The names of Jacob’s sons (and their meanings) are listed in Genesis 29:32-35; 30:1-24; 35:18; and grandson Manasseh in Genesis 41:51. However, in Revelation 7:5-8 they are listed in a different order. It is interesting to see what this order “spells out.”
Judah - Now I will praise the Lord
Reuben - (for) the Lord has surely looked upon my affliction.
Gad - A fortune (troop) comes
Asher - I am happy,
Naptali - with great wrestling I have prevailed.
Manasseh - For God has made me to forget all my burdens and my father’s house,
Simeon - because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, and He has given me His Son also.
Levi - Now this time my husband has become joined to me.
Issachar - God has given me my wages.
Zebulun - God has endowed me with a good inheritance.
Joseph - The Lord shall add to me another Son,
Benjamin - the Son of my [His] right hand.
“Now I will praise the Lord, [for] the Lord has surely looked upon my affliction. A fortune comes, [so] I am happy - [for] with great wrestling I have prevailed. For God has made me forget all my burdens and my father’s house, because the Lord has heard that I am unloved, He has given me His Son also. Now this time my Husband has become joined to me. God has given me my wages. God has endowed me with a good inheritance. The Lord shall add to me another Son, the Son of [His] right hand.”
1 comment:
So very interesting. I bet a lot of Bible scholars didn't know this. Wouldn't it be nice if we all treated our names as if they were a prayer? Our lives themselves should say something about God and maybe to God.
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