In the blessings of Jacob, we’ve now come to Judah and what we’re going to see is that Jacob has a lot more to say about him than his other brothers. Many scholars tell us that here Judah received the firstborn blessing. Again this is true but only partially. As I’ve said before, out of […]

So continuing on with the curses and blessings that Jacob is pronouncing on his 12 sons, he comes to Simeon and Levi. Let’s read. “Simeon and Levi are brothers, related by weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let my honor not be connected with their people; for in their anger they killed […]

As we get into the first of the twelve pronouncements Jacob made over his sons, keep in mind he is not talking about the destiny of each person individually but is speaking to their many descendants and what will transpire in their tribal history. The tribal unit was the typical social structure in those days […]

Today we begin Genesis Chapter 49. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click here. For the King James Version, click here.  “And Jacob called his sons and said, ‘Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days’“ -Genesis 49:1 After my extensive treatment of Jacob’s blessings over Manasseh and Ephraim […]

I’m going to be broaching another topic that I’m going to have to speculate on to some degree. Did you know that the list of tribes in the Torah is different than the list of tribes given to us in the Book of Revelations? THE TORAH LISTING -1- Reuben -2-Simeon -3-Judah -4-Zebulun -5-Isaachar -6-Dan -7-Gad […]