Beginning and Kingdom

Synopsis     2Kings 25:27-1Chron 1:20     10/31/2019 

King Nebuchadnezzar kept Jehoiachin imprisoned until his death. In all, he spent thirty-seven years before being released by Nebuchadnezzar’s successor. After his imprisonment, Jehoiachin remained in Babylon but was treated well for the rest of his life.  

The book of Chronicles begins with a genealogy. The genealogy is designed to connect the kingdom of Israel with the creation of man.  

The Beginning and The Kingdom 

“Israelite” means “descended from Israel”. The Israelites understood themselves to be descended from the line of Adam, Seth, and Noah, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This was essential to their self-understanding. 

Who Am I? 

So, am I a nobody if I’m not from the line of Abraham?  

Not so. For a child of God is one inwardly. And the line does not end until it is complete. 

“God had foreseen something better for us, so that without us they should not be made perfect.” Heb 11:40