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Subject: Gen 49 vss 13-15 Post 219

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Hillbilly

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Date Posted: 08:11:28 10/13/12 Sat

Genesis 49:13-15 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. 14 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 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.

So Zebulun is to inherit a northern section of land. The land would stretch to Zidon on it's western boundary and to Nazareth on its eastern side. This makes the possibility of the "haven of the sea" as being either the Mediterranean sea or the Sea of Galilee. Two things make it most likely , at least in my mind, that the sea in the verse is the Mediterranean is that the word for sea in the Hebrew is "yam" and while it is translated as sea 321 times it is translated as west 47 times, westward 21 times, west side 4 times and western 1 time.

One of the most notable of the Zebulunites was Jonah and we all know his connection with the sea and it's inhabitants, especially whales.

While Judah is a lion Issachar is a "strong ass". Well, he might be strong but the word couching means to "stretch oneself out", "lay down" or "lie stretched out". It is different than the word "crouch" which means to stoop. You can lower yourself on your legs and even bow down to pick up a heavy load but it is hard to imagine carrying or lifting a load while laying down. No, I think that Jacob is telling Issachar that he and his descendants will be a little on the lazy side. "And he saw that rest was good", so good in fact that he got complacent in the pleasant land he had inherited and wound up paying tribute

There is an interesting prophesy by Moses concerning Zebulun and Issachar together that could very much come into play in the "last days" as this prophecy by Jacob is aimed at. Deuteronomy 33:18-19 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

The riches of Israel is to be found in the seas and in the ground. There are trillions of dollars worth of minerals to be found in the Dead Sea and there is an abundance of natural gas and possibly oil under surface within the borders of the original land grant to Abraham as given back in the early chapters of Genesis. Also interesting is the prophecy that "They shall call to people to the mountain". As to what mountain and exactly when is unknown to me but if these prophecies are aimed primarily at the last day the they speak of a time of the advent and then Kingdom. There is the Mount of Olives that many in Israel will be gathered to when Jesus comes back. Will it be the people of Zebulun and Issachar who are the main ones sounding the call? I don't know but there is a very important event hidden in this prophecy.

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[> Subject: When you get time, HB
Author: dori [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 11:51:30 10/17/12 Wed Could you expand on this a little bit more? I'd like to get a better idea of the lands you're talking to and their significance to future events. I hope the new meds are still giving Dale some relief and that your mom is healing. I am praying for them and for their devoted caretaker, Dwight. God bless.

[> [> Subject: Dori

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Hillbilly
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Date Posted: 13:32:35 10/21/12 Sun

As to specifics more than what I have given I can add very little. I just don't know. I do know however the original land grant to Abraham does include the shore of the Mediterranean sea.

Below are three references to the land grant and its extent.

Genesis 15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Deuteronomy 11:24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.

Joshua 1:4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

If you take all the land the feet of the Israelites touched going in to the promised land from the side of Jordan and include the statement that their northern border was the Euphrates river you can see that Israel does not inhabit but a portion of the land promised to them. Much of the country of Jordan on the east and to the Mediterranean on the west. The river of Egypt was to be their southern border which takes in all of Gaza.

So if you drew a line from say 50 (just guessing) miles into Jordan as the eastern border stretching from Egypt to the Euphrates and then come westward to the Mediterranean you have a fair idea of the land grant.

Using this we can easily see the prophecy of the haven of ships could easily be the Mediterranean or the Sea of Galilee as both fall into the land grant. I think it means the Mediterranean because the greater number of ships. The Galilean ships were mostly fishing vessels while the Mediterranean held many cargo/passenger vessels and needed safe havens in winter because of the great storms. The storms on the Sea of Galilee could be fierce the fishing vessels would mostly ride out the storms in their home ports.

[> [> [> Subject: Very interesting
Author: dori [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 12:14:46 10/24/12 Wed Now that makes me want to get out the book I bought but have only peeked at--it's a geographic view of the Bible--to see if I can find what you're referencing. Thank you so much for this extra information. You are a kind and patient teacher, my friend.