Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Gentile in the Tribe of Judah
Moses sent 12 spies into Canaan. Caleb, the representative of the tribe of Judah, was the son of Jephunneh, a Kennizite (Numbers 32). Kennizites were Gentiles not Israelites. Now that's something to chew on. How did a Gentile earn the privilege of representing the tribe of Judah? The same tribe, by the way, that we have been grafted into through Messiah...the Lion of Judah.
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I could be way off but this is what I think:
This might have been a hinting to the way that God would invite all people (Jew and Gentile) to be part of His new covenant in the New Testament.
Also, maybe having a Gentile "out-righteous" some of the chosen people was meant to embarrass the Jews about their lack of faith.
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