Tue.’s Devo, Twelve Tribes - Twelve Disciples

Read: Gen. 30:1-31:16, Matt. 10:1-25, Ps. 12:1-8, Ro. 3:13-15 In Genesis, we have the birth of eleven of the twelve tribes and in Matthew we have the list of the twelve disciples. If you research the meanings of the names and their children’s names of the twelve tribes you will find the history of mankind from Reuben when means, “see a son” which refers to Adam to Benjamin which means “Son of my right hand” which points to the time Jesus will rule the earth. The meaning of the twelve tribes seem to be a description of the Christian walk from Simon Peter which means “hearkening, a stone” which would translate “consider and understand the Word”. To Judas Iscarot which has a dual meaning: “he shall be praised, he shall be hired.” Judas was a type of antichrist, the great deceiver who wants the praise of all. The disciple that took his place was called Matthias which means “a gift”. The Holy Spirit was the gift. He takes the place of confusion and deception. He is the one who leads us into all truth. He has the final say. In Genesis, Jacob is tired of working for the devil, Laban who has continually cheated him. God has seen everything Laban has done to Jacob and tells Jacob to take his family and return to his people. Before he goes, God gives him a way to spoil Laban of his flock. Jacob and Laban agree that all the cattle that aren’t solid brown will be Jacob’s. So, Jacob takes rods that have been pealed and made them appear like the sheep he wanted them to produce and places them by the watering troughs. Then he would place only the strong cattle in front of the rods while they were mating. No matter what the color of the cow, they produced cattle that were ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. The spiritual lesson we learn from this is that you produce what you behold. Lord, today we ask for your wisdom which is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. May we produce fruit from your Word.