Read: 1 Chronicles 1:1-2:17; Acts 23:11-35; Psalm 3:1-8; Proverbw 18:14-15
I love to read the genealogies…I know I’m probably the only one that does but I always gain new insights by reading them. The first thing I noticed is that Cain is not mentioned as Adam’s son…only Seth. Seth means “substituted” and I used to think that he substituted Abel who Cain killed, but he substituted Cain. The first time the word “kingdom” is mentioned is in Genesis 10:10 talking about the kingdom of Nimrod which means “I will rebel”. No wonder, his father was Cush which means “black, terror”. His father was Ham which means “tumult, rage; father-in-law”. This was the picture of the demonic kingdom on the earth after the flood. Nimrod had Babel which we get Babylon from and it means “confusion”. This is the opposite kingdom of God. God is truth and the narrow path that leads to life. God is not the author of confusion, but of peace as 1 Corinthians 14:33 says.
Another interesting thought is that Abraham had other sons through his concubine, Keturah once Sarah had died. If you read the meanings to these sons they also seem to be a picture of Satan’s kingdom. Here are some of the meanings: a pit, crafty, contention, strife, musical, and disertion. No wonder Isaac’s name means “laughter; a mockery”. God’s promises are a mockery of what Satan says. Isaac was the son of promise where the other sons were the picture of the curse.
Another fact is that Jessie’s sons are numbered so we would understand that David was the seventh, standing for Jesus the perfect one. I could spend hours looking up the meanings of the names of the people and learning all kinds of secrets…one day, I will!
In Acts, Paul got a promise from God that he would testify of Him in Rome. This was all Paul needed to know that God would safely get him there. The devil did everything he could to stop it, but you can’t stop God when he has an appointment. God keeps his appointments. God unearthed a plot to kill Paul and got the information to the Roman commander in charge of Paul. God moved on the commander of the Roman army to make it his responsibility to get Paul to Rome. God uses whoever he needs to get his will done.
Lord, help us to see that our days are planned out by you and Satan has no power over what God has decreed.
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