There's a heck of a lot of genealogies in the Bible; lots of such-and-such begat what's-his-name. Have you noticed? If you read the OT you'll definitely notice. Especially in the Torah (the first 5 books of the Bible), you can barely go a few pages without a good old time line of who bore who.
Now, we are told that all scripture is inspired, God-breathed and profitable to us, so all these lists of names are of use; if nothing else they give us absolute certainty of Jesus' heritage, and we can also see who came from who which is useful when you are looking at lineages. I'm sure deeper study will release even more nuggets of information and revelation.
But I find the nameless people in the Bible very interesting. I was reading Matthew 21 and Jesus tells his disciples to go and get him a colt and bring it to Him. In Luke 19, the same instance is relayed and we see the colt owner asking what was going on, as you would! Jesus had already told them what to say if the owner questioned why someone was nicking off with his animal. Jesus told them to simply say "The Lord needs it". Now we don't know what this colt owner must have thought when the disciples rocked up wanting his little colt. I must be sceptical and untrusting because if someone rocked up to my house and was taking my car out of the driveway, and they said "Oh God needs it" I'd be saying "Hold on a cotton picking minute.....I don't think so!" We are told this colt hadn't even carried anyone before, so it's equivalent of a shiny new car!
What did this dude (or dudette) think? What was his initial reaction? He let some strangers disappear with his colt! We know nothing about this person, we don't even know the name of this colt owner.
Yet what an iconic little piece of history this leads to. This colt carries Jesus into Jerusalem and it was the first time the people addressed Him as He rightfully was - the King Who comes in the name of the Lord.
This very event, not only was iconic and pivotal in Jesus' life, it was prophesied about hundred of years ago. Zechariah 9 v 9, "Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt the foal of a donkey."
God's plans are so beautiful; He had this person lined up ahead of time to loan out his colt to Jesus, with little explanation. He didn't get credit, he doesn't get thanked, he doesn't even get his name mentioned in the Bible. He's just a faithful nameless one. But God knows His name. At times, we will be asked by God to be a faithful nameless one. We'll do something, seemingly insignificant, with no idea what the consequences will be of that tiny act of obedience, and it will lead to something significant, even if we don't get to see that until much later. We may never get any public recognition or thanks, and no one may ever know it was us who did that tiny little act of obedience or kindness, but God knows, and it all fits into His wonderful plan for good. After all, we're here to glorify Jesus, not to earn glory or recognition for ourselves. Remember Jesus' words in Matthew 6 v 1 "Be very careful not to do your good deeds publicly, to be seen my men; otherwise you will have no reward prepared and awaiting you with your Father Who is in heaven." So we must ensure that our hearts are soft and our ears are tuned so that when we are asked, we are ready to say yes to God and the people He uses. There are great blessings in store for the faithful nameless ones, and their acts of obedience often lead to great things in His Kingdom.
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