Read: 1 Chr. 1-2
Today’s reading may seem dry and unimportant but it is very important or God wouldn’t have wasted the space. I think if we could spend the time to decipher the meaning of each name we would find a story. What I do find interesting is the little tidbits of information the Bible does give us about a few of them. Of Nimrod it tells us that he began to be mighty upon the earth. Nimrod was the person who began to build the tower of Babel so what it is really telling us is that rebellion began to become mighty in the earth since Nimrod’s name means “to rebel”.
In verse 19 it says that Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided. Peleg means “earthquake” so we know that there was an earthquake during his days.
Reading verse 32 reminds me that Abraham had more sons than Ishmael and Isaac. If you look up the meaning of the names of the sons Abraham had through his concubine Keturah it reads, “Their song was insidious, strife and contention. They will leave a cry for salvation.” Everyone is looking for salvation.
The meanings of the cities the Edomites built were “judgement” and “ruin”.
How would you like to be so evil that God had to kill you? (2:3)
It doesn’t tell us here but his brother Onan was killed by the Lord also. Judah’s daughter-in-law had to trick him into an inheritance. In verse 7 we are told that Carmi had a son named Achar who was a troubler of Israel. In 1 Chron. 4:1 we see that Carmi was a son of Judah. Achar (Achan) was guilty of keeping back some of the loot in the battle of Jericho that cost Israel a defeat in the next town of Ai. Achar was stoned.
I’m going to stop here but we can see that these insignificant chapters are packed with information. Names are so important because they become your destiny.
Lord, you give each of us a new name when we come into the family of God. Help us to live up to the destiny of our name.
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