Just reading through the OT with a commentary by my side…
Context: Jacob is blessing his sons.
Genesis 49:21 Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns. (or he utters beautiful words)
Just reading it, I normally would think, ‘What the freak is this talking about? Oh well, I’m gonna skip over it to get to the exciting stories of Exodus.’
I check my commentary, here’s what it says:
Naphtali is likened to a doe that has been released from confinement. It springs forth with tremendous speed to carry good news. All the disciples except the traitor came from the territory of Naphtali, and much of the Lord’s ministry was there (Mattthew 4:13-16).
Is it just me…but isn’t this stuff ridiculously AMAZING???!!!
Wow, how in the world did Jacob prophesy this? What in the world was he thinking when he said this?
This is so cool…if only I had more time to study the Bible…
March 21, 2009 at 1:41 pm |
I’ve never heard that. Maybe I should drop out of seminary and you should teach me. By the way, Genesis 49 is PACKED. I miss you, Frankie.
March 27, 2009 at 5:21 pm |
frankie … this blog is more awesome than that dance we shared, why did you not share it with me? j/k … but not really.