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Tribes of Israel -Gad
Gad, Jacob’s seventh, was born to Jacob’s first wife’s maidservant Zilpah. When Jacob blessed each of his sons, he said, “Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders, but he will attack them at their heels”. (see Genesis 49:19). The traditional symbol of the tribe of God was a camp with the flag colouring of black and white.
Hundreds of years later, when Moses was blessing each of the Tribes of Jacob (also named Israel), he said of Gad, “Blessed his he who enlarges Gad’s domain! Gad lives there like a lion, tearing at arm or head. He chose the best land for himself; the leaders portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the Lord’s will and his judgements concerning Israel” (see Deuteronomy 33:20-21).
During the conquest for the Promised Land, Joshua gave the Tribe of Gad the best of the new land because they had been very obedient to God. They were also especially dedicated in the fight to conquer the land, as God had intended. Gad saw the ‘bigger picture’ of God’s plan and was very committed to play it’s part.
One of the most important lessons we can learn from Dan’s qualities is to see the ‘bigger picture’ and continue to trust that God know what He is doing, be obedient and keep the faith. Next week we will look at…
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