Wednesday

12-June

1 Chronicles 4-6; Job 15; 1 Corinthians 4

1 Chronicles 4: What prayer do we find hidden in this chapter? Who was the daughter of Pharoah?

1 Chronicles 5: Why was Reuben’s birthright given to the sons of Joseph? Who were noted as great warriors? Who was taken into exile (by God)?

1 Chronicles 6; Who served as priest in Jerusalem? Which tribe was given Hebron and it’s pasturelands?

1 Corinthians 4: What problem did the church have?

Journal Prompt: The prayer of Jabez spawned an entire series of books, Bible studies, etc. What is the context of Jabez’ prayer? What is the danger of taking a prayer like this, or a Bible verse, out of context?

Answers:

1 Chronicles 4: The prayer of Jabez.  The daughter of Pharoah was Bithiah. She was married to Mered.

1 Chronicles 5: Reuben was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he could not be enrolled as the oldest son.  The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had valiant men who carried shield and sword,

The Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh were taken into exile by the Assyrians because they 

1 Chronicles 6: Azariah served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem)

Hebron and it’s pasture lands were given to the sons of Aaron (the Levites) of the clans of Kohathites, but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

1 Corinthians 4: They had become rich, arrogant and self-confident.