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NASB | John 8:50 "But I do not seek My glory; there is One who seeks and judges. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 8:50 "However, I am not seeking glory for Myself. There is One who seeks [glory for Me] and judges [those who dishonor Me]. |
Bible Question: Will the prophecy of Jacob concerning his sons(Genesis 49:3-27) can be fulfilled or not? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Alegrio Maduk, You ask, "Will the prophecy of Jacob concerning his sons (Genesis 49:3-27) can be fulfilled or not?" This poem or "Blessing of Jacob" which prophesied the tribes of Israel proved true: * Reuben's descendants were characterized by indecision (see Judges 5:15-16) * Simeon's descendants were absorbed into the territory of Judah (see Josh. 19:1,9) * Levi's descendants were dispersed throughout the land, living in 48 towns and serving as priests (Gen. 48:6; Numbers 35:2,7; Josh. 14:4; 21:41) * Judah is often pictured as a lion (Numbers 24:9; Ezek. 19:1-7; Micah 5:8), and Judah's greatest descendant, Jesus Christ, is Himself "the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah" (Rev. 5:5) * Zebulun's descendants were close enough to the Mediterranean to "draw out of the abundance of the seas" (Deut. 33:19) * Dan's descendants would later be involved in treachery (Judges 18:27). Samson, from the tribe of Dan, single-handedly held the Philistines at bay (Judges 14-16) * As they were East of the Jordan (Joshua 13:24-27), the descendants of Gad were vulnerable to raids from the Moabites to the south (2 Kings 3:4) * Asher's descendants had access to fertile farmlands (Joshua 19:24-30) * Naphtali's descendants would dwell in a somewhat isolated location in the hill country north of the Sea of Galilee (Josh. 19:32-38) * Ephraim would be victorious in battle (Judges 8:1; 12:1; Josh. 17:14-18), later prosper (Hosea 12:8) and gain supremacy (Josh. 16:9; Isaiah 7:1-2; Hosea 13:1) * Manasseh's descendants would inhabit the Trans-jordan area of Gilead (Numbers 32:33) * Benjamin's descendants would be savage and know war: Ehud (Judges 3:12-30), Saul and Jonathan (1 Sam. 11-15) and Judges 19-21 This prophecy of Jacob has absolutely nothing to do with John 8:50. Blessings to you, Makarios |