Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
The crown passed in direct line from father to son for seventeen descents, a rare thing, and the fruit of David's piety. But when the succession grew tangled near the captivity, brother to brother and nephew to uncle, the glory of that house began to eclipse, and the descendants after the return were mostly obscure names. Only Zerubbabel shone among them.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 3:10-24
With Josiah the regular succession broke. His sons were pawns: Jehoahaz dethroned by Egypt, Jehoiakim set up by Pharaoh, Zedekiah by Nebuchadnezzar. They were mere vassals of foreign powers, and the independent kingship of David truly ended at Josiah's death.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 3:10-16
Satan argues that your sorrow must match your sin exactly, but this is a lie. Sin against an infinite God is infinitely injurious; no tears of yours can weigh equal to it. The Gospel offers a different proportion: genuine repentance, not endless self-torment, is what God accepts.
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Commenting on Ephesians 6:10-20