The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Chronicles 4:17-18,
"One of Mered's wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa... These were the children of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married."
The opening chapters of Chronicles provides us an historical skeletal outline of the genealogies of some of the people we meet in the pages of Scripture. As such, it can be somewhat daunting, somewhat tedious to read through it."One of Mered's wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa... These were the children of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married."
Jewish tradition identifies Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah (whose name means "daughter of God") in 1 Chronicles 4:17-18, as the very one who rescued baby Moses from the bank of the Nile and raised him as her own. If that be the case, then it certainly adds real interest to the account we find in Exodus 2:1-10. Did Pharaoh's daughter of Exodus 2 marry the Jew, Mered, from the tribe of Judah?
Whether that be the case is something I'm not sure of, but it does point to reality that there is a lot of history that stands behind these names. What took place in the lives of these listed here? What part did they play, if any, in God's grand plan of redemption of all mankind? How many of them will we meet in the resurrection?
Whether that be the case is something I'm not sure of, but it does point to reality that there is a lot of history that stands behind these names. What took place in the lives of these listed here? What part did they play, if any, in God's grand plan of redemption of all mankind? How many of them will we meet in the resurrection?
This is just a tidbit of something interesting I never noticed before, something that I came across while reading the book through this time. It illustrates a feature I always find: most every time I read through a book of Scripture, no matter the genre or book, I see things I hadn't noticed before.
I'll bet you do too!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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