The least mosses, and the smallest insects, serve some good end. Nothing is useless in the Bible. Eveiy word of it is inspired. The chapters and verses which seem at first sight unprofitable, are all given for some good purpose. Look again at these sixteen verses, and you will see in them useful and instructive lessons.
Learn from this list of names, that God always keeps His tvord. He had promised, that in Abraham's seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed. He had promised to raise up a Saviour of the family of David. (Gen. xii. 3 ; Isaiah xi. 1.) These sixteen verses prove, , that Jesus was the son of David and the son of Abra- ham, and that God's promise was fulfilled. — Thoughtless and ungodly people should remember this lesson, and be afraid. Whatever they may think, God will kee-p His word. If they repent not, they will surely perish. — True Christians should remember this lesson, and take comfort. Their Father in heaven will be true to all His engage- ments. He has said, that He will save all believers in Christ. If He has said it. He wiU certainly do it. " He is not a man that He should lie." " He abideth faith- ful : He can not deny Himself." (2 Tim. ii. 13.)
Learn next from this list of names tJie sinfulness and corrtiption of human 7iature. Observe how many godly parents in this catalogue had wicked and ungodly sons. The names of Koboam, and Joram, and Amon, and Jecho- nias, should teach us humbling lessons. They had aU pious fathers. But they were all wicked men. Grace does not run in families. It needs something more than good examples and good advice to make us children of God. They that are born again are not born of blood, nor of