Genealogia pokolenia Judy w 1Krn 2,3 – 4,23 i jej wpływ na teologiczne przesłanie 1-2Krn

Judah as a geographical area and a country inhabited by people hasalways been exceptional and extraordinary. The oldest historical sourcepoints to an independent socio-political entity, connected loosely to thewhole of Israel. This independence and self-sufficiency was the mainstayof existence for this exceptional generation in the history of the chosennation. The reason for the uniqueness of Judah in the history of Israel shouldbe traced back to prehistory that points to the vicinity and influenceof Egypt, which contributed to its independence and self-sufficiency. Thetime when this self-sufficiency was particularly tested is connected withJudah’s relative autonomy and self-rule under Persian supremacy after 538BC. There is the time of the author’s creative activity 1–2 Chr, whose wholework is devoted to the New Israel, which stands for the newly-shaped Judeancountry under the supervision of Persian imperators. Judah in the booksof 1–2 Chr is the heir of all the most crucial promises Yahweh had madeto Judah’s ancestors. David, the king, and his successors are the guardiansof Yahweh’s promises. Torah assigns the first forms of cult and liturgicalholiness to Moses. Nevertheless, the only role model of holiness accordingto 1–2 Chr is Jesse’s son, whom we can undoubtedly call the second Moses.The members of David’s dynasty are held as the only legitimate sovereignsof Israel who rule the country, sitting on the throne of Yahweh Himself:1 Chr 17,14; 28,5; 29,23; 2 Chr 9,8; 13,8. It would be the home of all the twelvetribes of Israel in which, despite the conflicts, friction, or political obstacles,all are the heirs of Yahweh’s promises in brotherhood. This idea manifestsitself in the whole work from the detailed description of Judah’s genealogyto its final verses.