In the book of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God said, “In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart”, and in chapter twelve and verse thirteen of Zechariah, Zechariah shared how Jehovah God shared about, “the family of the house of Levi … and Shimei” where we read,
The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart;
the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;
The verse reads, “The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart;” Zechariah began with the words, “the family” or “the clan, tribe and people” “of the house of Levi apart” which means “belonging to the dwelling place, habitation and abode of Levi, whose name means joined to and was the third son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Levites, by themselves”, “and their wives apart” or “and their, the house of Levi's, female spouses by themselves”. Zechariah shared how the people within the dwelling place of “Levi” and their female spouses would mourn by themselves.
The verse continues, “the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;” Zechariah added the words, “the family of Shimei apart” or “the clan, tribe and people belonging to Shimei whose name means renowned and was the descendants of Shimei or Shimi, by themselves”, “and their wives apart” which means “and their, the house of Shimei's, female spouses by themselves”. Zechariah shared how the people within the tribe of “Shimei” and their female spouses would also mourn by themselves.
When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Zechariah about two more tribes of the people of Israel who will mourn by themselves after they discover God's Son Jesus is the Messiah and Christ. “Levi and Shimei” as well as their female spouses will all grieve by themselves. God sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of all mankind, and because He did not come as a “conquering King” on earth in His first ascension, the people of Israel did not believe in Him. This is the case with many people who consider Jesus but do not realize that He came to pay the price for the sins of everyone, and when we believe and trust in Him as our personal “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and put within us an understanding through His Holy Spirit of the importance of His first visit on earth with an expectancy that will cause Israel and all the world to know Jesus is the Christ and Messiah of God.
Next time Zechariah shares how Jehovah God shares about, “all the families that remain”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".
No comments:
Post a Comment