From 7453522ea0cdca4099d29e97849e2035a285245c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 20:30:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] 1 Chronicles 5:23-26 --- content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:23-26.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:23-26.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:23-26.md b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:23-26.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e405755 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:23-26.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ ++++ +title = "1 Chronicles 5:23–26" +date = "2023-10-06" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles5.23-26) + +The third of the Trans-Jordan tribes was actually only half of the tribe of Manasseh. +The other half settled in the Promised Land with the majority of the Israelites. +I haven't looked ahead, but I presume that half will get a genealogy in upcoming chapters. + +We are told that the half-tribe of Manasseh grew quite numerous and successful. +They lived in mountains and hill country, and their leaders are described as "mighty men of valor" (_v. 24_). +They were famous warriors, kind of like a cross between Olympic athletes and war heroes. +And yet they did not lead their houses in the way of the Lord. +Despite their worldly success, they failed where it mattered most, and the Lord removed them, along with Reuben and Gad, from the land they had worked so had to obtain. + +* * * + +Let us run the race of life so as to win a victor's crown that only You can give.