i.
Genesis
49:11 – Binding his foal unto
the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in
wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
§
Choice vines will
be in abundance, so much that one would tie his ass to it
§
The press will be
so full of grapes that it will reach up to the garments and stain them
j.
Genesis
49:12 – His eyes [shall be]
red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
§
Does this point
back to Judah Shiloh ?
§
Much of what is
said regarding the destiny of Judah
o
He is the Lord of
His Father’s Children
o
He receives the
praise of the “joint heirs”
o
He is the Lion of
the Tribe of Judah
·
Revelation
5:5 - And one of the elders
saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion
of the tribe of Juda…
o
He possesses the
scepter
·
Hebrews
1:8 - But unto the Son [he
saith], Thy throne, O God, [is] for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness
[is] the sceptre of thy kingdom.
o
He is the
lawgiver
·
James 4:12 - There
is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest
another?
o
He is Shiloh
that will gather the people of the nations
·
John 12:32 -
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all [men] unto me.
o
He is living
water, the vine that we are to abide in that refreshes the soul.
·
John 15:4
- Abide in me, and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more
can ye, except ye abide in me.
·
Isaiah 55:1
- Ho, every one that
thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and
eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
§
We can see that Judah Judah
k.
Genesis
49:13 – Zebulun shall dwell
at the haven of the sea; and he [shall be] for an haven of ships; and his
border [shall be] unto Zidon.
§
Zebulun à exalted
§
Jacob prophecies:
o
Dwell in haven of
sea
·
Joshua 19:10 -11 -
And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their
families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: And their border went up toward the sea,
and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is]
before Jokneam;
·
But is this the
“latter days”?
o
Shall be a haven
for ships
o
Border unto Zidon
·
Zidon - צידון Tsiydown,
ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre
o
1
Chronicles 12:33 - Of
Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of
war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: [they were] not of double heart.
·
The tribe of
Zebulun is later known for being skilled with weaponry and their loyalty to the
king.
l.
Genesis
49:14 – Issachar [is] a
strong ass couching down between two burdens:
m.
Genesis
49:15 – And he saw that rest
[was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to
bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
§
Isaachar à there is recompense
§
Jacob prophecies:
o
Strong ass
couching between two burdens
o
Became a servant
to tribute
§
Two burdens - משפתים mishpath,
masculine noun 1)
fire-places, ash-heaps 2) sheepfolds, saddlebags
§
Spiritually and perhaps mentally lethargic and utterly
unambitious. Seeing the prospect of "rest" and a good
"land" and "pleasant," this tribe would rather surrender
other advantages and become a group who would "stoop over with the
shoulder to take on a burden," working for others in work that required
only the contented exertion of brute strength, Yea, they were ready to become a
"toiling labour band" for others as long as a fair measure of
ordinary creature comforts could be enjoyed. Such an unprogressive, unambitious
attitude has nothing noble about it. Leupold, Commentary on Genesis
§
The name Issachar
is related to the root sakkîr, "a day labourer"
o
Is Jacob warning
him not to set his goals too low?
§
1
Chronicles 12:32 - And of the
children of Issachar, [which were men] that had
understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads
of them [were] two hundred; and all their brethren [were] at their commandment.
o
Did the tribe
heed Jacob’s warning in becoming men who had understanding of the times?
§
What Issachar the
individual demonstrated as a trait Jacob prophecies the entire tribe will
develop
n.
Genesis
49:16 – Dan shall judge his
people, as one of the tribes of Israel
o.
Genesis
49:17 – Dan shall be a
serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that
his rider shall fall backward.
§
Dan à a judge
§
Jacob prophecies:
o
Shall judge his
people
·
Samson was one of
the most famous of the judges
·
Judges
13:2…24 - And there was a
certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah;
and his wife [was] barren, and bare not… And the woman bare a son, and called
his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
o
Shall be a
serpent by the way
·
Will be a subtle,
but powerful warrior
·
Samson was of the
tribe of Dan
o
Will bite the
horse’s heel
o
Several ancient
records report that a Semitic people called Danaan were expelled from Egypt Greece
§
Dan brought idol
worship into the camp at several points
o
Judges 18:30 – And
the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom,
the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the
day of the captivity of the land.
o
1 Kings
12:28-30 – Whereupon the king
took counsel, and made two calves [of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much
for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up
out of the land of Egypt. And he set the
one in Bethel
·
Jereboam set
these sites up out of jealousy if fear that if Israel Jerusalem
o
Amos 8:14 – They
that swear by the sin of Samaria Beersheba
§
Is it possible
that this phrase “serpent by the way” refers to the antichrist descending from
the tribe of Dan? Some scholars believe this
o
Daniel 11:37 – Neither
shall he regard the God of his fathers,
nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above
all.
·
Specifically
mentions “the God of his fathers” which gives some indication that he will be
of the tribes of Israel
o
Jeremiah 8:16 -17 –
The snorting of his horses was heard
from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his
strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in
it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
For, behold, I will send
serpents, cockatrices, among you, which [will] not [be] charmed, and
they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
§
Dan is vacated
from the tribes of the 144,000 (12,000 from each tribe) but is redeemed in the
millennium
o
Revelation
7:5-8 – Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of
the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad
[were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim [were] sealed twelve
thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses
[were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of
the tribe of Issachar [were] sealed
twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon
[were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand.
·
Levi is added in
lieu of Dan
o
Ezekiel
48:1 - Now these [are] the
names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as
one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast
of Hamath; for these are his sides east [and] west; a [portion for] Dan.
§
1
Chronicles 12:35 - And
of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred.
§
Judges 18:29 - And
they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who
was born unto Israel
o
The children of
Dan seemed to have an affinity for naming regions after themselves and could be
an identifying characteristic for identifying the tribe in history.
o
Judges 5:17 - Gilead
abode beyond Jordan
·
Tells us that at
least a portion of Dan were sea dwelling people
o
The following
geographical features have some form of Dan in their name:
·
Dnieper – major European river in Ukraine
·
Dniester – Eastern
Europen river that empties
into the Black Sea
·
Danube – major river that transverses most of Europe
·
Eridanus – The
mythical name for the River Po of northern Italy
·
Anodanus –
another name for the Rhone river of Switzerland France
·
Codanus Sea
·
Scandianavia
·
Sweden
·
Denmark
o
Could it be that
the Danites of the tribe of Dan eventually became the Danes of Denmark and were
prominent Vikings who sailed with a serpent or dragon head on their ships? There are vast amount of articles that both
speculate and provide evidence that Dan was a tribe of explorers and were a
fierce bunch
p.
Genesis
49:18 – I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
§
Salvation…this is
the first mention of the word salvation in the Bible, what is the Hebrew word
for salvation? ישועה yĕshuw`ah, the name of our Lord and Savior whom we refer to as Jesus
Christ. Here after blessing Dan, Jacob
calls out for salvation and in doing so calls out for Y’shuah!
§
Waited - קוה qavah, to wait, look for, hope, expect
o
Jacob waits, expects, is looking for the salvation of YHVH, which is Y'shuah Ha MaShiach, Jesus the Christ! In the midst of
his prophetic blessing.
§
Hebrews
11:13-14 - These all died in
faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and
were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were
strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For
they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
o
This is the
salvation for which Jacob waited
q.
Genesis
49:19 – Gad, a troop shall
overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
§
Gad àa troop
§
Jacob prophecies:
o
A troop shall
overcome
·
1
Chronicles 12:14 - These
[were] of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least [was] over an
hundred, and the greatest over a thousand.
·
Jeremiah
49:1 - Concerning the
Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why
[then] doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
·
Deuteronomy
33:20 - And of Gad he said,
Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm
with the crown of the head.
i. Moses prophesied that Gad will become a nation with a
large population and will build a strong military under it’s rulers that it
will use against other nations.
ii. Jacob prophesies that in the latter days this
militaristic nation of Gad “will be overcome”
o
He will overcome
at the last
·
If Jacob were
speaking of a nation in the latter days, what nation could “fit the bill” of
rising to power with a fierce military only to be overcome by an alliance of
other nations?
·
Additionally
since this nation was initially overcome, they have regained prominence on the
world stage.
·
Could Gad be Germany Germany
