1 Chronicles 1 1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. 4 The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah. 7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth. 11 Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

Do you belong? How do you know you belong? Why does it matter?

Belonging matters because it gives us an identity Family Clan Land Task or history

Bobby Ann Willms

The Old and New Testament both give genealogies A reminder that we belong We belong to something bigger than ourselves

1 Chronicles 1 AdamSeth Noah Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. 4 The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Ishmael 28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. 34 Abraham was the father of Isaac. Esau The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

1 Chronicles 2 These were the sons of Israel: Judah JosephBenjamin Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Judah 3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in- law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

1 Chronicles 3 Amnon These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon… Absalom 2 the third, Absalom… David reigned in Jerusalem… 5 and these were the children born to him there: Solomon Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon.

Kings of Judah 10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Jehoram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son…

1 Chronicles 5 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 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…

1 Chronicles 6 Levi Kohath The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. AaronMoses 3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. Eleazar The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 8 Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second son, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth and Rapha the fifth. Saul Jonathan 33 Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.

1 Chronicles 9 Judah priestsLevitestemple servants …The people of Judah were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. 2 Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants. JudahBenjamin EphraimManasseh 3 Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

The good, the bad and the ugly Just like our families Rape, incest and violence Kings, priests and prophets Peace and war Times of obedience and times of faithlessness

Putting it all together We belong… To God’s family To a holy land; to a great heritage To a historical culture of kings and priests and prophets To a people who are sinful and crooked

Putting it all together We have a beginning with creation and with God We belong to God No matter where we are, we belong

Putting it all together We belong to a family greater than ourselves We belong to a greater church family As New Testament people we belong to Christ through the blood One day we will be welcomed in the Promised Land

The Old and New Testament address it differently But the assumptions are the same You are my chosen people You were bought at a price

1 Corinthians 6 You are not your own 19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price…

1 Corinthians 7 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.