This is the Bible Book Club, the book of First Chronicles. Welcome to the club.

We are back in the studio, and I know you'll notice the difference in the sound for this fourth

episode of First Chronicles. But last episode in chapters three and four, the chronicler dove

into the tribe of Judah, starting with David's descendants. Some that we know very well, 19 sons,

one daughter, they're all mentioned by name. Bathsheba is listed as having the most sons. She

actually had four sons. It was mentioned there were more children with concubines,

but there were no names. David's family became a source of trouble for him, though. His heart

may have been a little too soft, and he failed to intercede when his sons took a wrong turn.

There was rape, there was murder, and rebellion. Then the focus turned to the line that carried the kingship. The names of the

past kings were familiar to us from past episodes of the Bible Book Club when we read Kings,

seasons 11, and 12. But the line continued from King Jehoiakin in captivity to the chroniclers

present. There were seven new names, providing evidence that Israel

still had a chance to produce a king who would save them a Messiah. Then the author took a

detailed detour to encourage the returned exiles with the prayer of Jabez. Lastly, the chronicler

covered all the other descendants of Judah. Well, here's the

setup for this week's episode. Simeon survives the Transjordan tribes are lost. These are the 12

tribes of Israel continued from the last episode where we covered Judah. Now, recall that the

chronicler has chosen a pattern for presenting the genealogies

of the 12 tribes. Judah, Levi, and Benjamin are strategically placed at the beginning, in the

middle, and at the end. Judah's been covered, and the chronicler will quickly move through

four minor tribes with less than stellar past contributions to Israel. The tribes of Simeon and the three

trans-jordan tribes, Rubin, Gad, and Manasseh. Starting with the tribe of Simeon. This tribe is closely

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