Day 123 – February 9, 2024: I Chronicles 1-5 and Psalm 26

There are very few places in Chronicles where you find a narrative. Some of the places in these chapters you will find the infamous prayer of Jabez, Chronicles 4, where culturally it has become a pseudo-prosperity Gospel. But there is nothing wrong in praying that the Lord would protect us and keep us. There is also a narrative dealing with in chapter 5 which describes the apostasy, so what’s new, of the Israelites and how as a result of the apostasy God abandoned them and allowed them to be taken into captivity. What we can’t forget in what might feel like somewhat mundane recitation of names is that the nation of Israel’s building block is built around memory and never forgetting who the Lord is and how the Lord has brought us this far. This memory has to be instilled and built up over the centuries. This recitation of names is more than just that, it is also a reminder of the constant faithfulness of the Lord. God has been faithful to me and to all those who preceeded me, is what is meant by these names.