The majority of this passage was lists of Isrealite families. It is not the most interesting read unless you are researching some obscure family relationship or searching for baby names. :) Sometimes I wonder about little details like, why families are listed out of birth order or why obscure women are listed. It all reminds me that God is a detail man and values family relationships\heritage.
There was a passage toward the end of my reading about King Saul. 1 Chron 10:13-14 tells us that Saul died amd lost the kingdom because he did not obey God and because he consulted a medium rather than inquiring of the Lord. It is interesting to me that God singled out this one issue. Saul did lots of bad things, but this one issue showed his lack of trust in God. It struck me because I am guilty of a very similar act: gossip. I am quick to vent to my mom or facebook or whoever I think will see my point of view. I am slow to trust God to hold my heart when it is hurting, mad, or frustrated. Slow to talk to the person that I am upset with--strange since I used to do the opposite. I have been working on this lately and it is getting better, but this was still very convicting and I have a long way to go.
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