†. Gen 49:8 . .You, O Judah, your brothers shall praise; your hand
shall be on the nape of your foes; your father's sons shall bow low to
you.
Reuben was the original ranking brother, then the position passed to Joseph,
and finally to the family of Judah's grandson David; and that's where it
remains to this day.
†. Gen 49:10a . .The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the
scepter from between his feet
†. 2Sam 7:16 . .Your house and your kingship shall ever be secure before
you; your throne shall be established forever.
†. 2Sam 23:5 . . Is not my House established before God? For He has
granted me an eternal pact, drawn up in full and secured.
†. Ps 85:35-38 . . I will not violate My covenant, or change what I have
uttered. I have sworn by My holiness, once and for all; I will not be false to
David. His line shall continue forever, his throne, as the sun before Me, as
the moon, established forever, an enduring witness in the sky.
†. Ps 89:4 . . I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to
My servant David: I will establish your offspring forever, I will confirm your
throne to all generations.
†. Ps 89:30 . . I will establish his line forever, his throne, as long as the
heavens last.
†. Gen 49:10b . . And the homage of peoples be his.
The "peoples" of that verse are non Jews; viz: Gentiles. The jurisdiction of
Davidic monarchs is normally limited to their own country, among their
fellow Jews; but one is coming in Judah's family who will one day rule the
entire world.
†. Dan 7:13-14 . . As I looked on, in the night vision, one like a human
being came with the clouds of heaven; he was escorted to the Ancient of
Days and presented to Him. Dominion, glory, and kingship were given to
him; all peoples and nations of every language must serve him. His
dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his
kingship, the one that shall not be destroyed.
†. Ps 2:7-9 . . I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me "Thou art my
son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the
nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy
possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them
in pieces like a potter's vessel."
This next prediction is the scariest one of all.
†. Gen 49:11 . . He washes his garment in wine, his robe in blood of
grapes.
That verse has reference to criminal justice-- God's way.
†. Isa 63:1-6 . . Who is this coming from Edom, in crimsoned garments from
Bozrah-- who is this, majestic in attire? Pressing forward in his great might?
. . . It is I, who contend victoriously, powerful to give triumph.
. . .Why is your clothing so red, your garments like his who treads grapes?
. . . I trod the winepress alone; of the peoples no man was with me. I trod
them down in my anger, trampled them in my rage; their life-blood
bespattered my garments, and all my clothing was stained. For I had
planned a day of vengeance, and my year of redemption arrived. Then I
looked, but there was none to help; I stared, but there was none to aid-- so
my own arm wrought the triumph, and my own rage was my aid. I trampled
peoples in my anger, I made them drunk with my rage, and I hurled their
glory to the ground.
It's not really all that difficult to determine the identity of the winepress'
tread-master.
†. Rev 19:15-16 . . Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to
strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter, He treads
the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on
his thigh he has this name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
†. Gen 49:13 . . Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore; he shall be a
haven for ships, and his flank shall rest on Sidon.
Zebulun never did actually occupy a Mediterranean shore (Josh 19:10-16)
but their proximity to the coast, via the territory of Ashur, gave them
opportunity to earn their livings in sea related trades like stevedoring, ship
building, and possibly crews on fishing vessels and cargo ships owned and
operated by the Philistines and Phoenicians.
Zebulun's flank didn't extend to the coastal city named Sidon, but to a
region generally known as Sidonia-- which included the city of Trye --a
territory often labeled Sidon for short.
†. Gen 49:14-15 . . Issachar is a strong-boned burro, crouching
among the sheepfolds. When he saw how good was security, and
how pleasant was the country, he bent his shoulder to the burden,
and became a toiling serf.
Men like Zebulun, and Issachar are the invisible people. They don't want
much out of life; and they're never really in the news as movers and
shakers; the paparazzi don't follow them around, nor are they among the
rich, famous, and powerful. Zebulun, and Issachar represent the blue collar
labor force, the non-professional working men and women who make a
country productive in goods and services.
Unfortunately, the two tribes, on the whole, believed in peace at any price,
and were wont to trade their independence for corvee labor in order to avoid
conflict with overlords and invaders-- the two notable exceptions being
Zebulun's response when mustered for duty with Gideon (Jdg 6:35) and the
two tribes responses when mustered by Barak (Jdg 5:14-15) but they rarely
took the initiative to go on the offensive.
Cont.
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shall be on the nape of your foes; your father's sons shall bow low to
you.
Reuben was the original ranking brother, then the position passed to Joseph,
and finally to the family of Judah's grandson David; and that's where it
remains to this day.
†. Gen 49:10a . .The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the
scepter from between his feet
†. 2Sam 7:16 . .Your house and your kingship shall ever be secure before
you; your throne shall be established forever.
†. 2Sam 23:5 . . Is not my House established before God? For He has
granted me an eternal pact, drawn up in full and secured.
†. Ps 85:35-38 . . I will not violate My covenant, or change what I have
uttered. I have sworn by My holiness, once and for all; I will not be false to
David. His line shall continue forever, his throne, as the sun before Me, as
the moon, established forever, an enduring witness in the sky.
†. Ps 89:4 . . I have made a covenant with My chosen one; I have sworn to
My servant David: I will establish your offspring forever, I will confirm your
throne to all generations.
†. Ps 89:30 . . I will establish his line forever, his throne, as long as the
heavens last.
†. Gen 49:10b . . And the homage of peoples be his.
The "peoples" of that verse are non Jews; viz: Gentiles. The jurisdiction of
Davidic monarchs is normally limited to their own country, among their
fellow Jews; but one is coming in Judah's family who will one day rule the
entire world.
†. Dan 7:13-14 . . As I looked on, in the night vision, one like a human
being came with the clouds of heaven; he was escorted to the Ancient of
Days and presented to Him. Dominion, glory, and kingship were given to
him; all peoples and nations of every language must serve him. His
dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his
kingship, the one that shall not be destroyed.
†. Ps 2:7-9 . . I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me "Thou art my
son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the
nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy
possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them
in pieces like a potter's vessel."
This next prediction is the scariest one of all.
†. Gen 49:11 . . He washes his garment in wine, his robe in blood of
grapes.
That verse has reference to criminal justice-- God's way.
†. Isa 63:1-6 . . Who is this coming from Edom, in crimsoned garments from
Bozrah-- who is this, majestic in attire? Pressing forward in his great might?
. . . It is I, who contend victoriously, powerful to give triumph.
. . .Why is your clothing so red, your garments like his who treads grapes?
. . . I trod the winepress alone; of the peoples no man was with me. I trod
them down in my anger, trampled them in my rage; their life-blood
bespattered my garments, and all my clothing was stained. For I had
planned a day of vengeance, and my year of redemption arrived. Then I
looked, but there was none to help; I stared, but there was none to aid-- so
my own arm wrought the triumph, and my own rage was my aid. I trampled
peoples in my anger, I made them drunk with my rage, and I hurled their
glory to the ground.
It's not really all that difficult to determine the identity of the winepress'
tread-master.
†. Rev 19:15-16 . . Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to
strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter, He treads
the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on
his thigh he has this name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
†. Gen 49:13 . . Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore; he shall be a
haven for ships, and his flank shall rest on Sidon.
Zebulun never did actually occupy a Mediterranean shore (Josh 19:10-16)
but their proximity to the coast, via the territory of Ashur, gave them
opportunity to earn their livings in sea related trades like stevedoring, ship
building, and possibly crews on fishing vessels and cargo ships owned and
operated by the Philistines and Phoenicians.
Zebulun's flank didn't extend to the coastal city named Sidon, but to a
region generally known as Sidonia-- which included the city of Trye --a
territory often labeled Sidon for short.
†. Gen 49:14-15 . . Issachar is a strong-boned burro, crouching
among the sheepfolds. When he saw how good was security, and
how pleasant was the country, he bent his shoulder to the burden,
and became a toiling serf.
Men like Zebulun, and Issachar are the invisible people. They don't want
much out of life; and they're never really in the news as movers and
shakers; the paparazzi don't follow them around, nor are they among the
rich, famous, and powerful. Zebulun, and Issachar represent the blue collar
labor force, the non-professional working men and women who make a
country productive in goods and services.
Unfortunately, the two tribes, on the whole, believed in peace at any price,
and were wont to trade their independence for corvee labor in order to avoid
conflict with overlords and invaders-- the two notable exceptions being
Zebulun's response when mustered for duty with Gideon (Jdg 6:35) and the
two tribes responses when mustered by Barak (Jdg 5:14-15) but they rarely
took the initiative to go on the offensive.
Cont.
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