God Weaves Our Mistakes Into His Plans - 1 Chronicle 1-4

 1 Chronicles 3:5 (ESV)

These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel;

The book of Chronicles is a “chronicle” of, primarily, Judah, after their return from captivity.   The “chronicler” has, as his (their) purpose to assure that the tribe of Judah (representing Israel) is pure.   From this returning people will, eventually, come the Messiah. It is important to chronicle these things as it shows God’s faithfulness to His promises.  God promised that God would, forever, have someone from David’s lineage to sit on the throne.   The Messiah, Jesus, would be the final name on the list.  He would and will sit on THE throne.    

In the above verses we see the “chronicler” add the sons born to David via Bathsheba.   It is significant to note that Bathsheba is on the list.  Remember, this was David’s adulterous affair.   Solomon, Bathsheba’s son, would sit on the throne and that would be the last king over the United Kingdom.   David’s past sin would be a step along the process that God would redeem in order to make sure that His promises would be fulfilled.   We can rejoice that God takes our past mistakes and weaves them, by His grace, into His plans and even uses them to accomplish His plans.