“Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon. “Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down among the sheep pens. When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and submit to forced labor.” -Genesis […]
49-5: The biggest problem religious Jews face in proving who the Messiah is
Did you know that it is IMPOSSIBLE for anyone claiming to be Jewish today to prove it genealogically? The reason is simple. In 70 AD, the house of records in Jerusalem, and every piece of documentation that would prove the lineage of every Jewish family was destroyed. In addition, the nearly 1900 year exile and […]
49-4: Many Bibles mistranslate the word SHILOH
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 […]
49-3: Historically, Simeon and Levi were scattered but in opposite ways
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 […]
49-2: Reuben’s infidelity causes him to lose his firstborn blessing
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 […]
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