Twelve tribes,
Twelve rods,
Twelve princes,
A name on every rod.
Finally, we shall see
the chosen one of God.
O that murmurings should cease
and we at last will find God’s peace.
(mrfb 4/14/12)
The
LORD will show all Israel the one he chooses to minister before Him. Each
leader of the tribes will write his name on a rod and lay it before the `eduwth (testimony) in the tabernacle.
The rod that blossoms represents the man the LORD chooses.
It’s
speculation, but I wonder if any of the princes ran out and cut down a sapling
with the hopes that his would sprout. Maybe they took their walking staffs. It
doesn’t matter, except maybe for the movie screen.
If
you have ever watched Star Trek, how
often does Scotty (James Doohan; I met him once!) under-promise but
over-deliver?
“Cap’n,
it’ll take me thrrrrrree hours ta link the warrrp drrrive to the phaser plasma
rrregulatorr!”
"Scotty, we don't have three hours!"
"Ya cannah change the laws of physics, Cap'n!"
But
always, just in time, Scotty pulls it off.
The
God I know may not under-promise, but He certainly over-delivers.
One
rod shall blossom [xrp parach], or
bud, sprout, shoot, bloom. By this, the LORD will make the murmurings [hnwlt t@luwnah] cease [Kkv shakak].
Moses lays the rods before the LORD. The next morning, he finds
the rods.
Aaron’s
rod budded [xrp parach]. It
didn’t only bud, but it brought forth buds [auy
yatsa'], bloomed blossoms [Uwu tsuwts] [yu tsiyts] and yielded almonds [lmg gamal] [dqv shaqed]!
God
over-delivers. Beyond any question, Aaron is the one the LORD has chosen to
minister before him.
As
an aside, the word for “almond” is important later in scripture. It is part of
the vision and play on words that God gives to Jeremiah.
I
myself will have to keep reading to see if this conclusive proof does actually
convince Israel of the priestly authority. If any of you readers know the
answer, please add a comment!
Until
next time, shalom.
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