Genesis 30:19
What effect did this family feud have upon Zebulun? Rachel was Jacob’s favourite wife, and obviously he must have spent more time with her than with Leah. It was Rachel who gave to Leah the right to sleep with her husband as a trade-off, as we saw in the story of Issachar. Then Leah again conceived and bare Jacob the sixth son, and she now thought, Surely Jacob will dwell with me. Obviously, he mustn’t have been dwelling with her very much. They were in different t...
Read Psalm 105:16-19
Joseph had two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, who took his place in the original twelve tribes. But because Ephraim resisted the appeals of the Holy Spirit and clung to his idols, his name does not appear among the 144,000. Joseph was installed in his place.
Revelation 7:8 – “Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand”.
As we contemplate further the purification of God’s people, we see that the people of God who are to...
Scripture reading: Deuteronomy 33:12 [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
To be among the 144,000 is the end-result of a purification process.
Perfection
James 1:2 - My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have [her] perfect work, t...