Zebulun

Zebulun was the tenth son of Jacob and Leah. It means to abide and dwell.

Genesis 30:20 - Then Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good gift; now my husband will dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons." So, she named him Zebulun.

God has always wanted this: to dwell with us, his people!

When the tabernacle was erected, God’s heart’s desire has been fulfilled, and he could descend to dwell among his people in glory.

Moses was in the presence of God in a tabernacle, pleading the Lord to go with him and Israelites. He prayed that if the Lord was not with them, they would not move further.

The LORD replied at Exodus 33:14 - "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."

Even Moses felt vulnerable and fearful.

In a world of doubt and confusion, how can we have confidence that God is with us if we don’t know how to deal with fear and anxiety?

When Moses sent 12 spies to scout the land of Canaan, only Joshua and Caleb, believed the Israelites could conquer the promised land. Although the spies brought back a cluster of grapes so large that it took two men to carry it, only two of the twelve brought back a good report of the land.

The spies were intimidated by the land's inhabitants and counseled Moses not to move forward which was contrary to God`s commands.

Joshua and Caleb knew that they could only succeed if they really believed that God was with them. As always, people have problems to accept the truth, so they picked up the stones at their feet and were ready to kill Joshua and Caleb.

As Joshua and Caleb trusted the promises of the Lord, they survived to reach the Promised Land. Those who picked up the stones, died during the 40 years at the desert.

Mathematically, two of 12 is only 16.6% of the people. That’s a small percentage who decided to follow the narrow path of faith that God set in front of them.

Yeshua said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”

His sheep know his voice!

Who also said: “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing!”

He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.