Special From Nothing Special
Exodus 6: 14 These are the
heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of
Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the
families of Reuben. 15 And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel,
Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the
families of Simeon. 16 These are the
names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath,
and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred
and thirty-seven. 17 The sons of Gershon were Libni
and Shimi according to their families. 18 And the
sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the
years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and
thirty-three. 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli
and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their
generations.
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Generations after Adam and Eve, GOD spoke to Abraham. HE promised
HE would make his name a great nation. This promise was passed down to his son
Isaac and then passed to his grandson Jacob. Leah was given to Jacob as his
wife. They had Reuben, Simeon and Levi as children, amongst others. This is the
family of Aaron and Moses.
My Observations:
- GOD
must have told Moses to write down the tribe leaders names to prepare him
for what HE was about to do.
- Simeon
and Levi murdered Shechem and the men of that town, defending Dinah, their
sister, who was assaulted.
- Levi
was also involved with selling his brother Joseph into slavery, which
ultimately caused everyone to move to Egypt.
After the Garden of Eden, humanity took a beating. Their
belief in their own ways and the appeal to their own culture, left GOD out of
the picture. The further away we get from the garden, the more we forget who
GOD is. GOD abruptly interjects a list of the first three families of Leah and
Jacob.
I had to ask “Why is this list here?” I believe GOD was
about to establish restoration of Levi. Jacob did not curse Levi, but his
blessing said the tribe would be “scattered” because of Levi’s violence.
Amazingly enough, the tribe of Levi would be know as a tribe of priests who
would carry the Law of Moses. GOD restores.
Challenge
- Why
does GOD abruptly go into detail about the genealogy of Reuben, Simeon and
Levi to Moses?
- Is
your history important to GOD?
- Do
you believe that GOD is actively restoring you and repairing your past?
