diff --git a/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_4:24-43.md b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_4:24-43.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d0a9606 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_4:24-43.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ ++++ +title = "1 Chronicles 4:24–43" +date = "2023-09-10" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles4.24-43) + +_Ed.: I'm chronically running short on sleep, so length and frequency of posts +are probably going to go down. My wife is also going to have a baby any day +now, so I don't see a lot of sleep in my forseeable future._ + +* * * + +The genealogy finally turns away from the tribe of Judah and begins listing the +other tribes. This is interesting because the exiles were mostly from the +tribes of Judah and Benjamin, being from the southern kingdom of Judah. The ten +northern tribes were exiled earlier by the Assyrians and dispersed throughout +that empire, and did not maintain their cultural identity the way the Jews did +in Babylon. + +The tribe of Simeon was often associated with Judah, however, and many of the +cities listed here were given to the tribe of Judah in the time of King David, +so it makes sense for the Chronicler to remind the people of what their +territory would be as they returned to the land. When the land allotments were +first given, Simeon settled in an enclave within Judah's territory. We are told +here that they did not multiply very much like Judah did, despite Shimei's +twenty-two children. Over time, they probably mixed with the surrounding +Judahites and ceased being a separate tribe. + +Even though they had few numbers, the Simeonites expanded their borders and +grew rich. Their herds and flocks increased on the good pasture land. Some +historical markers are given for the timeframe of this expansion, as it is +linked with the reign of King Hezekiah. + +* * * + +You have glorified Yourself and will continue to do so throughout history.