Wilderness of Numbers-2
The Thread that ties Everything together is understanding this:
*** JESUS CAME ONLY FOR THE LOST SHEEP ***
Rachel was the wife that Jacob “loved the most”
Rachel was the mother of Joseph, who was the son that Jacob “loved the most.”
All of Rachel’s descendant’s were stationed in the west in the wilderness
Child : Benjamin
Grandchildren from Joseph : Ephraim and Manassah
Benjamin and Joseph were Rachel’s 2 children
Ephraim and Manasseh, were Joseph’s children born to Him in Egypt
יָם yâm
to roar; the west , a sea or large body of water;
the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river
17 in Numbers 4th Book
The Camp of Ephraim made up
17.9% of Populationduring
1st Census taken by Moses
1st Mention of Joshua: Exodus 17:9
אֱלִישָׁמָע ʼĔlîyshâmâʻ 17 in 17
ELISHAMA was the Camp of ephraim “chief” in the wilderness
“ELISHAMA” God of hearing;
גֵּרְשׁוֹן Gêrᵉshôwn 17 in 17
The 1st born son of Levi, who was born before Jacob’s family went to Egypt
They were the Priests in the west in wilderness with The Camp of Ephraim
GERSHON(m) = EXILE
Gershonite Priest’s were responsible for :
Numbers 3 : The Gershonites
25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent,the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,26And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.
Numbers 4 : Duties of the Gershonites
21And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 23From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shall you number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above on it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.
EXODUS 26 : GOAT HAIR CURTAINS
7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: 11 curtains shalt thou make. 8 The length of one curtain shall be 30 cubits, and the breadth of one curtain 4 cubits: and the 11 curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt couple 5 curtains by themselves, and 6 curtains by themselves, and shalt double the 6th curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make 50 loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and 50 loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make 50 taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And tHE REMNANT THAT REMAINETH OF THE CURTAINS OF THE TENT, the half curtain that remaineth, SHALL HANG OVER THE BACKSIDE OF THE TABERNACLE. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
6TH CURTAIN IN FOREFRONT DOUBLED
“Ephraim” means DOUBLE ash-heap(fruit)
Ephraim is the “LOST SHEEP” who Jesus came to bring back in THE FOLD
Paul was from the Tribe of Benjamin, the younger brother of Joseph.
Saûlos 17 in 17
Saulus (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul:—Saul.
All of Paul’s Missionary Journeys :West of Jerusalem
The 4Gospels + 13books written by Paul = 17
1 THESSalonians 4 : 17
Then we who are alive and remain will be CAUGHT UP together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.
harpázō 17 in 13 Caught Up, seize—catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).
“This is the origin of where the word “rapture” came from”
syllambánō 17 in 16 seize (arrest, capture); to conceive (literally or figuratively);
On MAY 4TH, 2016, my company took us for a team building exercise to play the ESCAPE GAME. This day ended up being a day that forever changed my life though I didn’t realize at the time.
May4th is in the 17thweek of the year.
If you’ve never played, it’s a game where a group will go into a room and you have an hour to gather all the clues to unlock the door and break out. I was dreading going cause I hate these types of things and I was really tired but something told me I needed to go. That day happened to be one of the peak days of my overwhelm and frustration. On my way there, I actually pulled off the side of the road and just started crying. I felt God had put a prompting in my heart but I was overwhelmed with what I thought He was calling me to do. I was crying out to Him a conversation that went like this: “IS THIS REALLY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE DOING AND WHY?”
The more I saw happening around me the heavier my heart got. My brain felt like it was going to explode with all the research I was doing. I felt like God was removing the scales from eyes for a purpose but I really wasn’t sure where it was going to lead.
I finally drug myself to the game. They have 5 different rooms. A different game in each room.
One of the first clues we were given in our room was this bible verse…
LUKE 13:29I was not much help during the game. I was basically just standing there looking at all the interesting stuff in the rooms. There was a book in there that caught my attention called “MUSIC CITY BABYLON” . I had been doing the majority of my research on trying to figure out what the heck babylon was.
As time was running out, there was a map hanging encased in a box with a SILVER BALL at the bottom of the casing.
The clue said “THE SHORTEST DISTANCE IS A STRAIGHT LINE”
So we were supposed to u
se the MAGNET to DRAG THE SILVER BALL, which was behind the map, and DRAG IT ACROSS TO EACH OF THE 4 DIFFERENT CITIES. There wasn’t a line to follow on the map to follow You just saw the destination. If you veered off the very narrow path it allowed for, while you were dragging it, the ball would drop and you would have to start over. After about 4th time of the ball dropping, and time running out, I finally saw a wooden board, which was a shelf that we had removed during the game, lying on the floor. I grabbed and put it up there for them to use as a ruler to guide the ball in a straight line. It worked and the door opened.
We were the only team that actually “Escaped” in time. I didn’t think much of it what had happened during the game, until the next morning when I looked at that verse that were given. I was honestly just glad that we were done, and I could go home.
LUKE 13 : THE NARROW GATE
22And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem. 23And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them, 24Strive to enter in byTHE NARROW GATE: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are; 26then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets; 27and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. 29AND THEY SHALL COME FROM THE EAST AND WEST, AND FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AND SHALL SIT DOWN IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.30And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
It was in context of THE NARROW GATE.
The other members of the team got us to that point, but at the end, during the confusion and panic, I was able to see something that they didn’t that would help us lead us to the open door. Likewise, other followers of Christ have helped me to this point, and I feel he has revealed things to me that other people aren’t seeing.
Acts 2: Peter Preaches to the Crowd
16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet JOEL;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour out of my Spirit on all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
EXODUS 2 : MOSES AT BURNING BUSH
1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and HE LED THE FLOCK TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE DESERT, AND CAME TO THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD, EVEN TO HOREB.2And THE ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED TO HIM IN A FLAME OF FIRE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF A BUSH: AND HE LOOKED, AND, BEHOLD, THE BUSH BURNED WITH FIRE, AND THE BUSH WAS NOT CONSUMED.3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why THE BUSH IS NOT BURNT.4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the middle of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
Genesis 49: Blessing of Joseph
16And for THE PRECIOUS THINGS OF THE EARTH AND FULLNESS THEREOF, AND FOR THE GOOD WILL OF HIM THAT DWELLED IN THE BUSH: let the blessing come on the head of Joseph, and on the top of the head of him that was separated from his brothers.
The allusion to him that dwelt in the bush is to place Joseph back at the setting of the covenant God made with Israel at the burning bush and all the promises of His abundant grace associated with it.
11/21/2016
Page from JOEL found in DOLLYWOOD FIREthat was not consumed:
“HE LED THE FLOCK TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE DESERT, AND CAME TO THE MOUNTAIN OF GOD, EVEN TO HOREB.”
חֹרֵב CHÔRÊB, 17 in 17
The Law given to Moses by God @ HOREB “Desolate” which is Mount Sinai
ANGEL OF THE LORD APPEARED TO HIM IN A FLAME OF FIRE OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF A BUSH:
17th :: Middle Verse of Page burnt, with the rest of the page not consumed.
“I just found this while helping our House and Grounds team clean different areas of Dollywood Theme Park. It was UNDER A BENCH SOAKING WET. Talk about goosebumps….”
GATLINBURG IS IN DIRECT LINE OF THE ECLIPSE
1/24/2017
Hattiesburg tornado breaks church window but leaves Bible intact, open to Psalm 46
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
“THUS YOU WILL KNOW THAT I AM IN THE MIDST OF ISRAEL, And that I am the LORD your God, And there is no other; And My people will never be put to shame.Psalm 46 : God is Our Refuge and Strength
1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the middle of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he has made in the earth.
9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder; he burns the chariot in the fire.
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
JOHN 10 : THE GOOD SHEPHERD 444th verse in New Testament
7 Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM THE DOOR OF THE SHEEP
MISSISSIPPI : 4 unique letters
TENNESSEE : 4 unique letters
ALABAMA : 4 unique letters (Lamb)
And he said, Here am I.5And he said, Draw not near here: put off your shoes from off your feet, for the place where on you stand is holy ground.6Moreover he said, I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look on God.
7And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come to me: and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.
Luke 12:7
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
This is one of my favorite verses. I am not by nature, very detailed. But our Creator is. When you begin to fathom how intricately His Word is connected, your mind starts to melt. I wanted to stand in AWE of God’s Word, and He certainly answered that prayer for me. I hope by the end of this you will stand in AWE as well. I also love how He can use something so simplistic, like a few numbers, to sift and sort through all the confusion.
Here is the picture of me when I got baptized. My mother texted me this the other day.
Joseph means “God has added.”
17 + 71 = 88 the year I got baptized
I live right off Exit 440 in Nashville.
440 ::
Sum of the 1st 17 Prime Numbers
The Sum of my Address # : 926 9 + 2 + 6 = 17
I lived in Huntsville for 17 years and 1 month
My # in Basketball was 4
Exit : 17the exit I took everyday to get to my college Campus
Jordan Lane : Jordan where John baptized
University of Alabama in Huntsville Mascot : Charger
קְעָרָה qᵉʻârâh, 17 in 17 a bowl (as cut out hollow):—charger, dish.
I lived at 303 Longwood Drive at the time I was baptized. The day before she sent me this I had just gone through and listed out how many verses were in each book of the bible.
The Book of Hebrews is comprised of 303 verses
Square Root of 303 = 17.4
Prophecy of the House of Israel
Ezekial 4 : Sign of the tile
The Northern Kingdom should have begun being restored after 390 years, which is 331 BC.However, history shows that the Northern Kingdom never returned to their land. So what else does Scripture give us that can shed light on this.
LEVITICUS 26 : PUNISHMENTS FOR DISOBEDIENCE
PROPHECY of EPHRAIM’s Captivity& Dispersement ended in 2009 :
2009th
PRIME # :1747117 4 71
Joseph was 30 when he faced the Pharaoh.
I turned 30 in 2009 when Obama was elected
My Grandfather passed away in 2009and at his funeral the amount of people that came and told me the impact he had on their life made me think on how I was living my life. When he passed away God stirred up my heart. I knew the life I was leading was not pleasing to Him. I knew I would not have that same reception as my grandfather had my time ended then. I really started seeking the Lord with all my heart and It was when God started opening my eyes and started to give me understanding.
The 2017th Verse of Psalms perfectly describes it:
Psalms 119:59
59I considered my ways & turned my feet to Your testimonies.
Here is my grandfather passing out Gideon Bibles at Ole Miss.
Gideon from the Tribe of Manassah, son of Joseph. Gideon was used by God to defeat the Midianite’s and tore down the altar of Baal which is the Canaanite name for Nimrod. As I have worked on this site, I have fought and wrestled with God. I have been frustrated and exhausted and overwhelmed. Every time I look at this picture it reminds me of why I am here and what He has called me to do and to stop complaining. I look at my grandfather, the tired Gideon, was doing the Lord’s work at the age of 80 wearing a suit in the middle of the summer.
When God started opening my eyes, I realized that we were entrenched in Egypt and Babylon.
Ezekial 37 : Vision of valley of Dry Bones
1The hand of the LORD was on me, and carried me out in the spirit
of the LORD, and set me down in the middle of the valley which was full of bones,2And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, see, they were very dry. 3And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know. 4Again he said to me, Prophesy on these bones, and say to them, O you dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5Thus said the Lord GOD to these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live:6And I will lay sinews on you, and will bring up flesh on you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 7So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 8And when I beheld, see, the sinews and the flesh came up on them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 9Then said he to me, Prophesy to the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus said the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live. 10So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up on their feet, an exceeding great army.
The Vision Explained
11Then he said to me,
Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel:
behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost:
we are cut off for our parts.
Page from Joel found in Dollywood Fire, in Gatlinburg, TN:
separated right through verse17
JOEL 1 : A Call to Repentance
17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
seed פְּרֻדָה pᵉrudâh
something separated, i.e. a kernel:—seed.
rotten עָבַשׁ ʻâbash to dry up:—be rotten.
corn דָּגָן dâgânincrease, i.e. grain:—corn (floor), wheat.
withered יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; to dry up,, or wither—be ashamed
12Therefore prophesy and say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 14And shall put my spirit in you, and you shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall you know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, said the LORD.
15The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 16Moreover, you son of man, take you one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in your hand.
18And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, Will you not show us what you mean by these?19Say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
20And the sticks where on you write shall be in your hand before their eyes. 21And say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, where they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:
22And I will make them one nation in the land on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all:
and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into 2 kingdoms any more at all.
23Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwelling places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelled; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the middle of them for ever more.
Luke 12 : Do Not Worry
29And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, neither be you of doubtful mind. 30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things. 31But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you. 32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
John 14 : Jesus Comforts the Disciples
1Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.