1 Chronicles, Chapter 1

Comment:

I am not going to print out the entire chapter. This seemingly endless list of interrelated genealogies had a purpose specific to its time: It wanted to establish the place of Abraham and his descendants in the larger world by naming all the descendants of Adam and Eve. It's like the summary at the beginning of each Game of Thrones episode reminding us of what had gone before. Metaphysically, too, it can be useful and important to remember the story we have already moved through as we contemplate the spiritual choices that are ours to make in the present moment. 

Blessings!

Rev. Ed