The Book of Genesis
Day 452
Ge 49:21
"Naphtali is a deer let loose; He uses beautiful words.
Naphtali sounds
both joyous and eloquent, doesn’t he?
This tribe would
inherit the very rich land on the entire west side of the Sea of Galilee. Many
of the Lord’s disciples would come from this region. Peter, Andrew, Phillip,
Nathaniel, John, and James were from the region of Galilee. Matthew, the tax
collector, was from Capernaum, also on the Sea of Galilee.
I mention this
because the Bible makes note that there
was something different about the speech of the Galileans, the
descendants of Naphtali. As you may
recall, the different sounding language was noted by those standing with Peter
in the courtyard after Jesus was arrested. They said, “Surely you also are one
of them (the disciples) because your speech betrays you.”
When you think
about it, this gift of joy and eloquent language to those from the region of
Naphtali would come in handy as many of these followers of Jesus were used by
the Holy Spirit to pen the words of the New Testament. Few can dispute the
eloquence of this Book!
Remember when
Peter and John spoke to the council in Acts chapter 4? Listen to the response
of their audience: in verse 13: “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and
John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled.
And they realized that they had been with Jesus.”
Has there ever
been a more eloquent speaker than Jesus! (And by the way, Jesus was raised in
Nazareth in the heart of Galilee!) Jesus
and the Holy Spirit! Joy-filled Masters
of eloquent speech. Not one word wasted in all of Scripture! 2Ti 3:16 All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
Should not we, as
followers of Jesus be filled with joy and eloquent speech? Eph 4:29 says, “Let
no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary
edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”
And in Ac 13:52 we read, “And the disciples were
filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”
May the spirit of
Naphtali, joy and beautiful speech, abound in your life today!
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