Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 6: 14-25
MEDITATION
Exodus 6:14-25
14 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. These are the families of Reuben.
15 And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families of Simeon.
16 These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven.
17 The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimi according to their families.
18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three.
19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.
20 Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father’s sister, as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. And the years of the life of Amram were one hundred and thirty-seven.
21 The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 And the sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri.
23 Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 And the sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These are the families of the Korahites.
25 Eleazar, Aaron’s son, took for himself one of the daughters of Putiel as wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. Genealogical records
a. Once again, we have a genealogical record.
b. But this record is slightly different.
c. Reuben is mentioned because he was the first-born son.
d. Simeon and Levi were mentioned together, because they were very close.
2. The family of Levi
a. This is the main focus.
b. The family line of Aaron and Moses are noted here.
3. Levi had three sons
a. Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
b. Aaron and Moses came from the line of Kohath.
c. Amram and Jochebed were the parents of Aaron and Moses.
4. Aaron’s family
a. Aaron was married to Elisheba.
b. They had four sons.
c. Their children were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
5. Moses’ family
a. This was not recorded here.
b. Moses, the writer of Exodus, did not make mention of himself and his family.
经文：出埃及 记 6：14-25
沉思
《出埃及记 6：14-25》
14 以色列人家长的名字记在下面。以色列长子鲁本的儿子是哈诺、法路、希斯仑、迦米，这是鲁本的各家。
15 西缅的儿子是耶母利、雅悯、阿辖、雅斤、琐辖和迦南女子的儿子扫罗，这是西缅的各家。
16 利未众子的名字按着他们的后代记在下面，就是革顺、哥辖、米拉利。利未一生的岁数是一百三十七岁。
17 革顺的儿子按着家室是立尼、示每。
18 哥辖的儿子是暗兰、以斯哈、希伯伦、乌薛。哥辖一生的岁数是一百三十三岁。
19 米拉利的儿子是抹利和母示。这是利未的家，都按着他们的后代。
20 暗兰娶了他父亲的妹妹约基别为妻，她给他生了亚伦和摩西。暗兰一生的岁数是一百三十七岁。
21 以斯哈的儿子是可拉、尼斐、细基利。
22 乌薛的儿子是米沙利、以利撒反、西提利。
23 亚伦娶了亚米拿达的女儿、拿顺的妹妹以利沙巴为妻，她给他生了拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒、以他玛。
24 可拉的儿子是亚惜、以利加拿、亚比亚撒，这是可拉的各家。25 亚伦的儿子以利亚撒娶了普铁的一个女儿为妻，她给他生了非尼哈。这是利未人的家长，都按着他们的家。