DONNIE DAILY GEMS FOR THURSDAY APRIL 23:
WORD OF WISDOM
If people would stop taking showers, social distancing wouldn't be so
difficult!
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DAILY DEVOTION
Your Storm Doesn't Mean God Has Abandoned You
"So when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking
on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were afraid"...
(John 6:19)
In the Bible there are correcting storms and there are perfecting storms.
Jonah, who spent the night on a foam blubber mattress, was inside a whale
because he was out of the will of God. He was running from God. And God sent
a correcting storm.
But there are also perfecting storms. Jesus' disciples weren't out of the
will of God. Why were they in a storm? Because-don't miss this-they were in
the will of God. It was Jesus, Matthew tells us, who directed them to get
into the boat and sail ahead, across the Sea of Galilee. They were in this
storm because they were obeying Jesus. Why would Jesus want them to be in a
storm? Because He wanted them to grow.
I've often shared these words, written by Robert Browning Hamilton: "I
walked a mile with pleasure, she chatted all the way. But left me none the
wiser, for all she had to say. I walked a mile with sorrow, not a word said
she. But oh, the things I learned from sorrow, when sorrow walked with me."
Is that not true? Someone said that faith is like film. It's developed in
the dark. That's when we learn to trust the Lord.
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DAILY BIBLE READING
1 Chronicles 1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Family of Adam-Seth to Abraham
1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah,
Lamech, 4 Noah,[a] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and
Tiras. 6 The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, [b]Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 The
sons of Javan were Elishah, [c]Tarshishah, Kittim, and [d]Rodanim.
8 The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 The sons of Cush
were Seba, Havilah, [e]Sabta, [f]Raama, and Sabtecha. The sons of Raama were
Sheba and Dedan. 10 Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the
earth. 11 Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, 12 Pathrusim,
Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim). 13 Canaan
begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth; 14 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the
Girgashite; 15 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; 16 the Arvadite,
the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether,
and [g]Meshech. 18 Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19 To
Eber were born two sons: the name of one was [h]Peleg, for in his days the
[i]earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 20 Joktan begot
Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22
[j]Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the
sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 and Abram, who is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and
Ishmael.
The Family of Ishmael
29 These are their genealogies: The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebajoth; then
Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, [k]Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur,
Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
The Family of Keturah
32 Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan,
Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
33 The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All
these were the children of Keturah.
The Family of Isaac
34 And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. 35 The
sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jaalam, and Korah. 36 And the sons
of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [l]Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna,
Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
The Family of Seir
38 The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and
Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan were Hori and [m]Homam; Lotan's sister was
Timna. 40 The sons of Shobal were [n]Alian, Manahath, Ebal, [o]Shephi, and
Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Ajah and Anah. 41 The son of Anah was Dishon.
The sons of Dishon were [p]Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. 42 The sons
of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and [q]Jaakan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and
Aran.
The Kings of Edom
43 Now these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before a king
reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of
his city was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of
Bozrah reigned in his place. 45 When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the
Temanites reigned in his place. 46 And when Husham died, Hadad the son of
Bedad, who [r]attacked Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place.
The name of his city was Avith. 47 When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah
reigned in his place. 48 And when Samlah died, Saul of
Rehoboth-by-the-River reigned in his place. 49 When Saul died, Baal-Hanan
the son of Achbor reigned in his place. 50 And when Baal-Hanan died,
[s]Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was [t]Pai. His
wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
51 Hadad died also. And the chiefs of Edom were Chief Timnah, Chief
[u]Aliah, Chief Jetheth, 52 Chief Aholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53
Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 54 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram.
These were the chiefs of Edom.
The Family of Israel
2 These were the sons of [v]Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar,
Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
From Judah to David
3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him
by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was
wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. 4 And Tamar, his
daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were
[w]Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and [x]Dara-five of them in all.
7 The son of Carmi was [y]Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in
the accursed[z] thing.
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, [aa]Ram, and
[ab]Chelubai. 10 Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader
of the children of Judah; 11 Nahshon begot [ac]Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;
12 Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13 Jesse begot Eliab his
firstborn, Abinadab the second, [ad]Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the
fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were
Abishai, Joab, and Asahel-three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of
Amasa was [ae]Jether the Ishmaelite.
The Family of Hezron
18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth.
Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died,
Caleb [af]took Ephrath[ag] as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20 And Hur begot
Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.
21 Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
22 Segub begot Jair,[ah] who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 (Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its
towns-sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of
Gilead. 24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron's wife Abijah bore
him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
The Family of Jerahmeel
25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn,
and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose
name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 The sons of Ram, the
firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam
were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban
and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without
children. 31 The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and
Sheshan's son was Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were
Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. 33 The sons of Jonathan
were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian
servant whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his
servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan
begot Zabad; 37 Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; 38 Obed begot
Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; 39 Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot
Eleasah; 40 Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; 41 Shallum
begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
The Family of Caleb
42 The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his
firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father
of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44
Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. 45 And
the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot
Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah,
and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also bore
Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father
of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.[ai]
50 These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of
[aj]Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim, 51 Salma the
father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: [ak]Haroeh, and
half of the [al]families of Manuhoth. 53 The families of Kirjath Jearim
were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From
these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, [am]Atroth Beth
Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.
55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites,
the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the Kenites who came from
Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Footnotes:
a.1 Chronicles 1:4 So with MT, Vg.; LXX adds the sons of Noah
b.1 Chronicles 1:6 Riphath, Gen. 10:3
c.1 Chronicles 1:7 Tarshish, Gen. 10:4
d.1 Chronicles 1:7 Dodanim, Gen. 10:4
e.1 Chronicles 1:9 Sabtah, Gen. 10:7
f.1 Chronicles 1:9 Raamah, Gen. 10:7
g.1 Chronicles 1:17 Mash, Gen. 10:23
h.1 Chronicles 1:19 Lit. Division, Gen. 10:25
i.1 Chronicles 1:19 Or land
j.1 Chronicles 1:22 Obal, Gen. 10:28
k.1 Chronicles 1:30 Hadar, Gen. 25:15
l.1 Chronicles 1:36 Zepho, Gen. 36:11
m.1 Chronicles 1:39 Hemam or Heman, Gen. 36:22
n.1 Chronicles 1:40 Alvan, Gen. 36:23
o.1 Chronicles 1:40 Shepho, Gen. 36:23
p.1 Chronicles 1:41 Hemdan, Gen. 36:26
q.1 Chronicles 1:42 Akan, Gen. 36:27
r.1 Chronicles 1:46 Lit. struck
s.1 Chronicles 1:50 Hadar, Gen. 36:39
t.1 Chronicles 1:50 Pau, Gen. 36:39
u.1 Chronicles 1:51 Alvah, Gen. 36:40
v.1 Chronicles 2:1 Jacob, Gen. 32:28
w.1 Chronicles 2:6 Zabdi, Josh. 7:1
x.1 Chronicles 2:6 Darda, 1 Kin. 4:31
y.1 Chronicles 2:7 Achan, Josh. 7:1
z.1 Chronicles 2:7 banned or devoted
aa.1 Chronicles 2:9 Aram, Matt. 1:3, 4
ab.1 Chronicles 2:9 Caleb, vv. 18, 42
ac.1 Chronicles 2:11 Salmon, Ruth 4:21; Luke 3:32
ad.1 Chronicles 2:13 Shammah, 1 Sam. 16:9
ae.1 Chronicles 2:17 Jithra the Israelite, 2 Sam. 17:25
af.1 Chronicles 2:19 Lit. took to himself
ag.1 Chronicles 2:19 Or Ephrathah
ah.1 Chronicles 2:22 Reckoned to Manasseh through the daughter of Machir,
Num. 32:41; Deut. 3:14; 25:5, 6; 1 Kin. 4:13; 1 Chr. 7:14
ai.1 Chronicles 2:49 Or Achsa
aj.1 Chronicles 2:50 Ephrath, v. 19
ak.1 Chronicles 2:52 Reaiah, 1 Chr. 4:2
al.1 Chronicles 2:52 Or Manuhothites, same as Manahethites, v. 54
am.1 Chronicles 2:54 Or Ataroth of the house of Joab
