The Lord portraying the shall offer sacrifices of righteousHEART-CHARACTER of the ness: for they shall suck of the Tribe of Zebulun. DEUT. XXXIII:18-19— abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. GENESIS XLIX:13- B. C. 1689 18¶ And of Zebulun he said, 13¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. haven of the sea; and he shall be 19 They shall call the people for an haven of ships; and his unto the mountain; there they border shall be unto Zidon. *Deut. 33:18-19 and Gen. 49:13-Sailor and Fisherman, "Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea: and he shall be for an haven of ships: and his border shall be unto Zidon." The dominant HEART-CHARACTER of the Personality of Zebulun in action. Ps. 22:23-Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. Ps. 119:9-16-9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. JUDGES IV:1-10-B. C. 1296 1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and 9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. twenty years he mightily op- JUDGES V:14-18-B. C. 1296 pressed the children of Israel. 4¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with the ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 14 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak; he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. 16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flock? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea-shore, and abode in his breaches. 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives. unto the death in the high places of the field. 16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on JUDGES XII:11-12—B. C. 1130 11 ¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he them, and the name of my fathers judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. GEN. XLVIII:15-20-B. C. 1689 15¶ And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.· 19 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. 20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Eph raim before Manasseh. GEN. XLI:50-52-B. C. 1715 50 And unto Joseph were born two sons, before the years of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On, bare unto him. * 51 And Joseph called the name of the first born Manasseh: for God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. caused me to be fruitful in the land GEN. XXX:19-20-B. C. 1746 dued me with a good dowry; now GEN. XXV:24-28-B. C. 1838 § 24 ¶ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25 And the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment: and they called his name, Esau. 26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Issac was threescore years old, when she bare † 52 And the name of the second *Gen. 41:50-51-Manasseh, That is, Forgetting by begetting the Twelve Tribes of Manasseh. †Gen. 41:52-Ephraim, That is, Fruitful, by crossing and being crossed by each of the Twelve Tribes of Jacob. Gen. 30:19-20-Zebulun, That is, Dwelling, That symbolizes God's dealings with Zebulun which is the result of his acts under the guidance of the Lord in the last days or this shows the result of the acts of Zebulun who is a sailor and fisherman and “shall dwell at the haven of the sea" in the House of Israel. §Gen. 25:24-28-Jacob, That is, Supplanter. Jacob supplanted Esau twice. First by marrying in his own kin (the most power ful of the earth) and second by the conquest of Esau's homeland in Britain. |