1 Chronicles 1:33
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
Shalom sdr, my devotion today, Mon, Sept. 13, MIDIAN (I Chron. 1:33). It is really shocking to know and remember that Midian was the descendant of Keturah, the wife of Abraham. Midian was nothing more than the son of Abraham, just like Isaac and Ishmael. Why shocking?
1. We hate Midian.
We consider Midian as evil, killer, scoundrel, etc. They had no mercy and relentlessly causing so many troubles to the Israelites. We don’t like them at all, although we just read their stories.
2. We curse Midian.
We want God to punish Midian. We want God to make a just cause with The Midian. We want to eradicate Midian from the world.
3. We avoid Midian.
We try not to remember, learn or ever know about them. But we forget that Midian was actually the children that God blessed too. Otherwise, how could they be so many as locusts? God used them to accomplish his will. God used a Midianite merchant to buy and bring Joseph to Egypt. Together with the other nations, The Amalekites, The Edomites and so forth, usually, God used them to punish The Israelites. Shall we love them? ASH.
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