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"The sons of Judah " In chapter three we read about the lineage of Christ and the sons of David establishing the physical lineage from David through Mary to Jesus. It is all about Jesus! Remember God's Covenant with David: "And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever." (2 Samuel 7:16) In chapter 4 we begin with the genealogy of Judah leading up to David. We are still seeing the emphasis is on the Israelites' historical connection with their past. The remnant was returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple because of the promises God had given to David many years before (Ezra 7:10-23). God's promises were still in effect--even though the people had been in exile. These genealogies here point out that the promises to David were founded on God's ancient promises to the patriarchs. God had pledged to Abraham that He would make him the father of a great nation, one through which He would bless the whole earth (Gen. 12:1-3). God had also promised that a king would rule over this special nation (Gen. 17:6). It was revealed to Jacob that the king would descend specifically from Jacob's son Judah (Gen. 49:10). Finally, the genealogy in the Book of Ruth explains the link between the promise and the fulfillment by tracing the line of Judah through his son Perez to King David (Ruth 4:18-22). God, again, had faithfully fulfilled His promise! God will establish His reign upon the earth through David's royal line (17:7-15; Gen. 17:7, 8; 2 Sam. 7). The kings God had promised to Abraham would begin with David and ultimately culminate in the One who would reign forever, Jesus (17:14; Matt. 9:27; 12:23; Mark 10:47, 48; Luke 18:38). God had given the promise to David, and the faithful remnant inherited that same promise. At a time when the Israelites were rebuilding the nation and the temple (Ezra 3:7-13), the chronicler presented a picture of David's kingdom as a kingdom founded on the true worship of God. The tabernacle and temple were the focus of David's kingdom, not the throne. The theme of Chronicles is that God Himself established David's kingdom: "Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people Israel.'" (1 Chronicles 11:1-2). All of this was done just AS GOD HAD SAID in fulfillment of His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The promise to Abraham concerning his seed and the land, and the frequent prophecy of Israel's ultimate regathering are part of a larger pattern which always promised a future kingdom to Israel. The first indications of a future kingdom are found in the promises given to Abraham in Genesis 17:6 : "I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you." God restates His promise in Genesis 17:16 to Sarah: "And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her." The promise of a kingdom given to Abraham's seed is later narrowed to the son of promise Isaac, then Jacob, and in Genesis 49:10 is further limited to the tribe of Judah. Jacob in his prophetic summary of the future of Israel prophesied concerning Judah: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; Jacob prophetically limits the throne to Judah and his descendants. It may be concluded therefore that early in Israel's history the concept of a future kingdom shaped Israel's understanding of future events. The promises of a future kingdom given to Israel is contained in the Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17). God's covenant with David promises (ENSURES) a king and a kingdom specifically from David's lineage. Through the Davidic covenant, David's kingdom itself embodies the promise of the future kingdom whose ruler is the great Son of David, Jesus Christ. The Jews had returned from their 70 years of captivity to a land that was markedly different from the one once ruled by King David and King Solomon. There was no Hebrew king, but rather a Persian governor (Ezra 5:3; 6:6). There was no security for Jerusalem, so Nehemiah had to rebuild the wall (Neh. 1-7). There was no magnificent temple: "But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and carried the people away to Babylon." (Ezra 5:12) Chronicles details the genealogy and history of Israel, stretching from Adam (1 Chronicles 1:1) to the return from Babylon (2 Chronicles 26:23). The purpose was to remind the Jews of GOD'S PROMISES and intentions about the Land, the nation, the Davidic king, the Levitical priests, the temple, and true worship. Not one of the PROMISES of GOD had been revoked because of the Babylonian Exile or the captivity. All of this was done and recorded to remind the Israelites of their spiritual heritage during the difficult times they faced, and to encourage them, and us, to be faithful to a FAITHFUL GOD. The fact that there was a remnant at all was due to the mercies and compassions of God. Even in His wrath, God remembers to be merciful. This brings to mind the words of Jeremiah: "Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23)

"The sons of Judah " In chapter three we read about the lineage of Christ and the sons of David establishing the physical lineage from David through Mary to Jesus. It is all about Jesus! Remember God's Covenant with David: "And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever." (2 Samuel 7:16) In chapter 4 we begin with the genealogy of Judah leading up to David. We are still seeing the emphasis is on the Israelites' historical connection with their past. The remnant was returning to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple because of the promises God had given to David many years before (Ezra 7:10-23). God's promises were still in effect--even though the people had been in exile. These genealogies here point out that the promises to David were founded on God's ancient promises to the patriarchs. God had pledged to Abraham that He would make him the father of a great nation, one through which He would bless the whole earth (Gen. 12:1-3). God had also promised that a king would rule over this special nation (Gen. 17:6). It was revealed to Jacob that the king would descend specifically from Jacob's son Judah (Gen. 49:10). Finally, the genealogy in the Book of Ruth explains the link between the promise and the fulfillment by tracing the line of Judah through his son Perez to King David (Ruth 4:18-22). God, again, had faithfully fulfilled His promise! God will establish His reign upon the earth through David's royal line (17:7-15; Gen. 17:7, 8; 2 Sam. 7). The kings God had promised to Abraham would begin with David and ultimately culminate in the One who would reign forever, Jesus (17:14; Matt. 9:27; 12:23; Mark 10:47, 48; Luke 18:38). God had given the promise to David, and the faithful remnant inherited that same promise. At a time when the Israelites were rebuilding the nation and the temple (Ezra 3:7-13), the chronicler presented a picture of David's kingdom as a kingdom founded on the true worship of God. The tabernacle and temple were the focus of David's kingdom, not the throne. The theme of Chronicles is that God Himself established David's kingdom: "Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron, saying, "Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. Also, in time past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the Lord your God said to you, 'You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over My people Israel.'" (1 Chronicles 11:1-2). All of this was done just AS GOD HAD SAID in fulfillment of His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The promise to Abraham concerning his seed and the land, and the frequent prophecy of Israel's ultimate regathering are part of a larger pattern which always promised a future kingdom to Israel. The first indications of a future kingdom are found in the promises given to Abraham in Genesis 17:6 : "I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you." God restates His promise in Genesis 17:16 to Sarah: "And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her." The promise of a kingdom given to Abraham's seed is later narrowed to the son of promise Isaac, then Jacob, and in Genesis 49:10 is further limited to the tribe of Judah. Jacob in his prophetic summary of the future of Israel prophesied concerning Judah: "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; Jacob prophetically limits the throne to Judah and his descendants. It may be concluded therefore that early in Israel's history the concept of a future kingdom shaped Israel's understanding of future events. The promises of a future kingdom given to Israel is contained in the Davidic covenant (2 Samuel 7; 1 Chronicles 17). God's covenant with David promises (ENSURES) a king and a kingdom specifically from David's lineage. Through the Davidic covenant, David's kingdom itself embodies the promise of the future kingdom whose ruler is the great Son of David, Jesus Christ. The Jews had returned from their 70 years of captivity to a land that was markedly different from the one once ruled by King David and King Solomon. There was no Hebrew king, but rather a Persian governor (Ezra 5:3; 6:6). There was no security for Jerusalem, so Nehemiah had to rebuild the wall (Neh. 1-7). There was no magnificent temple: "But because our fathers provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and carried the people away to Babylon." (Ezra 5:12) Chronicles details the genealogy and history of Israel, stretching from Adam (1 Chronicles 1:1) to the return from Babylon (2 Chronicles 26:23). The purpose was to remind the Jews of GOD'S PROMISES and intentions about the Land, the nation, the Davidic king, the Levitical priests, the temple, and true worship. Not one of the PROMISES of GOD had been revoked because of the Babylonian Exile or the captivity. All of this was done and recorded to remind the Israelites of their spiritual heritage during the difficult times they faced, and to encourage them, and us, to be faithful to a FAITHFUL GOD. The fact that there was a remnant at all was due to the mercies and compassions of God. Even in His wrath, God remembers to be merciful. This brings to mind the words of Jeremiah: "Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness." (Lamentations 3:22-23)

List and list of names yet as boring as it may sound it provides key information to preserve history and aids in our understanding of the truth