Êxodo 6

Êxodo 6

Wiersbe - The genealogy (Ex 6:14-27) isn't there by accident, for it's the Lord's way of reminding us, the readers, that God had prepared Moses and Aaron for their ministry in Egypt. Their arrival in Jacob's family was part of His providential working. God's calling means God's enabling, and what He begins He always completes (Eph. 2:10; Phil. 1:6). (Ibid) Exodus 6:15 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon. sons - Ge 46:10 Nu 26:12,13 1Ch 4:24, Nemuel, Jarib, Zerah The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the families of Simeon - These names are not depicted in the Genealogical Chart above. As Ryken says "The Biblical genealogies show the importance of named individuality. God not only has a plan for the salvation of a people, but he has an intimate, personal relationship with every individual in his family. As far as God is concerned, there are no “little people” (Francis Schaeffer)." Thompson - The mention of“a Canaanite woman” as the mother of Shaul does two things: First, it contrasts the line of Levi, which is the pure priestly line; Second, it shows that there have always been key women in Israel’s history who were not pure bloods. Exodus 6:16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the length of Levi's life was one hundred and thirty-seven years. sons - Ge 46:11 Nu 3:17 1Ch 6:1,16 Kohath - Nu 26:57 1Ch 23:6 hundred - Ex 6:18,20 Ge 35:28 47:28 50:26 THIS DEPICTION FOCUSES ON TRIBE OF LEVI From Thomas Constable FOCUS NOW SHIFTS TO THE SONS OF LEVI These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari; and the length of Levi's life was one hundred and thirty-seven years - The descendants of Levi receive most of the attention from here on down. Believer's Study Bible on Ex 6:16-19 - It is not unusual for Israelite genealogies to be incomplete. There is a parallel genealogy of 10 generations covering this same time period for Joshua (1 Chr. 7:22-27).