Sunday, 12 January 2014

A hidden message in the names of the tribes of Israel


Poem from Genesis 29 vs 32(NIV) to Genesis 33 v18
The Lord has seen my misery, He has heard my prayer because he is attached to me. My Lord is worthy of praise because He has vindicated me. Although I have struggled I have won. What good fortune, how happy I am that God has rewarded me by presenting me with this precious gift by taking my disgrace away through the Son of His right hand, Jesus Christ.


                    Poem                              Tribe                    Biblical text

The Lord has seen my misery    RUEBEN       The Lord has seen my misery

He has heard my prayer              SIMEON        The Lord Heard

because He is attached to me.    LEVI                Attached to me

My Lord is worthy of praise       JUDAH          Praise

He has vindicated me.                  DAN              God has vindicated me

Although I have struggled           NAPHTALI   I have had a great

I have won                                                                                                 struggle with my sister,

and I have won

What good fortune!                                              GAD                           “What good fortune!” So she

  named him Gad

How happy I am                              ASHER          How happy I am! The women

                                                                                    will call me happy

That God has rewarded me        ISSACHAR     God has rewarded me for giving

                                                                                    my maidservant to my husband

by presenting me with this        ZEUBLUN        God has presented me with a

precious gift                                                            precious gift

 

by taking my disgrace away        JOSEPH         God has taken away my disgrace

Through Jesus Christ God’s son BENJAMIN    Son of my right hand