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Old Testament

The Twelve Sons of Israel

Twelve studies, one per son, in birth order. Each reads the name given at birth, the deathbed blessing in Genesis 49, and what the tribe becomes centuries later — Reuben's forfeited birthright, Levi's curse turned to priesthood, Judah's line running to the Lion of Revelation, and the quiet tribes whose inherited ground turned out to be where the Light of the World would stand.

Parts
12
Catalogue
No. 06
State
Complete
KeywordsGenesis·Tribes of Israel·Blessing
Begin — part one

Contents

  1. 01

    Reuben

    Unstable as water — the firstborn who lost it, and still tried to do right

  2. 02

    Simeon

    Anger untethered from restraint — and the scattering Jacob spoke over him comes literally true

  3. 03

    Levi

    The same fierce zeal that curses you in one moment can consecrate you in the next

  4. 04

    Judah

    From betrayer to substitute — the Lion of the tribe of Judah

  5. 05

    Dan

    A serpent by the way — power without direction eventually strikes at whatever's nearest

  6. 06

    Naphtali

    A hind let loose — the ground mattered more than anyone standing on it could have guessed

  7. 07

    Gad

    A troop shall overcome him, but he shall overcome at the last

  8. 08

    Asher

    Happy am I — not every faithful life needs a crisis to justify itself

  9. 09

    Issachar

    A strong ass bowing to bear — and a tribe later known for understanding the times

  10. 10

    Zebulun

    He just dwelt where he was told to dwell — and it became the ground the Light stood on

  11. 11

    Joseph

    Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good

  12. 12

    Benjamin

    Son of my sorrow, renamed son of the right hand