33:7
Judah also gets only one verse worth of blessing, though it is a slightly longer verse. The blessing is a bit more substantial. Jesus was, humanly speaking, from the tribe of Judah. Judah is to be brought to his people, implying that he was isolated, and then for God to assist him against his foes. If we see this as pointing to Christ, then Christ was isolated from His people, i.e. in the crucifixion. But Christ will return, and Israel will repent and return to Christ.
33:8
Levi is the big winner in the blessing stakes from Moses. “Give to Levi” in the NIV is absent in the ESV, as it is in the Masoretic text. The priestly tribe is seen of increasing importance. In the same way, Christ is vital as our great high priest. The Thummim was a negative response, and the Urim a positive one. These were used in giving decisions. In neither Exodus nor Numbers is there specific mention of Levi in the incidents referenced here.
Judah also gets only one verse worth of blessing, though it is a slightly longer verse. The blessing is a bit more substantial. Jesus was, humanly speaking, from the tribe of Judah. Judah is to be brought to his people, implying that he was isolated, and then for God to assist him against his foes. If we see this as pointing to Christ, then Christ was isolated from His people, i.e. in the crucifixion. But Christ will return, and Israel will repent and return to Christ.
33:8
Levi is the big winner in the blessing stakes from Moses. “Give to Levi” in the NIV is absent in the ESV, as it is in the Masoretic text. The priestly tribe is seen of increasing importance. In the same way, Christ is vital as our great high priest. The Thummim was a negative response, and the Urim a positive one. These were used in giving decisions. In neither Exodus nor Numbers is there specific mention of Levi in the incidents referenced here.
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