Genesis 49: 3-27

Born of:

* = Leah 8

√ = Rachel 2

^O = Bilhah 2

□ = Zilpah 2

× = Asenath

∆ = Asnat

v 3-4          *Reuben / Re’uḇĕn —France; (“Unstable as water”, Cursed because he went to his father’s bed.)

Gen 49:3 “Re’uḇĕn, you are my first-born, my power and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of exaltation and the excellency of power.

Gen 49:4 “Boiling like water, you do not excel, because you went up to your father’s bed, then you defiled it – he went up to my couch.

v 5-7          *Simeon / Shimʽon  and *Levi / Lĕwi —scattered among the other Israelite nations; (Cursed – for wrath & Cruelty.  They will separate from Ya’acob/Jacob.)

Gen 49:5 “Shimʽon and Lĕwi are brothers, their weapons are implements of violence.

Gen 49:6 “Let my being not enter their council, let my esteem not be united to their assembly; because they slew a man in their displeasure, and they lamed an ox in pleasure.

Gen 49:7 “Cursed be their displeasure for it is fierce, and their wrath for it is cruel! I divide them in Yaʽaqoḇ and scatter them in Yisra’ĕl.

v 8-12        *Judah /Yehuḏah– The modern-day Jews are descendants of the tribe of Judah, and are scattered among many nations. A large portion of them live in the modern nation of Israel. (Blessed until Shiloh, then washed in blood.)

Gen 49:8 “You, Yehuḏah, your brothers praise you; your hand is on the neck of your enemies; your father’s children bow down before you.

Gen 49:9 “Yehuḏah is a lion’s cub; from the prey you have gone up, my son! He bowed down, he crouched like a lion. And like a lion, who does rouse him?

Gen 49:10 “The sceptre shall not turn aside from Yehuḏah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes, and to Him is the obedience of peoples.

Gen 49:11 “Binding his donkey to the vine, and his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, he washed his garments in wine, and his robes in the blood of grapes.

Gen 49:12 “His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk.

v 13           *Zebulun / Zeḇulun —Holland (the Netherlands); (Shall dwell by the sea.)

Gen 49:13 “Zeḇulun dwells at the seashore, he is for a haven for ships, and his border is unto Tsiḏon.

v 14-15      *Issachar / Yissasḵar —Finland; (Holding a burden for hire.)

Gen 49:14 “Yissasḵar is a strong donkey lying down between two burdens,

Gen 49:15 and he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, and he inclined his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a subject to slave labour.

v 16-18      ^ODan—Ireland and a portion of Denmark that mixed within the other Israelite nations; (Like the tail of a serpent, snake.)

Gen 49:16 “Dan rightly rules his people as one of the tribes of Yisra’ĕl.

Gen 49:17 “Dan is a serpent by the way, an adder by the path, that bites the horse’s heels so that its rider falls backward.

Gen 49:18 “I have waited for your deliverance, O יהוה!

v 19           □Gad / Gaḏ —Switzerland;  (Germany?) (A troop shall overcome him.)

Gen 49:19 “Gaḏ, a raiding band raids him, but he raids its heel.

v 20           □Asher / Ashĕr —Belgium and Luxembourg.  (White South Africa?) (Bread shall be much, have dainties?)

Gen 49:20 “Bread from Ashĕr is rich, and he gives delicacies of a sovereign.

v 21           ^ONaphtali / Naphtali —Sweden; (Is a deer set loose, with good words.)

Gen 49:21 “Naphtali is a deer let loose, he gives words of elegance.

v 22-26      √Joseph / Yosĕph:

– ×Ephraim – is mainly the English-speaking, Anglo-Saxon countries of the British Commonwealth. This includes Canada, New Zealand, parts of South Africa and Australia.  (America?) (A fruitful bow that runs over a wall, strong.)

– ∆Manasseh / Menashsheh  – is basically in the United States.  (England?) (Thence is the shepherd’s, and the stone.)

Gen 49:22 “Yosĕph is an offshoot of a fruit-bearing tree, an offshoot of a fruit-bearing tree by a fountain, his branches run over a wall.

Gen 49:23 “And the archers have bitterly grieved him, shot at him and hated him.

Gen 49:24 “But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty One of Yaʽaqoḇ – from there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Yisra’ĕl –

Gen 49:25 from the Ěl of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

Gen 49:26 “The blessings of your father have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, up to the limit of the everlasting hills. They are on the head of Yosĕph, and on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.

v 27           √Benjamin / Binyamin —Norway and Iceland;

Gen 49:27 “Binyamin is a wolf that tears, in the morning he eats prey, and at night he divides the spoil.”

Which nations are the modern descendants of the tribes of Israel?

The tribe of Manasseh is basically in the United States.

The tribe of Ephraim is mainly the English-speaking, Anglo-Saxon countries of the British Commonwealth. This includes Canada, New Zealand, parts of South Africa and Australia. (For more information on the identities of these tribes, please read our free book America and Britain in Prophecy.)

The modern-day Jews are descendants of the tribe of Judah, and are scattered among many nations. A large portion of them live in the modern nation of Israel.

Upon examining information from prophecy, as well as biblical and secular history, the locations of the remaining tribes can be discovered:

Reuben—France;

Simeon and Levi—scattered among the other Israelite nations;

Issachar—Finland;

Zebulun—Holland (the Netherlands);

Benjamin—Norway and Iceland;

Dan—Ireland and a portion of Denmark that mixed within the other Israelite nations;

Naphtali—Sweden; Gad—Switzerland;

Asher—Belgium and Luxembourg.

Many gentile nations (gentiles are those of non-Israelitish backgrounds) have mingled in these same countries, particularly in major metropolitan areas.

From: The Restored Church of God:

http://rcg.org/questions/p060.a.html

Children of Joseph

These prophecies reveal that the children of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—would be the most prominent Israelite peoples at the end of the age, beginning around 1800ad—2,520 years after they were taken into captivity. The descendants of Manasseh were prophesied to become a great nation, and Ephraim would become a company (or multitude) of nations (Genesis 35:11; 48:19). Together, they would inherit the choice places of the earth, possess the gates of their enemies, colonize around the world and be a generous people contributing to the welfare of mankind (Genesis 22:17–18; 49:22–26).

These promises have been fulfilled by the United States, the British, and the British Commonwealth nations. No other nations come close to matching these end-time descriptions. The details of this topic are far too complex to cover completely in a brief article; for further information, please write for your free copy of our informative booklet,The United States and Great Britain in Prophecy

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Tantalizing Clues

Other brief descriptions given in Genesis 49 reveal tantalizing clues about the modern-day descendants of the “lost” tribes.

The tribe of Reuben was to become a populous nation exhibiting the might and dignity of a firstborn, but would be “unstable as water” and prone to gratifying sexual passions (Genesis 49:3–4; Deuteronomy 33:6). Modern-day France, descended from Gauls whose origin was Israel, fits this description well. When a French prime minister keeps a mistress openly, it raises no eyebrows. For centuries, France had a colonial empire, and French was the language of diplomacy. Yet France’s preeminence has waned in favor of the U.S. and British Commonwealth nations.

The tribe of Dan was prophesied to be “a serpent by the way” (Genesis 49:17); its wandering people would leave their mark in place names such as Denmark.

Zebulun was to dwell by the sea and be a “haven for ships” (v. 13), and to “rejoice… in your going out” (Deuteronomy 33:18–19). This suggests a coastal sea-faring people with thriving trade—like the Dutch.

Gad was to “dwell as a lion” and play a leading role among nations as one that “administered the justice” (vv. 20–21). This calls to mind Switzerland—neutral since the 1500s, highly militarized with a focus on defense and the home of numerous international organizations.

Simeon and Levi were to be scattered among the tribes, because of their violent disposition and self-willed actions (Genesis 49:5–7). Yet Levites were to be teachers of the statutes of God among the tribes (Deuteronomy 33:8–11), and were selected to serve in the temple because of their musical talents (1 Chronicles 15:16–22).

Asher was to “be rich, and… yield royal dainties” and deal in iron, bronze and oil (Genesis 49:20; Deuteronomy 33:24–25). Issachar is described as “a strong donkey lying down between two burdens” (Genesis 49:14–15), Napthali as a “deer let loose” that “uses beautiful words” (v. 21) and Benjamin as a “ravenous wolf” (v. 27)

From: TomorrowsWorld.org

http://www.tomorrowsworld.org/magazines/2004/jan-feb/where-are-the-lost-tribes-of-israel

The 12 Tribes of Israel

Jacob and Esau : The story of Jacob and Esau has fascinated and puzzled scholars for centuries. The struggle between Jacob and Esau would later manifest itself in the struggle between their respective countries; Israel and Edom.

Jacob & The Tribes of Israel : The triumphs and tragedies of Jacob and his son’s in Canaan would lay the foundation for the development of the tribes of Israel. The land of Canaan was new to them, as all but one of Jacob’s sons were born in Haran.

Organization of the Twelve Tribes of Israel : The twelve tribes of Israel fled Egypt in haste. They possessed no means of settling disputes, maintaining law and order, or set chain of command. God, however, would use the time in the wilderness to establish an organized and efficient government.

The Tribe of Reuben : The tribe of Reuben descended from the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah, Reuben. As the firstborn son, Reuben played a prominent role in the early accounts. However, his role as a tribe would diminish significantly as a consequence of transgressions.

The Tribe of Simeon : The tribe of Simeon was descended from the second born son of Jacob and Leah, Simeon. This tribe dwelt in relative obscurity, and had very little impact on the history of Israel.

The Tribe of Levi : The tribe of Levi was descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. Through an act of faithfulness in the wilderness, this tribe would become set apart by God.

The Tribe of Judah : The tribe of Judah became one of the most prominent tribes in all of Israel. The Davidic Dynasty emerged from this tribe, a lineage which culminated in Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

The Tribe of Dan : The tribe of Dan is perhaps the most enigmatic of the twelve tribes of Israel. The Danites failed to drive out their Philistine and Canaanite neighbors. As a result, they migrated to another land, in the northernmost limits of Canaan.

The Tribe of Naphtali : Naphtali was the sixth son of Jacob, and the second produced by Bilhah. Naphtali was blessed by Jacob on his deathbed. The tribe of Naphtali was a tribe of great warriors, and took part in some of the Old Testament’s most important battles.

The Tribe of Gad : Gad was the seventh son of Jacob and Zilpah, Leah’s maiden. Gad became the Marines of the 12 tribes of Israel. They were fierce, athletic, and skillful on the battle field. They played lead roles in the conquest of Sihon and Og, then led the Israelites across the Jordan to Jericho and beyond.

The Tribe of Asher : The tribe of Asher proved to be a tribe of contradictions and vagaries. Influenced by the pagan religion of Phoenicia and chastised by Deborah, the tribe also came to the aid of Gideon, and supplied king David with one-third of his army in Hebron.

The Tribe of Issachar : The tribe of Issachar earned a reputation as a tribe of students of the law. They were wise men, well respected. Scripture calls them princes. However, the infamous King Baasha and son were descended from this tribe.

The Tribe of Zebulun : The tenth son of Jacob, Zebulun would prove one faithful throughout much of the Old Testament. The tribe fought bravely with Deborah and Barak. They were mentioned in conjunction with Gideon. The tribe took part in a prophecy of Isaiah’s which Christ fulfilled.

The Tribe of Ephraim (part 1) : Perhaps no tribe symbolizes man’s struggle with God more than the tribe of Ephraim. At once rebuked, then praised, Ephraim was always under the watchful eye of God. The name would come to represent the entire northern kingdom of Israel.

The Ephraimites (part 2) : The Ephraimites participated in many of Israel’s engagements throughout the period of the Judges. They played a significant role in both the United and Divided Monarchies.

The Tribe of Benjamin: Of the 12 tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benjamin is one of only two to appear throughout the entire Bible. They are the only tribe to have belonged to both the north and the south.

The Benjamites (part 2): The tribe of Benjamin played integral roles in a number of events from the Judges through Ezra. Benjamites such as king Saul and the great prophet Samuel significantly shaped the history of Israel.

Queen Esther of the Bible: Esther was a descendant of the tribe of Benjamin. The Tribe of Benjamin, thus, produced not only a king, but also a queen. Esther would rise to become Queen of Persia.

The Tribe of Manasseh: The Tribe of Manasseh was the only of the 12 Tribes of Israel to inherit land on both sides of the Jordan River. This was a manifestation of the double-portion still being given to Manasseh, the eldest of Joseph.

From: Israel-A-History-Of.com

http://www.israel-a-history-of.com/12-tribes-of-israel.html

EVIL HOLIDAYS

Christian Holidays are ancient pagan feasts that were ushered in by the Roman Catholic Church during the rule of emperor Constantine. Constantine was a pagan sun-worshipper who had a “Christian experience” that wanted to unite his empire, both Christian and pagan together. He achieved this by re-writing history and re-naming pagan feasts with Christian names.

VALENTINE’S DAY

Pagans in Rome celebrated the evening of February 14th and February 15th and as an idolatrous festival in honor of Lupercus “the hunter of wolves”. It was not until the reign of Pope Gelasius that the holiday became a “Christian” custom. “As far back as 496, Pope Gelasius changed Lupercalia on February 15th to St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th.” The original Saint Valentine was Nimrod, on this day in February, Semiramis, the mother of Tammuz, was said to have been purified and to have appeared for the first time in public with her son as the original “mother and child.”

MOTHER’S & FATHER’S DAY

Mother’s Day dates back to ancient cultures in Greece and Rome. In both cultures, mother goddesses (Queen of Heaven). were worshipped during the springtime with religious festivals. The ancient Greeks paid tribute to the powerful goddess Rhea, the wife of Cronus, known as the Mother of the Gods (Queen of Heaven). Similarly, evidence of a three-day Roman festival in Mid-March called Hilaria, to honor the Roman goddess Magna Mater, or Great Mother, dates back to 250 BCE.

As Christianity spread throughout Europe, the celebration of the “Mother Church” replaced the pagan tradition of honoring mythological goddesses. The fourth Sunday in Lent (Weeping for Tammuz), a 40-day fasting period before Easter, became known as Mothering Sunday. To show appreciation for their mothers, they often brought gifts or a “mothering cake” (Jeremiah 7:18) and over time, it began to coincide with the celebration of the Mother Church. Mother’s Day always falls on the second Sun-day of May, and like so many other holidays rooted in pagan sun-worship including Father’s Day which always falls on the third Sun-day of June, usually fall on the day named in honor of their most powerful god — The Sun!

EASTER SUNDAY

Easter or Ishtar, also known by her biblical name Semiramis and later called the “Queen of heaven” was the widow of Nimrod and mother of Tammuz. Easter is the bare breasted pagan fertility goddess of the east. Legend has it that she came out of heaven in a giant egg, landing in the Euphrates river at sunrise on the first Sunday after the vernal equinox, busted out, and turned a bird into an egg laying rabbit.

To honor this event, pagan sun-worshippers would go out early in the morning and face to the east to watch their sun-god arise over the horizon before having a mass (sacrifice) in which the priest of Easter would sacrifice three month old human infants and take the eggs of Easter and die them in the blood of the sacrificed infants. The blood-red colored Easter eggs would later hatch on December 25th, the same day her son Tammuz the reincarnate sun-god would be born…how convenient!
Easter married her son Tammuz who was by legend the reincarnate sun-god. Tammuz went pig hunting and was gored to death by a wild boar and that is why pagans eat ham on Easter. Because Tammuz was killed when he was forty years old, pagans fast one day for each of the years that he lived leading into Easter. This practice is known as Weeping for Tammuz by pagans but called Lent by Catholics.

HALLOWEEN

All Saints’ Day was followed by All-Souls’ Day, November 2, unless that was a Sunday then it was November 3, this was another Catholic adaptation of pagan festivals for the dead. Prayers for the dead are an integral part of the traditional All Saint’s Day services, which are scheduled in Catholic churches on November 1, and on the next Sunday. Halloween gets its name from the Catholic holiday, it is a Hallowed evening, because it precedes All Hallows’ Day, thus: Hallow’en. Halloween is a pagan holiday to honor the dead and evil spirits. We are warned not to take part in customs and traditions like this in the Scripture.

take heed to yourself that you not be ensnared to follow them, after that they are destroyed from before you; and that you not inquire after their deities, saying, “How do these nations serve their dieties? I will do likewise.” You shall not do so to YaHuWaH your Elohim: for every abomination to the YaHuWaH, which he hates, have they done to their deities; for even their sons and their daughters do they burn in the fire to their deities. (HIM Deuteronomy 12:30-31)
Halloween is a perfect example of what this passage is referring about. Pagans served their gods by honoring the evil spirits on Halloween. They did this by dressing up like the evil spirits and giving offerings to the evil spirits. This is why candy is given out on Halloween, as offerings for the evil spirits. The phrase trick or treat was attributed to this practice because pagans believed the evil spirits would do something bad (trick) to them if they did not leave an offering (treat) for them. I would rather honor the Most High.

THANKSGIVING

The pagans in Rome celebrated their thanksgiving in early October. The holiday was dedicated to the goddess of the harvest, Ceres, and the holiday was called Cerelia. The Catholic church took over the pagan holiday and it became well established in England, where some of the pagan customs and rituals for this day were observed long after the Roman Empire had disappeared. In England the “Harvest Home” has been observed continuously for centuries.

In our own hemisphere, among the Aztecs of Mexico, the harvest took on a grimmer aspect. Each year a young girl, a representation of Xilonen, The goddess of the new corn, was beheaded. The Pawnees also sacrificed a girl. In a more temperate mood, the Cherokees of the American Southeast danced the Green Corn Dance and began the new year at harvest’s end.

No wonder Chief Massasoit and his ninety braves felt right at home with the Pilgrim Fathers on that day in 1621!! Obviously, the idea for this “first Thanksgiving” did not just “pop” into the mind of Governor Bradford as most people believe! On the contrary Thanksgiving, in the guise of the pagan harvest festivals, can be traced right back to ancient Babylon and the worship of Semiramis!

CHRISTMAS

Christmas was celebrated by pagan sun-worshippers for thousands of years before the Messiah was even born. It all started during the building of the tower of Babel. Nimrod supervised the operation and was called the sun-god and worshipped as such. To end this worship, Nimrod’s uncle Shem, Noah’s eldest son, killed Nimrod and cut his body into small pieces then scattered his body parts across the land.
Ishtar or Easter, also known by her biblical name Semiramis was the widow of Nimrod. She was called the “Queen of heaven” and claimed to have been impregnated by Nimrod through the rays of the sun and later had a son by the name of Tammuz who had a miraculous birth on December 25th. Pagans believed that Nimrod was reincarnated as Tammuz and so Easter married her son Tammuz. Pagan sun-worshippers celebrated the birthday of the reincarnate sun-god on December 25th. Scripture is very clear that we are not to celebrate this particular holiday.

The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the Queen of Heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to other deities, that they may provoke Me to anger. (HIM Jeremiah 7:18)
The passage above is obviously referring to making Christmas cookies and leaving those cookies and a glass of milk for Nimrod’s widow Easter who was called the queen of heaven. The only difference is now those offerings are left for Santa (Satan) himself. Let’s move on and read another passage from Scripture.

Thus says YaHuWaH, “Do not learn the way of the gentiles, and do not be dismayed at the signs of the heaven; for the gentiles are dismayed at them. For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not move. (HIM Jeremiah 10:2-4)

This passage is obviously referring to cutting down the Christmas tree, putting it on some sort of tree stand, and decorating it. Once you learn why it had become customary to use an erect evergreen tree that has a pointed end decorate it with big red balls you will realize the extent of the perversion in this holiday. The erect tree symbolizes Nimrod’s erect masculinity. The tree was evergreen because evergreen trees are full of life year round, like Nimrod’s penis. The tree was pointed at the end just like Nimrod’s pecker. The big red balls that dangle off the tree, well you get the picture. This holiday is perversion at its best.

Every sun-god was born on December 25th. Amun-Ra, Horus, Mithra, Tammuz, and Zeus were born on December 25th. If there was one day that the Messiah was not born, it was December 25th. In fact the Scripture is quite clear that Messiah was born late September or early October on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles.

SUNDAY SERVICES

Early believers kept Saturday as the Sabbath until March 7, 321 CE when Pope Constantine passed a law requiring believers to worship on Sunday, the day the pagans worshipped the sun-god. Believers still kept Saturday as the Sabbath until another law was passed eleven years later. This law signed into decree by Pope Constantine forbid believers to worship on the Sabbath (Saturday) and it was punishable by death by the Catholic Church. Many believers were burned to death by the Catholic Church for keeping the Sabbath.

Shalom!
Your Brother,
Gerald W Thomas in New Hebron, Mississippi

Source:
http://www.nazarite.net/evil-holidays.html

“We are ready to begin our study portion for today’s broadcast and looking forward to sharing some concerns I have about the Messianic Movement.  If you have never heard of the Messianic Movement, I would be very surprised, but the Messianic Movement is very much growing.

To some extent, I would consider myself sort of a Messianic in a sense that I believe in Messiah and I share some of the same understandings found in the Messianic Movement. But there are some certain elements that are very common in the Messianic Movement that I would have to take issue with.

We want to go over some of these today because I do know that there are a lot of similarities between what I teach and what is found in the movement called “Messianic Judaism,” and yet, there are some very, very stark differences.”

Scripture says:

1 Corinthians 8:2 – And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

 8: 3 – But if anyone loves Elohim, this one is known by Him.

• ERROR #1: The Mikveh. To me, this is the big one.
• ERROR #2: The “Renewed” Covenant.
• ERROR #3: Head Coverings for Men.
• ERROR #4 on the list here: Paul / Sha’ul, a Second Class Apostle.
• ERROR #5: Blind Love of Jewish Tradition.
• ERROR #6: Messianic “Rabbis.”

 Yahushua had a few comments to say about this. In Matthew 23,verse 5, He said:

Matthew 23:5 – But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.

23: 6 – They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

23:7 – greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, `Rabbi, Rabbi.’

Matthew 23:8 – But you, do not be called `Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Messiah,and you are all brethren.

•  ERROR #7: The Hebraic Mindset = Listen to the “Rabbis” or the “Sages.”
•  ERROR #8: Let’s “Peddle the Word of Yahweh.”

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