{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Genealogies, Identity, and the Promise of the King - 1 Chronicles 2:18\u20134:4 | July 6, 2026","description":" Welcome to One Single Story. Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Wendy Korbusieski. Today we're in 1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4 \u2014 a passage full of genealogies. These family records mattered deeply to Israel. This community had just returned from seventy years in Babylonian exile. They were broken, displaced, and asking: do we still belong to the promise? Genealogies answered that. They established identity, settled land claims, and determined who could serve in the priesthood. But there's a deeper lesson here too. Freedom from exile wasn't enough on its own \u2014 they still had to reestablish who they were. It's the same today: freedom from addiction, or sin, or a broken season, doesn't automatically give you a new identity. That has to be rebuilt in Christ. Notice too that these genealogies don't just list kings \u2014 they name craftsmen, ordinary families, everyday people. That's a reminder that faithfulness in daily work and calling matters to God, even when it isn't glamorous. And Judah's placement here \u2014 out of birth order, out of kingship order \u2014 points forward. It's a quiet reminder that a King was still coming from David's line: Jesus. Here's our key thought for today: when human history gets reduced to a list of names, God looks for a single heart bold enough to pray for Him to do great things. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on One Single Story. ","author_name":"One Single Story","author_url":"http:\/\/onesinglestory.libsyn.com\/website","html":"