WEBVTT 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:03.740 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.740 --> 00:00:05.719 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.719 --> 00:00:09.279 in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles 00:00:09.279 --> 00:00:14.599 chapters 5 and 6. Chapter 5 Now the sons of Reuben, 00:00:14.679 --> 00:00:17.519 the firstborn of Israel, he was indeed the firstborn, 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:20.160 But because he defiled his father's bed, his 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:22.719 birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the 00:00:22.719 --> 00:00:25.800 son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:29.059 according to the birthright. Yet Judah prevailed 00:00:29.059 --> 00:00:31.640 over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:34.759 although the birthright was Joseph's. The sons 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:37.700 of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanok, 00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:42.520 Palu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons of Joel were 00:00:42.520 --> 00:00:46.079 Shemaiah, his son, Gog, his son, Shimei, his 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:50.859 son, Micah his son, Reiah his son, Baal his son, 00:00:51.060 --> 00:00:54.700 and Bera his son, whom Tiglath -Pileser, king 00:00:54.700 --> 00:00:57.700 of Assyria, carried into captivity. He was leader 00:00:57.700 --> 00:01:00.140 of the Reubenites, and his brethren by their 00:01:00.140 --> 00:01:02.960 families, when the genealogy of their generations 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:06.519 was registered, the chief, Jael, and Zechariah, 00:01:06.620 --> 00:01:10.000 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:13.480 son of Joel, who dwelt in Arwar, as far as Nebo 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:16.780 and Baal may own. Eastward they settled as far 00:01:16.780 --> 00:01:19.420 as the entrance of the wilderness this side of 00:01:19.420 --> 00:01:21.840 the river Euphrates, because their cattle had 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:24.519 multiplied in the land of Gilead. Now in the 00:01:24.519 --> 00:01:27.420 days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, 00:01:27.540 --> 00:01:30.120 who fell by their hand, and they dwelt in their 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:33.260 tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead. 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:36.480 And the children of Gad dwelt next to them in 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:39.840 the land of Bashan as far as Salca. Joel was 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:43.450 the chief, Shephem the next, then Janai, and 00:01:43.450 --> 00:01:46.370 Shaphat in Bashan, and their brethren of their 00:01:46.370 --> 00:01:50.870 father's house, Mikael, Meshulam, Sheba, Zorai, 00:01:51.069 --> 00:01:56.129 Jacan, Zaiah, and Eber, seven in all. These were 00:01:56.129 --> 00:01:58.989 the children of Abihail, the son of Huri, the 00:01:58.989 --> 00:02:02.590 son of Jarwa, the son of Gilead, the son of Mikael, 00:02:02.750 --> 00:02:06.189 the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jadu, the son 00:02:06.189 --> 00:02:10.000 of Buz. Ahi, the son of Abdeel, the son of Guni, 00:02:10.020 --> 00:02:13.080 was chief of their father's house, and the Gadites 00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:16.479 dwelt in Gilead, in Bashan, and in its villages, 00:02:16.719 --> 00:02:19.439 and in all the common lands of Sharon within 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:22.780 their borders. All these were registered by genealogies 00:02:22.780 --> 00:02:25.979 in the days of Jotham, king of Judah, and in 00:02:25.979 --> 00:02:28.979 the days of Jeroboam, king of Israel. The sons 00:02:28.979 --> 00:02:31.639 of Reuben, the Gadites, and half the tribe of 00:02:31.639 --> 00:02:37.210 Manasseh had 44 ,760 valiant men, men able to 00:02:37.210 --> 00:02:39.490 bear shield and sword, to shoot with the bow, 00:02:39.610 --> 00:02:42.610 and skillful in war, who went to war. They made 00:02:42.610 --> 00:02:46.430 war with the Hagrites, Jetur, Nafish, and Nodab. 00:02:46.629 --> 00:02:49.530 And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites 00:02:49.530 --> 00:02:52.289 were delivered into their hand, and all who were 00:02:52.289 --> 00:02:54.969 with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. 00:02:55.169 --> 00:02:57.870 He heeded their prayer, because they put their 00:02:57.870 --> 00:03:00.449 trust in him. Then they took away their livestock. 00:03:00.960 --> 00:03:05.120 50 ,000 of their camels, 250 ,000 of their sheep, 00:03:05.259 --> 00:03:08.979 and 2 ,000 of their donkeys, also 100 ,000 of 00:03:08.979 --> 00:03:11.740 their men, for many fell dead, because the war 00:03:11.740 --> 00:03:14.759 was God's, and they dwelt in their place until 00:03:14.759 --> 00:03:18.060 the captivity. So the children of the half -tribe 00:03:18.060 --> 00:03:20.560 of Manasseh dwelt in the land. Their numbers 00:03:20.560 --> 00:03:23.860 increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, 00:03:23.860 --> 00:03:27.400 to Sinir, or Mount Hermon. These were the heads 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:31.340 of their fathers' houses, Efer, Ishi, Eliel, 00:03:31.439 --> 00:03:36.520 Asriel, Jeremiah, Hodavia, and Jadiel. They were 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:39.319 mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of 00:03:39.319 --> 00:03:41.780 their fathers' houses. And they were unfaithful 00:03:41.780 --> 00:03:44.159 to the God of their fathers, and played the harlot 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:47.219 after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom 00:03:47.219 --> 00:03:49.759 God had destroyed before them. So the God of 00:03:49.759 --> 00:03:52.539 Israel stirred up the spirit of Paul, king of 00:03:52.539 --> 00:03:56.120 Assyria, that is, Tiglath -Pileser, king of Assyria, 00:03:56.490 --> 00:03:59.069 He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the 00:03:59.069 --> 00:04:01.849 half -tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took 00:04:01.849 --> 00:04:06.030 them to Hala, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan 00:04:06.030 --> 00:04:29.519 to this day. Abihu, Eleazar, and Itamar. Eleazar 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:33.620 begot Phineas, and Phineas begot Abishua. Abishua 00:04:33.620 --> 00:04:38.139 begot Buki, and Buki begot Uzi. Uzi begot Zariah, 00:04:38.160 --> 00:04:42.500 and Zariah begot Mariot. Mariot begot Amariah, 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:45.980 and Amariah begot Ahitub. Ahitub begot Zadok, 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:49.959 and Zadok begot Ahimez. Ahimez begot Azariah, 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:53.720 and Azariah begot Johanan. Johanan begot Azariah. 00:04:54.110 --> 00:04:56.990 if he was who ministered as priest in the temple 00:04:56.990 --> 00:04:59.850 that Solomon built in Jerusalem. Azariah begot 00:04:59.850 --> 00:05:03.870 Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub. Ahitub begot 00:05:03.870 --> 00:05:08.449 Zadok, and Zadok begot Shalom. Shalom begot Hilkiah, 00:05:08.470 --> 00:05:12.529 and Hilkiah begot Azariah. Azariah begot Sariah, 00:05:12.529 --> 00:05:16.269 and Sariah begot Jehozadak. Jehozadak went into 00:05:16.269 --> 00:05:18.990 captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem 00:05:18.990 --> 00:05:21.569 into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 00:05:22.319 --> 00:05:25.660 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 00:05:25.819 --> 00:05:29.139 These are the names of the sons of Gershon, Libni, 00:05:29.279 --> 00:05:33.019 and Shimei. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izar, 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:36.879 Hebron, and Uziel. The sons of Merari were Mahli 00:05:36.879 --> 00:05:39.759 and Mushi. Now these are the families of the 00:05:39.759 --> 00:05:42.500 Levites according to their fathers. Of Gershon 00:05:42.500 --> 00:05:46.379 were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimah his 00:05:46.379 --> 00:05:50.980 son, Joah his son, Edo his son, Zerah his son, 00:05:51.310 --> 00:05:54.430 and Jetirai his son. The sons of Kohath were 00:05:54.430 --> 00:05:58.290 Aminadab his son, Korah his son, Asir his son, 00:05:58.649 --> 00:06:02.509 Ilkana his son, Ibyasaf his son, Asir his son, 00:06:02.629 --> 00:06:06.889 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, 00:06:07.069 --> 00:06:11.569 and Shaul his son. The sons of Ilkana were Amaseh 00:06:11.569 --> 00:06:15.470 and Ahimot. As for Ilkana, the sons of Ilkana 00:06:15.470 --> 00:06:19.689 were Zofai his son, Nahath his son, Eliab his 00:06:19.689 --> 00:06:41.660 son, Now these are the men whom David appointed 00:06:41.660 --> 00:06:43.759 over the service of song in the house of the 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:47.500 Lord, after the ark came to rest. They were ministering 00:06:47.500 --> 00:06:50.480 with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:52.819 of meeting, until Solomon had built the house 00:06:52.819 --> 00:06:54.980 of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they served in 00:06:54.980 --> 00:06:57.860 their office according to their order. And these 00:06:57.860 --> 00:07:00.160 are the ones who ministered with their sons. 00:07:00.500 --> 00:07:03.860 Of the sons of the Kohatites were Heman the singer, 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:07.100 the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, the son of 00:07:07.100 --> 00:07:10.540 Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:14.959 the son of Toa, the son of Zuf, the son of Elkanah. 00:07:15.230 --> 00:07:18.769 the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, the son 00:07:18.769 --> 00:07:21.970 of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, 00:07:22.089 --> 00:07:25.629 the son of Zephaniah, the son of Tehat, the son 00:07:25.629 --> 00:07:29.230 of Asir, the son of Ebyasaf, the son of Korah, 00:07:29.350 --> 00:07:32.750 the son of Izar, the son of Kohath, the son of 00:07:32.750 --> 00:07:36.269 Levi, the son of Israel. And his brother Asaph, 00:07:36.269 --> 00:07:39.110 who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son 00:07:39.110 --> 00:07:43.129 of Berechiah, the son of Shimei, the son of Mikael, 00:07:43.290 --> 00:07:46.959 the son of Basiah, the son of Malkijah, the son 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:50.139 of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 00:07:50.379 --> 00:07:54.060 the son of Etan, the son of Zema, the son of 00:07:54.060 --> 00:07:57.259 Shimei, the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, 00:07:57.420 --> 00:08:00.279 the son of Levi. Their brethren, the sons of 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:02.959 Merari, on the left hand, were Etan, the son 00:08:02.959 --> 00:08:06.120 of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Maluk, 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:09.699 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the 00:08:09.699 --> 00:08:13.279 son of Hilkiah, the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, 00:08:13.420 --> 00:08:16.500 the son of Shamir, the son of Mahli, the son 00:08:16.500 --> 00:08:19.839 of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 00:08:20.180 --> 00:08:22.379 And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed 00:08:22.379 --> 00:08:24.899 to every kind of service of the tabernacle of 00:08:24.899 --> 00:08:27.879 the house of God. But Aaron and his sons offered 00:08:27.879 --> 00:08:30.360 sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:32.759 on the altar of incense for all the work of the 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:35.700 most holy place and to make atonement for Israel, 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:38.639 according to all that Moses, the servant of God, 00:08:38.820 --> 00:08:41.600 had commanded. Now these are the sons of Aaron, 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:45.789 Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his 00:08:45.789 --> 00:08:50.470 son, Buki his son, Uzi his son, Zeruiah his son, 00:08:50.929 --> 00:08:54.750 Meriot his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 00:08:55.169 --> 00:08:59.049 Zadok his son, and Ahimaz his son. Now these 00:08:59.049 --> 00:09:01.250 are the dwelling places throughout their settlements 00:09:01.250 --> 00:09:03.950 in their territory, for they were given by lot 00:09:03.950 --> 00:09:06.830 to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohatites. 00:09:06.970 --> 00:09:09.850 They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with 00:09:09.850 --> 00:09:12.610 its surrounding common lands. But the fields 00:09:12.610 --> 00:09:15.250 of the city, and its villages they gave to Caleb 00:09:15.250 --> 00:09:17.909 the son of Jephunneh. And to the sons of Aaron 00:09:17.909 --> 00:09:20.549 they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron, 00:09:20.690 --> 00:09:24.850 also Libna with its common lands, Jetir, Ishtimoah 00:09:24.850 --> 00:09:27.909 with its common lands, Helin with its common 00:09:27.909 --> 00:09:31.090 lands, Debir with its common lands, Ashan with 00:09:31.090 --> 00:09:33.850 its common lands, and Beit Shemesh with its common 00:09:33.850 --> 00:09:36.889 lands. And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with 00:09:36.889 --> 00:09:39.850 its common lands, Alimat with its common lands, 00:09:40.070 --> 00:09:43.610 and Anatos with its common lands. All their cities 00:09:43.610 --> 00:09:46.789 among their families were thirteen. To the rest 00:09:46.789 --> 00:09:48.830 of the family of the tribe of the Kohatites, 00:09:48.950 --> 00:09:52.090 they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe 00:09:52.090 --> 00:09:54.870 of Manasseh, and to the sons of Gershon, throughout 00:09:54.870 --> 00:09:57.750 their families, they gave thirteen cities from 00:09:57.750 --> 00:10:00.370 the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, 00:10:00.490 --> 00:10:02.750 from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe 00:10:02.750 --> 00:10:05.649 of Manasseh in Bashan. To the sons of Merari, 00:10:05.809 --> 00:10:08.070 throughout their families, they gave twelve cities 00:10:08.070 --> 00:10:10.309 from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, 00:10:10.490 --> 00:10:13.340 and from the tribe of Zebulun. So the children 00:10:13.340 --> 00:10:15.419 of Israel gave these cities with their common 00:10:15.419 --> 00:10:18.759 lands to the Levites. And they gave by lot from 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:20.860 the tribe of the children of Judah, from the 00:10:20.860 --> 00:10:22.820 tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the 00:10:22.820 --> 00:10:25.220 tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities 00:10:25.220 --> 00:10:28.159 which are called by their names. Now some of 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:30.480 the families of the sons of Kohath were given 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.740 cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:36.580 And they gave them one of the cities of refuge, 00:10:36.840 --> 00:10:39.500 Shechem, with its common lands in the mountains 00:10:39.500 --> 00:10:42.159 of Ephraim. Also Gezer with its common lands, 00:10:42.419 --> 00:10:45.299 Jokmim with its common lands, Beit Horon with 00:10:45.299 --> 00:10:48.340 its common lands, Aijalon with its common lands, 00:10:48.539 --> 00:10:51.519 and Gath Ramon with its common lands, and from 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:54.159 the half -tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its common 00:10:54.159 --> 00:10:57.500 lands, and Bilem with its common lands, for the 00:10:57.500 --> 00:11:00.399 rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. From 00:11:00.399 --> 00:11:03.019 the family of the half -tribe of Manasseh, the 00:11:03.019 --> 00:11:06.559 sons of Gershon were given Golan in Bashan with 00:11:06.559 --> 00:11:09.519 its common lands, and Ashtarat with its common 00:11:09.519 --> 00:11:12.419 lands. And from the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh 00:11:12.419 --> 00:11:15.379 with its common lands, Daberat with its common 00:11:15.379 --> 00:11:18.700 lands, Ramoth with its common lands, and Anim 00:11:18.700 --> 00:11:21.039 with its common lands. And from the tribe of 00:11:21.039 --> 00:11:24.519 Asher, Mashal with its common lands, Abdon with 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:27.279 its common lands, Hukok with its common lands, 00:11:27.500 --> 00:11:30.159 and Rehob with its common lands. And from the 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:33.279 tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:36.299 common lands, Hamon with its common lands, and 00:11:36.299 --> 00:11:40.740 Kirjathim with its common lands. The rest of 00:11:40.740 --> 00:11:43.240 the children of Merari were given Ramon with 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:45.980 its common lands, and Tabor with its common lands. 00:11:46.200 --> 00:11:48.960 And on the other side of the Jordan, across from 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:51.799 Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:54.679 were given from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in 00:11:54.679 --> 00:11:57.679 the wilderness with its common lands, Jaza with 00:11:57.679 --> 00:12:00.740 its common lands, Kedemot with its common lands, 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:04.059 and Mephat with its common lands. And from the 00:12:04.059 --> 00:12:06.820 tribe of Gad, Ramot in Gilead with its common 00:12:06.820 --> 00:12:19.600 lands, Mahaneim with its common lands, I hope 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:21.500 you enjoyed today's reading as much as I did 00:12:21.500 --> 00:12:23.600 and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow 00:12:23.600 --> 00:12:26.100 to continue on our journey. God bless you and 00:12:26.100 --> 00:12:26.779 have a great day.