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1 Chronicles 1: Genealogies and God’s Covenant Faithfulness (September 16, 2025)
Series: Reading the Bible Daily with Dave | Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | Passage: 1 Chronicles 1:1–54
Show Summary
Today we open 1 Chronicles 1 and encounter the genealogies from Adam to Abraham. Far from dry lists, these names testify to God’s covenant faithfulness across generations, rooting redemption in real people and real history and pointing forward to Christ, the promised offspring.- Main Theme: God’s faithfulness from Adam to Abraham.
- Key Doctrine: God works through history and families to fulfill His promises.
- Big Takeaway: Genealogies proclaim the gospel by tracing God’s covenant line to Christ.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.