Many "christians" use the book of Galatians to try and prove the apostle Paul was speaking against Yahweh's instructions and try and make a case that we are no longer to follow the Torah (or Law - better translated as instructions) They use verses such as Galatians 1:13-16 to claim Paul was speaking against Yahweh's instructions - His Torah.
Galatians 1
13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Paul was speaking against the TRADITIONS, not the law just like "christians" celebrate christmas and easter and claim it is "worship of God" or "celebrating Jesus' birthday and resurrection". The holidays of christmas and easter have NOTHING to do with True Christianity just like the traditions Paul was keeping had NOTHING to do with worship of Yahweh or following Messiah Yeshua. Notice Paul did NOT say that he was following Torah and that was wrong - he said he was in the JEWS RELIGION and following TRADITION. Torah is not tradition, it is Yahweh's instruction and is, like Yahweh, the 'same yesterday, today, and forever'.
Messiah Yeshua also spoke against TRADITION of the rabbis. Since Yeshua NEVER sinned and sin is violation of Torah, He never spoke against the Torah but spoke against the traditions that the rabbis had added to their religion. Yeshua said the pharisees were violating the law by their TRADITIONS. This is the very same thing that "christians" are doing when they celebrate pagan holidays that are actually worshiping other [false] "gods" and when "christians" claim that "sunday is the christian Sabbath" where there is no such thing in scripture.
Matthew15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Many "christians" believe that "sunday is the christian sabbath" simply because the catholic church told them it was. They use the reasoning that Paul spoke until midnight sunday and they congregation had a church service all day long because of this verse:
Acts 20:7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
1) The day starts at sundown so this was saturday night after the TRUE Sabbath ended
2) Until 135 AD (because of the bar Kokhba revolt) the believing Jews and gentiles met with the unbelieving Jews in the synagogues to worship Yahweh and learn Torah
Acts 13
13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
Acts 15
19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
3) sunday morning worship did not start until centuries later
4) the work week was six days with Sabbath being the only day off. The work week and school week today in Israel is 5-1/2 days long (they end the day early on friday to prepare for Shabbat - the Sabbath)
5) After the Sabbath, the disciples met to have a meal to fellowship after having learned Torah in the synogogue in the morning and learning about Yeshua after the synagogue service ended.
When the apostle Paul taught in Berea, it was before he wrote any of the letters which became part of the new testament. The only scripture Paul's teachings were compared with was the Torah, the prophets, and the rest of the writings of the old testament,
Acts 17
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Yeshua never broke Torah (which is what sin is) otherwise He would not have been qualified to be Messiah. The apostle Paul never taught against Torah otherwise he would not have been a true apostle and the Bereans would have rejected him.
When Paul returned to Jerusalem, James told him there was a controversy in that the believing Jews who were ZEALOUS FOR THE LAW believed Paul had been speaking against the law. James said he knew that Paul had not violated the law and asked him to show the believers in Jerusalem that he was still keeping the law. NOTE: it was IMPORTANT to James that Paul show that he was not a law breaker. Obviously James was teaching the believers in Jerusalem that they were to obey the law! Also note, this included sacrifices - obviously not sin sacrifices but those of purification and other vows (such as the Nazarite vow)
Acts 21
18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
20 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
People love to twist Paul because, like Peter said, he is hard to understand. Peter said those who twist the words of Paul fall from the error of the lawless.
2 Peter 3
14 Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace.
15 And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
16 as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the error of lawless people and lose your own stability.
If anything Paul said contradicted Messiah Yeshua, then Paul would be false so if a person believes Paul said we no longer had to obey the Torah (the law) and Messiah Yeshua said we do - then that person is claiming Paul's words have a higher authority than the Messiah they claim to follow and are claiming Yeshua is not their Messiah but Paul is since that is the voice they are listening to. The apostle Paul is a true apostle and most people do not understand him. Most of "christianity" has made the Paul of their own imagination and is the "messiah" they are following. Many of the christians who now claim to follow Torah also do not understand Paul so they claim he is a false apostle. This false assumption of Paul places 90% of the new testament into question which discredits the entire new testament cannon of scripture.
Those who claim to follow Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) need to obey what He said and follow HIM. If something in the bible seems to contradict Torah which Yeshua never violated or spoke against (if He had spoken against it, it would have been rebellion against Yahweh) then the troublesome passage needs to be studied to see the true meaning of it.
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
Matthew 7
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. G458
Strong's number G458 iniquity (transliterated as anomia) :
anomia
1) the condition of without law
a) because ignorant of it
b) because of violating it
2) contempt and violation of law, iniquity, wickedness
John14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
John15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 2
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 5
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
WOW - now I have seen it all. I watched a youtube video from someone I thought had good information in the past and have found they are now part of the strong delusion that is being spread on facebook and youtube (likely elsewhere as well) This strong delusion is called the "mandela effect" where they claim ALL bibles (and some movies and books) were changed supernaturally - including the ones you have at home in your personal library.
This person is claiming that Yeshua said to bring those that refused to follow Him and slay them INTENTIONALLY taking Luke 19:27 totally out of context
Luke 19:27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
What this deceiver is failing to mention, this is part of a parable that Yeshua was telling. Reading in CONTEXT, this is CLEARLY a parable (and the same parable is given in Matthew 25 after the ten virgins parable)
Luke 19
11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.
12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
13 And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.
15 And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.
16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.
17 And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.
19 And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:
21 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.
22 He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
23 then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
25 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
26 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
This is a PARABLE and Yeshua NEVER commanded anyone to bring His enemies to Him to slay them - it was part of the PARABLE / STORY He was telling to make a point. Anyone who makes a claim Yeshua said to bring His enemies to Him so He could slay them is ignorant at best, a deceptive ear tickling wolf at worst.
The person also claims the word "Bank" was added "by CERN" so people the left wing will use this to claim people were to give them their money. They make the claim "there were no banks back then so CERN had to add it". Banks and banking were invented in Babylon / Assyria around the year 2000BC. The money changers Yeshua threw the tables over in the Holy Temple were part of the banking system. The parable was told that the wicked servant should have put the money in the bank to earn interest instead of burying it (Matthew version) or hiding it in a napkin (Luke version).
Here is the better known / quoted version in Matthew 25:
Matthew 25
14 For it is as when a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.
16 Straightway he that received the five talents went and traded with them, and made other five talents.
17 In like manner he also that received the two gained other two.
18 But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.
20 And he that received the five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: lo, I have gained other five talents.
21 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
22 And he also that received the two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: lo, I have gained other two talents.
23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
24 And he also that had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou didst not scatter;
25 and I was afraid, and went away and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, thou hast thine own.
26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
27 thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
28 Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.
30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
As someone who has studied scripture for decades, I see no changes in the scripture from when I was younger - those who believe they have changed is because they only knew the scripture (mis)quoted by others and never knew what it said from their own studies. It is EXTREMELY important to study the bible FOR YOURSELF so you will not fall for this psyOps, brainwashing / delusion being spread by those who want to gain viewers and deceive people into believing the bible is no longer credible because "CERN changed it" - wolves discrediting the bible is the antichrist agenda.
Interestingly those who claim the bible was changed by CERN use the bible they claim was changed to "prove it was changed". If it was changed as they claim, they could not use it to prove anything since, according to them, it is corrupted.
Messiah Yeshua warned of the strong deceptions of the last days - and this is one of them. Do not be deceived - Yahweh would not and did not allow His Word to be corrupted. It is being twisted, used, and misquoted by wolves to further the antichrist agenda. The bible was NOT changed supernaturally by CERN or anything else.
Why people are falling for this satanic deception is because they never knew what scripture really said since they never read for their selves - they listened to the misquoting of pastors for so many years, they thought that is what it said. For years I have warned people of the importance of studying the bible for their selves and not trusting anyone with what it says. Be like a Berean and compare teachings with scripture - not to the misquoting of wolves and false teacher "pastors".
Matthew 24
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
2 Timothy 3
1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
6 For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,
7 ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy 4
3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
5 But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
Whenever a "pastor" or "christian" teacher speaks on politics, they make the statement 'it's a Christian's duty to vote' like it's a doctrine from the bible. They even (mis)use a few verses to make their man-made doctrine to appear to be from the bible.
Yahweh does NOT need your vote. Yes, He does use people to carry out His plans although He does not tell His people to compromise to do so. Yahweh can get the heathen, including the false "christians", to carry out His plans as He has since the Garden of Eden (He was not surprised by Adam and Eve's fall otherwise He would have had angels guarding the trees to prevent them from eating or would not have put the trees in the garden)
Deuteronomy 13
1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
While this passage is about false prophets, the principle is the same: Even if Yahweh allows the false prophet's prophecies to come to pass, they are still a false prophet and Yahweh is using them as a test to see if you will follow after them or will choose Him. If you support or vote for a political candidate that is not following Yahweh, they will lead you to a false "god" whether it be allah, ba-al, or mammon. This is a test to see if you truly love Yahweh.
Many "christians" believe they need to vote for the "least evil" when there is not a True Christian candidate. This hints at dominionism where they think they need to do things THEIR WAY to get the world perfect for Yeshua's return. Nowhere in scripture does it hint that we are to compromise to make things "better". In fact, this is the end times and voting for someone who APPEARS to be a lessor evil (in their opinion) may be contrary to Yahweh's plan. I can't get over how many "teachers" claim that "if Christians voted in the last election, obama would not have been elected". Really? obama is the person Yahweh wanted in office to bring judgment against this nation. Voting against him would have been against Yahweh's plan. It would also have been a compromise since there were not any True Christian candidates that had a chance to win and voting for him was voting for an obvious evil. I believe voting is a test to see if you will compromise to gain earthly benefits following after someone who is against Yahweh or will follow Yahweh and let Him put in the candidate of His choice that will fulfill His plan.
Yahweh was Ancient Israel's King but they demanded an earthly king. Yahweh planned on giving them King David when David was old enough (he had not been born yet), but they wanted a king right then. Judah was going to rule as was given in prophecy (David is from Judah) and Yahweh gave the people what THEY wanted - king Saul who was from Benjamin.
Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Genesis 49:27 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
Saul was tall and good looking - someone that appeared good to the people - but he did not obey Yahweh. If the people had waited until Yahweh's timing, Yahweh would have led them directly until David was born and was old enough to rule.
People going with the crowds instead of Yahweh's plan is what led them to want Barabbas released and Yeshua crucified. Yes, this was Yahweh's plan although the people were individually responsible for their actions. Fortunately for them, Yeshua asked Yahweh to forgive them because they did not know what they were doing. Likely they were given over to do this so Yahweh's plan would be carried out.
Matthew 27
17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
Yahweh can get people to carry out His plans without their help. In fact, the middle east conflict is because Abraham and Sarah did not trust Yahweh and His timing and tried to help Him. Yahweh promised them a son and because Sarah was 90 years old and was barren, they decided to have a son through her handmaiden. This resulting son was Ishmael the father of the Saudis and was an ancestor of muhammed. Abraham and Sarah had to live with their decisions to not wait for Yahweh's timing and trying to help Him out.
Genesis 15
2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
Genesis16
1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Many "christians" are supporting Trump for president because he is the opposite of obama. While he looks good, like King Saul, is he someone a Christian should vote for? Consider his track record:
- Married several times
- Numerous affairs
- Wealth comes from casinos
- Owns at least one strip club,
- Recently a democrat
- Recently supported abortions
- Identifies with presbyterian church although nominal (at best) christian.
- Looked up to Norman Vincent Peal as a Christian leader
To me, Trump looks like a combination of King Saul and Barabbas. This is exactly how antichrist will be accepted by nominal "christians" (he does not fit the description of THE antichrist) Most lukewarm "christians" think antichrist will look evil as an obama although he will look exactly like the leader they desire.
The end times is here and antichrist is about to come into power. Why do Christians believe they can vote for a candidate to "make the U.S. strong again" when it is going against what the bible says will happen in the end times? I believe whether you vote or not and who you vote for is a test by Yahweh. Voting for someone to "make the world better" when you know that is not Yahweh's end time plan or if you vote for someone who is vocally opposed to Yahweh is a test to see if you value this world and the dominionist view of apostate "christianity" or if you will follow Yahweh whole heartedly. I stopped voting and got out of politics when Yahweh opened my eyes about President Bush and the end time plan after the ecumenical prayer movement in the wake of the 9-11 events (which Yahweh clearly told me "Bush did it")
Not sure if there is any meaning to this connection although I find it very interesting.
I won't post the entire three chapters here. You can read them at Blue Letter Bible if you don't have a bible or have it with you.
In Judges 19-21, a Levite traveling with his concubine stopped in Gibeah, a city of the Tribe of Benjamin, for the night. It was a dangerous place and a Gibeahnite invited them into his home for the night. Some men of belial (ba-al) came and wanted him to send the man out so they could rape him (sounds a lot like what happened to sodom and gomorah with the angels) and the man refused and gave his daughter and the Levite's concubine to them to do with them what they wanted. They abused and raped the Levite's concubine and she ended up dying.
Under Yahweh's instruction and with a sorrowful heart, the children of Israel came to fight the Gibeahnites. The rest of the Tribe of Benjamin came to the aid of the Benjaminites in Gibeah. All the women were killed and nearly all of the tribe of Benjamin were wiped out. They found women from another tribe for the surviving Benjaminites to marry so the tribe would not be wiped out. Yahweh allowed the near destruction of the Tribe of Benjamin due to sodomy.
Later Israel demanded a king even though they had Yahweh as their king. Yahweh gave them King Saul which was from the Tribe of Benjamin even though in Genesis 49:8-10, Judah was to reign until the Messiah came. It is obvious Saul was a placeholder by Yahweh until King David was old enough to become king because of the insistence for a king by Israel.
The most interesting part is that King Saul was from Gibeah. I'm quite sure that what happened in Judges 19-21 with the Tribe of Benjamin almost being wiped out and Saul, a Benjaminite, from Gibeah becoming king are related although Yahweh has not shown me any more on this yet. Gibeah (and the entire Tribe of Benajmin nearly being wiped out because of what happened in Gibeah) almost being wiped out. Saul, from the Tribe of Benjamin, being named king even though Judah was to rule, and Saul being from Gibeah is very interesting puzzle to figure out. (FYI: King David was from Judah)
Genesis 49
8 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
9 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Thoughts?
