Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Genesis 49:8-12
by: Cheri Appel.
On his death bed, Jacob addressed his grown sons. Ruben, the oldest, should have received a double portion—but his sexual sin prohibited that. Jacob prophesied that Simeon and Levi, sinful decisionmakers with swords, would have landless tribes, scattered throughout Israel. Simeon’s would grow small in population. Levi’s tribe would be a large number of priests. Judah, no less sinful but repentant, would be the tribe that produced David, the warrior King, to win many battles for God. This tribe would rule until Jesus (Shiloh) came. What will be your inheritance when the Father calls for you?
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