The Book of Genesis
Day 454
Ge 49:27
"Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he shall devour the prey, And
at night he shall divide the spoil."
28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their
father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his
own blessing.
Jacob wraps up the
blessing of his children with Benjamin. Benjamin would be a “ravenous wolf.”
Okay, wolves are scary enough, but a ravenous wolf? I guarantee you that you
don’t want to run into a “ravenous wolf!”
The name Benjamin
literally means, “son of my right hand.”
This should cause us to think of another “Son of the right hand,” namely
Jesus who even now is seated at the
right hand of the Father, and as the Apostle’s Creed states, “from thence He
shall come to judge the living and the dead.”
Most people don’t
like to think of Jesus as a judge, but to ignore the reality of His judgment at
the second coming is foolish. If His judgment matches the fury of the
Benjamites, unbelievers are really in for it! Truth is, His judgment and
vehemence against the unrepentant will surpass that of the tribe of Benjamin.
The Benjamites
were a fierce fighting bunch of people. During the period of Judges for
example, some of their men did a terrible thing to a concubine in Gibeah and
she died at their hands. This event led to a civil war with the other tribes.
The first two days of the war belonged to the Benjamites and they inflicted
heavy losses on their brethren, on the third day, the Lord mercifully gave
Benjamin into their hands. Mercy
triumphed over judgment just as on the third day Jesus rose from the dead, with
mercy winning out over judgment.
Also in the period
of judges, a Benjamite named Ehud, assassinated the King of Moab and led the
Benjamites onto victory over the Moabites.
Some other famous
Benjamites include Saul, the first king of Israel, his exploits and violent
outbursts against David are well documented.
Another Saul of
New Testament fame was also a Benjamite, we need not go into the intensity of
his persecutions against Christians.
These were fierce
people, and we must never forget that our Lord’s judgment on the Last Day will
also be fierce. Never forget that, and
at the same time never forget that until the “Son of the right hand” returns,
grace and mercy and an opportunity for repentance is being extended to all!
It was extended to
that Benjamite named Saul, and he was converted from a warrior of persecution
and judgment to a warrior of grace and a messenger of forgiveness.
Mercy DOES triumph
over judgment!
Receive the mercy
that the Lord is extending to you today, while it is still day, because the
next time the Son returns, it will be with an unrivaled fierce judgment. Jesus
is not going to come and say, “Okay this was all a game, everyone come into My
heaven now!” No! It will be with vengeance and fury! There will be wailing and
gnashing of teeth, and only those who have bowed their knees to Him in this
lifetime will be spared. Only one thief on the cross made it to Paradise!
Listen to a quote
from that converted Benjamite named Saul (Paul) from Ro 10:13 For "whoever
calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."
To call on His
name is to appeal to Him for your salvation. For there is no other name under
heaven given among men by which we must be saved!. Appeal to Jesus now! Ask Him
to save you that you might be spared the wrath to come. ! This heartfelt prayer
is one that He will never refuse to answer!
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