12 Tribes 12 Disciples 2 Parallel Histories
Let us look other similarities between the Tribes and the Talmidim
(Disciples).
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Rachel had Joseph and Benjamin – Peter and Andrew were
brothers from Galilee/Bethesda
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Bilhah Rachel’s handmaid had Dan and Naphtali – James
and John were brothers from Galilee/Bethesda and were fishing partners with
Peter and Andrew.
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Zilpah, Leah’s handmaid had Gad and Asher – James and
Judah/Thaddeus/Lebbaeus were brothers from the same unknown town
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Leah had Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and
Zebulun – The remaining Disciples were same in number; Phillip, Bartholomew,
Judas, Matthew and Simeon
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Jacob adopted Joseph’s sons Ephraim and Manasseh –
Paul and Matthias were added to the Apostles
·
Ephraim though younger was given prominence – Paul was
from Benjamin the smallest Tribe and is the most out spoken of all the writers
of the Renewed Covenant (New Testament)
·
Manasseh like Matthias was not as prominent as
Ephraim/Paul respectively
Other miscellaneous similarities:
·
Just as “Simon” Peter was hasty with a blade and as an
Apostle to the Jews reached out to Levi – The tribes Simeon and Levi were known
for and cursed to be scattered due to their haste with swords
·
Just as James and John were called “Sons of Thunder”
Simeon and Levi acted as such when they destroyed Shechem with swords
·
Just as Judah proposed to betray and sell Joseph, so
too Judas betrayed and sold Yeshua who Joseph was a type and shadow of
·
Just as Reuben attempted to save Joseph and failed,
Peter tried to save Yeshua and failed
·
Just as Joseph loved his only brother Benjamin, Yeshua
so loved John and at the cross Yeshua gave his mother into John’s care
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Just as Joseph when in power in Egypt sat his brothers
down for a meal in order of their birth, in similar manner Yeshua had a
Passover meal and sat the disciples in a particular order
·
Judah offers himself a ransom for Benjamin’s life and
Peter claims he would die for Yeshua
·
Joseph while in Egypt ruled the family and when he
died Jacob confirmed in so many words that such a position Judah would now
hold. In kind, Yeshua while living headed up the Disciples, but after Yeshua’s
death Peter was commissioned by Yeshua to be the “Rock” for the others
·
Just as Yeshua forgave Peter for his betrayal, Joseph
forgave his brothers for what they had done to him
I am sure there are more parallels you can make between the Tribes and
the Disciples. But as you can see, even at a quick glance, the lives of the
Disciples were in a way the Life of the Sons of Israel in miniature.
