In my last post, I discussed how over the course of Israel’s history the Tribe of Reuben died out due to Reuben sleeping with his father’s concubine Bilah. However, a tribe dying out over time was actually quite a normal thing in those days. Just as throughout the ages nations have always emerged, thrived and […]
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D33-6: Did The Tribe Of Reuben Die Out Due To Reuben’s Sexual Immorality?
“Let Reuben live and not die, nor his people be few.” -Deuteronomy 33:6 From today we’re going to begin examining the individual blessings Moses will pronounce upon each tribe of Israel. The first blessing was directed towards Reuben. Ironically, when this blessing was pronounced, Moses just happened to be standing in the region that Reuben […]