PROCLAMATION
“Now these were the ones who came up
from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they were not able to
provide evidence of their fathers’ households and their descendants, whether
they were of Israel; the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of
Nekoda, 652.” Ezra 2:59-60 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
The Bible Book of Ezra was written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by
Ezra the scribe and priest and historical Bible scholar, according to Jewish
tradition. Chapter two of the Bible Book
of Ezra begins with a listing of the people who came up out of captivity in
Babylon. (Ezra 2:1-35) Then he listed the
priests who returned, (Ezra 2:36-39) the Levites and the temple servants who
returned, (Ezra 2:40-54) the servants of the sons of Solomon, (Ezra 2:55-58)
and 652 others who claimed to belong to Israel but could not provide proof that
their father was from Israel. (Ezra 2:59-60)
Additionally, there were some priests whose genealogical registration
could not be located so they were excluded from the priesthood. (Ezra
2:61-63) The horses, mules, camels, and
donkeys were also numbered.
APPLICATION
It is very important for Jewish
children to know their genealogy. They
must recite it at their coming of age birthday celebration. It would be nice if more of us knew our genealogy.
Many have dated cousins or half-brothers
or half-sisters because they did not know their genealogy. Having children with ones relatives can
produce offspring with genetic disorders.
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