1 Chronicles 4:11

1 Chronicles 4:11 says, And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.  Matthew Henry says these are the family of craftsmen.  Today, children sometimes follow in their parents' footsteps in what they do as an occupation, but what we need to pray for is that they will follow in our footsteps as Christians.  Verse twelve adds, And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.  These first few were called the men of Rechah, which was a city about three miles from Jerusalem.  Verse thirteen continues, And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.  Verse fourteen states, And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.  Here, we are first told that these people became craftsmen, though Matthew Henry had already stated that they were.  Verse fifteen adds,  And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.  Verse sixteen continues, And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.  Verse seventeen says, And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.  Verse eighteen adds, And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.  We are told of one of the men of Judah who married the daughter of Pharoah, which I don't believe would have been in God's will.  The people of Israel were to keep themselves separate from the rest of the world. We today are to go into the world, but we are still warned to not marry non-Christians.  Verse nineteen continues, And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.  Verse twenty concludes, And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.  Verse twenty-one states, The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,  These men were said to have worked in fine linens, which would be a craftsman trade.  Verse twenty-two adds, And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.  This group was said to have dominion in Moab in ancient times.  Matthew Henry says it was probably during David's time that they moved to Israel.  None of us are born Christians, but we must become a part of God's family by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. So, we all come from somewhere other than God's family and then become a part of it and this has been true from the beginning.  He has always been the only way to salvation.  Verse twenty -three continues, These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.  These men were noted for being potters and they dwelled with the king to do his work.  Whatever God calls us to do in life, we must dwell in His will and do everything for His glory.