1 Chronicles 5:11

1 Chronicles 5:11 says, And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah:  Now, we have the descendants of Gad listed.  Verse twelve adds, Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.  Verse thirteen continues, And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.  Verse fourteen states, These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;  Here, the genealogy seems to be reversed, tracing from the most recent backward.  Matthew Henry says it was during the reign of Jeroboam II the that genealogies really became important, being used to prove that they were children of the Covenant and taking pride in it, even if they weren't obeying it.  Our earthly lineage will never save us.  Verse fifteen adds, Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.  Ahi was listed as the chief of the house.  Verse sixteen continues, And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.  Then, we are told the area they lived in.  Verse seventeen concludes, All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.  As already stated, these genealogies were completed during the reign of Jeroboam II in Israel and Jotham in Judah, shortly before the people were taken away captive in Assyria.  Relying on being people born to those who made the covenant with God did not keep them safe when they had refused to follow the covenant, and being born to Christian parents or maybe even farther back to grandparents will not save us today.  We must personally have a covenant relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ in order to be saved.