The Tribe of Judah — the name, the blessing and the land
יְהוּדָה
The lion — the sceptre and the kings, and Messiah
What the tribe was
'Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise.' The lion's whelp holds the sceptre until Shiloh comes — and from Judah came Caleb's wholehearted faith, David's throne, every king of the southern kingdom, and Yeshua the Messiah, the Lion of the tribe of Judah (Rev 5:5). Judah's allotment was the largest: the hill country and wilderness from Jerusalem's edge to the Negev, with Hebron and Bethlehem in its heart. Leadership, praise (the name means 'praised'), and kingship are its marks.
Jacob's blessing — Gen 49:8-12
יְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ יוֹד֣וּךָ אַחֶ֔יךָ יָדְךָ֖ בְּעֹ֣רֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֥י אָבִֽיךָ
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
גּ֤וּר אַרְיֵה֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִטֶּ֖רֶף בְּנִ֣י עָלִ֑יתָ כָּרַ֨ע רָבַ֧ץ כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה וּכְלָבִ֖יא מִ֥י יְקִימֶֽנּוּ
Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
לֹֽא יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֨בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלָ֑יו עַ֚ד כִּֽי יָבֹ֣א שילה שִׁיל֔וֹ וְל֖וֹ יִקְּהַ֥ת עַמִּֽים
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
אֹסְרִ֤י לַגֶּ֨פֶן֙ עירה עִיר֔וֹ וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֨יִן֙ לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ וּבְדַם עֲנָבִ֖ים סותה סוּתֽוֹ
Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
חַכְלִילִ֥י עֵינַ֖יִם מִיָּ֑יִן וּלְבֶן שִׁנַּ֖יִם מֵחָלָֽב
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Moses' blessing — Deut 33:7
וְזֹ֣את לִֽיהוּדָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ שְׁמַ֤ע יְהוָה֙ ק֣וֹל יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶל עַמּ֖וֹ תְּבִיאֶ֑נּוּ יָדָיו֙ רָ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְעֵ֥זֶר מִצָּרָ֖יו תִּהְיֶֽה
And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.
Who came out of Judah
Caleb — Num 13:6Boaz — Ruth 2:1David — 1Sam 17:12Solomon — 1Kgs 1:39Mary (Miryam) — Luke 1:27Yeshua the Messiah — Rev 5:5
Moments in the story
Gen 44:18Judah pledges himself for Benjamin
Gen 49:10The sceptre promised
Num 2:3Judah leads the march
2Sam 2:4David anointed at Hebron
Rev 5:5The Lion of the tribe of Judah
Every mention
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