Reading the Bible in Historical Sequence Part 4Намуна

David’s forbears and family genealogy from c.1740 BC to c.1085 BC is given. Feeling blessed, David writes songs thanking his God for His care, deliverances and miraculous power.

Note 1 Chronicles 2:3–4: Judah married a Canaanite woman, contrary to God’s instruction. Family problems and early death followed through the generations. A great-great grandson, Achar, was called ‘the troubler of Israel’ (1 Chronicles 2:7). Tamar was his daughter-in-law, so Judah’s union with her was unlawful (see Genesis 38), but God redeems this relationship (Matthew 1:3).