seekeroftruth
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1 Chronicles 5:1 The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright, 2 and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)— 3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel:
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
4 The descendants of Joel:
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,
Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son,
Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
7 Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records:
Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, 8 and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. 9 To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
10 During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
Hanok, Pallu, Hezron and Karmi.
4 The descendants of Joel:
Shemaiah his son, Gog his son,
Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son,
Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
6 and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
7 Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records:
Jeiel the chief, Zechariah, 8 and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. 9 To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
10 During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
a. 1 Chronicles 5:6 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser; also in verse 26
The easy English commentary is active this morning.
When the Israelites came back from exile most of them were from the tribe of Judah. But there were some people from other tribes among them. So, the writer shows the ancestors of all the Israelites who had come back.
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh lived to the east of the Jordan river. This chapter gives to us the lists of their families.
Reuben was the first son to be born to Israel (that is, Jacob) by his wife Leah. There were special benefits for the oldest son. The oldest son would get twice as much as the other sons on the death of their father. And he would become the leader of the family. But Reuben lost those benefits because of his actions. He had sex with Bilhah who was a wife of his father (Genesis 35:22).
The benefits that should have been Reuben’s went to Joseph’s sons instead. Joseph was the first son of Rachel. She was Israel’s favourite wife. Joseph had two sons: Ephraim and Manasseh. Each of these sons received the benefits of a tribe. Joseph became the leader instead of Reuben. And later Joshua came from the tribe of Ephraim. But Israel prophesied that the leader would come from Judah (Genesis 49:10).
The tribe of Judah became the strongest of the tribes. The leader of Israel would come from the tribe of Judah. David came from that tribe. The family into which Jesus was born were from the tribe of Judah. Both Mary and Joseph were descendants of David. The angel called the Lord Jesus ‘the lion of the tribe of Judah’ – Revelation 5:5.
The *LORD gave the name ‘Israel’ to Jacob. In the Books of Chronicles, the writer always calls him Israel (except in 1 Chronicles chapter 16). He had 12 sons, the first of which was Reuben. Reuben had 4 sons. There is an interval of some time here as Joel was not the son of one of those 4 sons.
In 733 BC, King Tiglath-Pileser attacked the tribe of Reuben. Beerah was the leader of the tribe. Tiglath-Pileser took Beerah as an exile to the country called Assyria. The army of Assyria took the whole area of the tribes to the east of the river Jordan.
Aroer was a town on the river Arnon. Nebo was the name of both a city and a mountain in the same country. These places were on the east side of the river Jordan. The tribes of Reuben and Gad lived there. But by 850 BC, these areas were part of Moab and not Israel (see Jeremiah 48:21-25).
The Hagrites were descendants of Hagar. Hagar was a maid of Sarah. Sarah gave her to Abraham and they had a son called Ishmael. The Hagrites came from his family. The Hagrites were a rich and large clan. They lived in the area called the Syrian Desert with the river Euphrates as their western border. In the time of King Saul (1043-1011 BC), the tribe of Reuben defeated the Hagrites.
The tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh lived to the east of the Jordan river. This chapter gives to us the lists of their families.
Reuben was the first son to be born to Israel (that is, Jacob) by his wife Leah. There were special benefits for the oldest son. The oldest son would get twice as much as the other sons on the death of their father. And he would become the leader of the family. But Reuben lost those benefits because of his actions. He had sex with Bilhah who was a wife of his father (Genesis 35:22).
The benefits that should have been Reuben’s went to Joseph’s sons instead. Joseph was the first son of Rachel. She was Israel’s favourite wife. Joseph had two sons: Ephraim and Manasseh. Each of these sons received the benefits of a tribe. Joseph became the leader instead of Reuben. And later Joshua came from the tribe of Ephraim. But Israel prophesied that the leader would come from Judah (Genesis 49:10).
The tribe of Judah became the strongest of the tribes. The leader of Israel would come from the tribe of Judah. David came from that tribe. The family into which Jesus was born were from the tribe of Judah. Both Mary and Joseph were descendants of David. The angel called the Lord Jesus ‘the lion of the tribe of Judah’ – Revelation 5:5.
The *LORD gave the name ‘Israel’ to Jacob. In the Books of Chronicles, the writer always calls him Israel (except in 1 Chronicles chapter 16). He had 12 sons, the first of which was Reuben. Reuben had 4 sons. There is an interval of some time here as Joel was not the son of one of those 4 sons.
In 733 BC, King Tiglath-Pileser attacked the tribe of Reuben. Beerah was the leader of the tribe. Tiglath-Pileser took Beerah as an exile to the country called Assyria. The army of Assyria took the whole area of the tribes to the east of the river Jordan.
Aroer was a town on the river Arnon. Nebo was the name of both a city and a mountain in the same country. These places were on the east side of the river Jordan. The tribes of Reuben and Gad lived there. But by 850 BC, these areas were part of Moab and not Israel (see Jeremiah 48:21-25).
The Hagrites were descendants of Hagar. Hagar was a maid of Sarah. Sarah gave her to Abraham and they had a son called Ishmael. The Hagrites came from his family. The Hagrites were a rich and large clan. They lived in the area called the Syrian Desert with the river Euphrates as their western border. In the time of King Saul (1043-1011 BC), the tribe of Reuben defeated the Hagrites.
I wondered what happened to Hagar. Now I see...IMHO... Rueben's tribe tried to do them in! It doesn't say Rueben destroyed the Hagrites.... so there were still some Hagrites after the battle.... but they would have become servants of Rueben's tribe. No wonder they're still fighting. I think it's saying the Hagrites when from riches to rags.
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