1 CHRONICLES 5 (FROM CAC'S NOTES)
1 CHRONICLES 5 (FROM CAC’S NOTES)
In this chapter the victory is over the Hagarites, representing the legal or religious side. In the latter case the war is said to be of God (verse 22), and there are spiritual elements in the conflict who do not appear in chapter 4; they are seen as crying to God and putting their trust in Him.
Then in the half tribe of Manasseh (verse 25) there is a solemn warning for, instead of getting the victory, they went a whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land and went into captivity.
Verses 1 and 2 of this chapter are to be noted. They recount the setting aside of the firstborn and the dispersal of things in sovereignty. Royalty was given to Judah and the birthright to the sons of Joseph: “Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince”, that is, typically, Christ comes of Judah. There is the setting aside of the natural order. This is what the coming in of Christ is. The Son, who comes of David’s seed according to flesh and is raised, sets aside everything of the natural order. But the birthright is Joseph’s and this has to do with inheritance. Hence Romans 5 but “joint heirs” in chapter 8. Every other man is ruled out as under death.