diff --git a/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:11-22.md b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:11-22.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..875c32b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_5:11-22.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ ++++ +title = "1 Chronicles 5:11–22" +date = "2023-09-18" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles5.11-22) + +Gad's descendants were the second tribe to settle east of the Jordan River, +specifically in the land of Bashan. I don't know of anything in particular +about Gad himself to share, so this entry will probably be especially short. +The names that are given here are sourced from genealogies that were collected +by the time of Jotham king of Judah, and Jeroboam king of Israel. Since Jotham +reigned fairly late in Judah's history (he was the 11th king), this probably +refers to the second Jeroboam to be Israel's king (the 14th king), the son of +Jehoash. The more famous Jeroboam was the son of Nebat, the first king of +Israel when the northern tribes split off from Judah. + +After the genealogy, we are given a story about the triumph of the tribes of +Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh over the Hagrites. An army of 44,760 men from +those tribes went out to war against the peoples across the Jordan River, and +because they called upon the Lord to help them, He gave them victory. The +Israelites were then able to capture the land, animals, and people of their +enemies and lived there until their country was conquered in turn. + +* * * + +You are a great help in time of need, mighty to save.