Seize the Moment – Day 897

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31
Aug '22

Seize the Moment – Day 897

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 by Jerry Ingalls in Devotions, General |

31
Aug '22

Preserved for a Purpose!

1 Chronicles 7

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, August 31.

 

When flying with commercial airlines, you will hear the flight attendants say, “Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the mask over your own mouth and nose before assisting others.” On a recent flight, the attendant jokingly added, “If your children are flying with you today, start with your favorite.” It was so unexpected, I laughed out loud.

 

This came to my mind as I read 1 Chronicles 7 because, apparently, two of Israel’s kids didn’t get assisted with their oxygen masks – the genealogies of Dan and Zebulun are missing.

 

The twelve sons of Israel are listed in 1 Chronicles 2:1-2,
 
“These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.”
 
Interestingly, while Dan and Zebulun do not have their genealogies listed at all, and Naphtali only received one short verse in 1 Chronicles 7:13, Judah, Benjamin, and Levi received the priority of the Chronicler’s attention.

 

The Chronicler’s focus was on Judah and Benjamin because of their recent return from Babylonian exile to rebuild Jerusalem, and on the Levites because they are the priests and temple workers of the emerging Second Temple Judaism (Ezra 1:5). In the face of the great loss of the northern ten tribes of Israel, God was calling forth His remnant to return to covenant faithfulness, thereby, fulfill His ultimate purpose through them – the coming of the Messiah. While Israel did experience the grave consequences of sin, the Chronicler emphasized God’s plan to preserve them for His purposes. God is doing the same today with His Church!

 

Seize the moment and prepare for God’s coming judgment (Revelation 6-16). Put your own oxygen mask of faith on, and then help as many other people as you know to do the same before it’s too late (1 Thessalonians 4:17-5:11).
 
God bless you!
 
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