may cost them their independence. Let’s all raise our voices to God to hear our prayers.
Pray for the speedy recovery of Sandy in Minnesota who underwent successful brain surgery for a tumor recently.
SPIRITUAL UPLIFTING: Gail, Mary
RESTORATION OF FAITH: Al, John
LOVE AND SUPPORT: Claire, Hunter, Brian
SUPPORT: Haiti, Chile, survivors of Japan’s earthquake, survivors of the devastating tornadoes in our southernmost states and Joplin, Missouri. Pray too, for our country’s leaders and our military people who die each day for our freedom.