The twelve baskets of leftovers symbolize the completeness and sufficiency of God's provision, possibly representing the twelve tribes of Israel.Gratitude and StewardshipCollecting the leftovers teaches the importance of gratitude and stewardship of God's blessings.Spiritual NourishmentBeyond physical ...
The story of King Solomon—famous for his great wisdom and infamous for his polygamy—is described in the book of First Kings, along with accounts of other sovereigns who ruled when the kingdom was divided into the ten northern tribes of Israel and the two southern tribes of ...
(which is plural), signifies that the confused noise of war would be heard among their own peoples, or the multitude of the mighty ones in whom they had had such confidence; or the plural may refer to the tribes of Israel, each of which was an עם, though Keil would confine this...
33:7–11]. The land was now under their control. 2 But there were still seven tribes of Israel that had not yet received their ·land [inheritance]. 3 So Joshua said to the ·Israelites [L sons/T children of Israel]:“·Why do you wait so long [L How long will you ...
AND when a long time was passed, after that the Lord had given peace to Israel, all the nations round about being subdued. and Josue being now...
Josue, therefore, when he rose in the morning, made Israel to come by their tribes, and the tribe of Juda was found. Which being brought by...
The translation, And will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, signifying "And will put the tribes of Israel with him." i.e. the tribe of Judah, supported by the LXX., and preferred by Ewald, Smend, and others, is superior to that of the Revised Version margin, "And...
4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad...
20 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh. 2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly...
The mention of "the Twelve" underscores the intimate and chosen nature of Jesus' disciples. These twelve men, representing the twelve tribes of Israel, are symbolic of the new Israel that Jesus is forming. The Greek term "δωδέκα" (dōdeka) emphasizes completeness and divine order. De...