Day 196 – July 15, 2021
Scriptures: Luke 3, 1 Chronicles 1 Watch Bible Project on 1 Chronicles As we have gone through this Bible reading plan, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the intentionality of it. It really shouldn’t be a surprise to us that the Bible weaves together a story and has many connections. But today’s reading once again shows me the method used to piece together the reading was done with a clear intent to help us see thematic connections between various books of the Bible. Chronicles tells the message of the story of Israel. The opening chapters begin with a genealogy that begins with Adam and works its way through many of the names we’ve already encountered in our Bible reading. Folks like Abraham, Enoch, and so many more. In the Gospel of Luke, John preaches about one who is coming who is greater than him. Obviously, he is pointing towards Jesus. And Luke sets the stage using genealogy as well. He takes the line of Jesus, past David, all the way back to Adam as well, beyond Adam to “The Son of God.” That’s significant. God is doing something in Jesus, the Son of God. Luke wants his readers to know, Jesus is Lord and King, the Messiah who came and inaugurated the Kingdom of God. That is something only the Son of God can do. This Jesus, Son of God, has royalty in his blood and will inaugurate the Kingdom. Chronicles points to the hope of this Day. Luke will tell us all about it! Jordan
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