diff --git a/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_4:24-43.md b/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_4:24-43.md deleted file mode 100644 index d0a9606..0000000 --- a/content/bible_journal/1chronicles_4:24-43.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,37 +0,0 @@ -+++ -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.