1 Chronicles 1:27

1Chronicles 1:27 says,  Abram; the same is Abraham.  Here, we pick up with Abraham and his descendants,  Verse twenty-eight adds, The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. From Isaac would come the Israelites and from Ishmael some of those who opposed them.  We might all trace our ancestry back to Adam, but what makes us all brothers and sisters in God's eyes is our relationship to Jesús Christ, which some have but many more do not and oppose those who do and God as well.  Verse twenty-nine continues, These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Verse thirty continues, Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,  Verse thirty-one concludes, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.  We are first given the names of the descendants of Ishmael, since he really was the first born, even if he wasn't the child of promise to Abraham and Sarah.  The order in which we are born in the world is not what is important to God today, but what is important is when we are reborn through our faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse thirty-two states, Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.  Verse thirty-three adds, And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.  Then we are given the descendants of Abraham with his concubine Keturah.  These still weren't the children of promise from God.  The children nor their mothers in ether case were the problem, but Abraham was.  As followers of Christ, we cannot attempt to put our faith in our own plans and ignore God's plan and be successful spiritually.  Verse thirty-four declares, And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.  Verse thirty-five adds, The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. Of Isaac's sons, Esau was the first-born and Israel the second born, but Esau sold his birthright.  We all have an opportunity to become a child of God, but too many people sell that birthright for the things of this world, which are ultimately worthless.   Verse thirty-six continues, The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.  Verse thirty-seven says, The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.  Verse thirty-eight adds, And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.  Verse thirty-nine continues, And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.  Verse forty states, The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. and the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.  Verse forty-one adds, The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.  Verse forty-two continues, The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.  These were Esau's descendants, who became the Edomites. Esau became the father of a nation, just not of the nation of God's Chosen People.  We may become great in the world today, but only Jesus Christ can bring us salvation.