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Genesis

Chapter 49

{Dying Words of Jacob/Israel}
1^~And Jacob called unto his sons, and kept on saying,
"Gather yourselves together,
that I may tell you that which shall befall you
in the last days {end of the Jewish Age}."

{Note: What Jacob describes will be how each of the Tribe of Israel will exist in the Tribulation. He will describe each of his sons and the genes or characteristics that he will pass on to his descendents.}

2^^"Gather yourselves together,
and hear, you sons of Jacob {Israel}
{means this message is particularly for the Jews}
and hearken unto Israel {Jacob} your father."

{Verses 3-15: The Three Sons of Leah}
{Verses 3-4: Reuben: Great Potential But Downside in Verse 4}
3-4^~ "Reuben {R@'uwben - name means - 'SEE a son . . .
an exclamation in Hebrew'},
you are my {Jacob's} firstborn,
my might . . . and the beginning of my strength,
the excellency {yether} of dignity {great in potential},
and the excellency {yether} of power {again great potential}. 4^^
Unstable as water {unstable in mental attitude - see James 1:8}
{great potential but will not make it because of instability - See
Chapter 42:37},
you {Reuben} shall not excel {potential never realized}.
Because you went up to your father's bed
and then you defiled it
{see Genesis 35:22-23 - incest with Bilhah - a concubine of Jacob}.
He went up to my bed."

{Note: Sometimes unstable people do not get along with other people but love animals. The tribe of Reuben should have been the rulers of the other tribes but never were. And, when it came to cross into the Promised Land, the descendents of Reuben wanted to stay with the cattle and not cross. See also I Chronicles 5:1-2 - as firstborn Rueben should have had the rulership, the priesthood, and the double-portion (meaning the financial inheritance). He lost the rulership to Judah, the priesthood to Levi and the double-portion to Joseph (via two tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh).}

{Jacob States Why He Basically Ignored These Two of His Sons}
5-7^~Simeon and Levi are brothers
{meaning full brothers (mother was Leah} and also very alike in
personality} . . .
instruments of cruelty {see Genesis Chapter 34:25} . . .
in their habitations {m@kerah - meaning dubious}. 6^~
O my soul {vocative addressed to Jacob himself},
come not you into unto their plotting/'secret assembly' {cowd qahal}
{mental attitude of cruelty - they were miserable so wanted
everyone around them miserable and they would work up the
anger of each other talking about the 'victim'}.
O my honor {vocative addressed to Jacob himself again},
be not you united
for in their anger
they killed/slew men,
and in their self-will {ratsown - full of their own ego}
they 'cut the tendons' {`aqar} of oxen showr} {see Genesis 34:28}
{the animals do not bleed to death but they suffer and are helpless
and are not only ruined but are suffering horribly - motivated by
revenge}. 7^~
Cursed be their anger . . . for it was fierce.
And their wrath . . . for it was implacable.
I will divide them in Jacob
{the brothers were separated by their father},
and scatter them in Israel
{same with their descendents - these tribes could not allowed to
be concentrated in one area without trouble - see Numbers 26:14
and Joshua 19:1-9 Simeon did not receive a portion of the land -
only a few cities in the area controlled by Judah - Judah was
strong and had to ride firmly on those with troublemaker genes}.

{SideNote: The tribe of Simeon represents believers who do not use rebound. They are perpetually in carnality. They are saved and cannot lose their salvation, but are not a blessing to anyone. The tribe of Levi was made up of exactly the same type of character as the tribe of Simeon but they used rebound and later did generate blessings for Israel.}

{Verses 8-12: Judah - The Ruling Tribe of Israel}
8^~ Judah {the name means 'he who will be praised'}
{ancestor of David and of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ},
you are he whom your brethren shall praise
{see II Samuel 7:8-16 and Psalms 89: 20-37}.
Your hand shall be in the neck of your enemies
{means an aggressive conquering warring tribe}.
Your father's children shall bow down before you
{Reuben's right to rulership would pass to the tribe of Judah}. 9^~
Judah is a young lion
{reference to great power, vigor, and great ability
one of the titles for Jesus Christ in Revelation 5:5 is the Lion of
the tribe of Judah} . . .
from the prey, my son, you are gone up
{means is always successful - always gets the prey}.
He stooped down,
he couched/'lying down' as a lion,
and as an old lion . . .
who shall rouse him up?
{prophecy that there would be a time when Judah would no longer
rule - from the time of Nebuchadnezzar to Jesus Christ no member
of the tribe Judah sat on David's throne - lying down means no
longer reigning - the Answer to Who will rouse him up is Jesus
Christ.} 10^~
The scepter {symbol of rulership} shall not depart from Judah
{even though Judah will not actively be on the throne for 400
years},
nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come
{Shiyloh - a word for peace - it refers to the 2nd Advent of Jesus}. And unto Him shall the gathering of the people be
{prophecy of the regathering of Israel
at the 2nd Advent of Christ}. 11^~
Binding his foal unto the vine and his ass's colt unto the choice vine
{idiom for prosperity - at the 2nd Advent they will be so prosperous
they can tie their animals to vines and they will not get loose -
great prosperity}.
He washed his garments in wine,
and his clothes in the blood of grapes
{idiom of great prosperity - we might say light your cigar with a
hundred dollar bill - wine is so plentiful it is used like water}.12^~
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk
{more idioms for great prosperity in an agricultural society}.

{Zebulun -10th Son of Jacob- The Stable Son- Out of Order of Birth}
13^~Zebulun {name means dwelling or habitation - good to have
around - represents a stead comforting person.}
shall dwell at the haven of the sea
{Tribes of Zebulun control sea ports - havens from storms}.
And he shall be for an haven of ships.
And his border shall be unto Zidon
{Zidon was a gentle false degenerate group - so this means that
the Zebulun type stands fast in the face of false doctrine}.

{Note: When Jesus was a baby, Satan influenced people to try and kill him. So Joseph had to flee to Egypt and from there to Galilee - which is an area controlled by the tribe of Zebulun - that was where the young Jesus dwelled in protection.}

{9th Son of Jacob-5th Son of Leah-Listed Last of the Sons of Leah}
14-15^^ Issachar {name means 'he will bring reward'}. . . {is}
a strong ass reclining between two burdens
{an good animal would carry baggage on each side of him. This is a
strong animal with the ability to carry, but refuses to. So this is
an idiom meaning Issachar and his descendents will be able and
powerful people but will not help with the work}. 15^^
He perceived that prosperity/rest/relaxation {m@nuwchah} . . . {was} good {false scale of values - eyes on details of life},
and the land that it was pleasant/prosperous {na`em}
{the land of Issachar was very fertile land and they were a very
prosperous agricultural tribe when the time to fight came they
refused - they said make a deal with invaders rather than fight}
He bowed his shoulder to bear {idiom meaning to become a slave},
having become a slave/laborer/servant {`abad} unto tribute
{to conquering neighbors - they paid tribute instead of fighting for
freedom - wrong scales of values}.

{Note: Issachar is a picture of a person with strong potential power but does not use it. This is a picture of a person with no sense of responsibility. They are prosperous in peace time and lose the concept that freedom is worth fighting for. So, warring neighbors come in and they 'work out a peace treaty' where they pay them instead of fighting them. That makes them workers or slaves of that warring tribe! Indicates little understanding of bible doctrine and God's laws of divine establishment.}

{Sons of Bilhah-Dan-One of Worst of All the Tribes and Last in Merit}
16-17^^ Dan shall rule his people
{this is referring to the Tribulation when a false prophet will rise
from the tribe of Dan to work in conjunction with Satan and try and
mislead the people. He will rule as Satan's stooge},
as one of the tribes of Israel. 17^^
Dan shall be a serpent by the way
{the tribe of Dan was the first to go into idolatry in Judges 18:30
it always held up the rear (Numbers 10:25) and was the last to
receive an inheritance in Joshua 19:47-49},
an 'puff adder snake' in the path, that bites the horse heels
{the horse is Israel in the Tribulation},
so that his rider shall fall backward
{the rider of the horse is all believers in Israel in the Tribulation
that the false dictator will try to mislead and cause to fall back
from God (Revelation 13)}.

{Note: Dan is omitted from the genealogies of I Chronicles Chapters 2:10 and is omitted from the tribes that send out evangelists in the Tribulation (Revelation 2:4-8)}

{Waiting for the 2nd Advent of Christ}
18^^ I {believing remnant in Israel -Tribulation- make this prayer}
have waited for your deliverance, O Jehovah/God.

{Verses 19-20: Two Sons of Zilpah}
{Gad Lost the Battle but Never Lost the War}
19^~Gad {name means 'good luck'/troop} . . .
a troop shall overcome him
{Gad would be whipped in battle the first time}
but he shall overcome at the last.

{Note: The tribe of Gad was a picture of a believer who uses rebound. They fail, but they never give up! They never lost the war! Confess sins, forget them and advance spiritually.}

20^~Out of Asher his bread . . . wealthy/fat/rich/prosperous
{shamen -'fat' in the ancient world meant someone who ate well
because he was prosperous everything they touch turns to Gold -
great business sense},
and he shall yield royal/kingly { melek} dainties/delights {ma`adan}
{refers to the dessert - everyone usually likes the dessert of the
meal - some believers who walk so well with the Lord, that God generates wonderfully delicious production through them}.

{Note: Asher is a picture of divine production of God through faithful believers. Gad is a picture of using rebound to continue in spiritual growth. Now Asher is a picture of the divine good production that God can generate through a mature believer. And, since in the Church Age, all believers are royal priests, this is a picture of production in the Church Age.}

21^~ Naphtali {name means my wrestling - a reference to Jacob's
wrestling with the Lord}
{is} a 'young deer'/hind let loose
{picture of a fast young deer released from a trap and moving
quickly out of danger a prophecy of one biblical event at least - in
Judges 4:6 Barak (name means lightening) was from tribe of
Naphtali - Deborah encouraged him and he delivered Israel}.
He gives goodly/beautiful {shepher} words
{refers to the 12,000 evangelists from the tribe of Naphtali in the
tribulation - effective communicators of the Word in Tribulation}.

{Verses 22-26 Joseph}
22-26 Joseph . . . {is} a fruitful tree,
even a fruitful bough by a well . . .
{see Psalm 1 a tree planted by water is very fruitful - the water is
the Water of the Word Joseph concentrated on God and His Word}
whose branches run over the wall
{picture a flowing of blessings over the 'wall of Israel' - he had an
impact in Egypt also - he reached an entire generation of
Egyptians on the other side of the wall}. 23^~
The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him.
{Joseph was the object of jealousy and envy and many tried to hurt
him. They only hurt themselves in the end. God used the evil for
good - to promote Joseph}24^~
But his bow abode in strength
{made stronger through bending back over and over},
and the arms of his hands were made strong
by the hands of the Mighty One {God} of Jacob
{this means that Joseph as the bow was bent and bent and bent
but he always sprung back via his reliance on the Lord} . . .
{The Mighty One} Who is the shepherd . . . the rock of Israel.
{Jesus - the Great Shepherd of the Jewish Race and is the founder
and foundation or rock of Israel -the savior of those who believe} 25^~ Even by the 'El/God of your father,
Who shall help you {reference to the 2nd Advent of Christ} . . .
and by the Almighty/'The Omnipotent One' {Shadday},
Who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above,
blessings of the deep that lies under,
blessings of the breasts, and of the womb. 26^~
The blessings of your father have prevailed
above the blessings of my progenitors
unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills.
They shall be on the head of Joseph,
and on the crown of the head of him {Joseph}
that was separate from his brethren
{declaration of the double portion going to Joseph - Ephraim
became the largest tribe and also Manasseh was blessed} .

27^~Benjamin {name means 'son of the right hand' - 'the favorite'}
shall be rough/tough/'to take'/'tear in pieces' {taraph} as a wolf.
In the morning he shall devour the prey,
and at night he shall divide the spoil.

{Note: Means this tribe is fierce and tough. They attack in the morning and are still feasting and dividing the spoil into the night. Fiercest soldiers in Israel.}

{Note: Personally Benjamin himself was more of the 'spoiled brat' type per RBT. When Jacob thought Joseph was dead, Benjamin became his favorite and he spoiled him rotten. King Saul was also of the tribe of Benjamin - I Samuel 22:17-20. And, so did the worst sinner of all times - Saul of Tarsus (who became possibly the greatest believer of all times - the Apostle Paul). And, since Paul was given the privilege of putting in writing all that being a mature believer in the Church Age is all about, being one of God's favorites.}

{Prophecy Prepares All Believers for the Future}
28^~All these . . . {are} the twelve tribes of Israel.
And this is it that their father spoke unto them, and blessed them . .
every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

{Note: The more you know about the future, the more you can fight the trends of your Old Sin Nature. So, by prophesying to the sons what they are like and their descendents will be like, Jacob is truly blessing his sons. Now they can be believers and use doctrine to counteract the trends of their Old Sin Natures. This gives them all stability in time.}

29-30^~ And he {Jacob/Israel} charged them,
and kept on saying unto them,
"I am to be gathered unto my people.
Bury me with my fathers {Abraham and Isaac}
{he wants to be resurrected where his fathers are}
in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 30^~
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah,
which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan,
which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite
for a possession of a burying place."

31^~There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife;
there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife;
and there I {Jacob/Israel} buried Leah.

32^~ The purchase of the field and of the cave
that is therein was from the children of Heth.

33^~ And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons,
he gathered up his feet into the bed, and expired {gava`},
and was gathered unto his people.

{Note: Jacob was sitting on the edge of bed with his feet hanging over the edge. He laid back and drew his feet onto the bed and died.}

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