“ Throughout Galilee Jesus taught in synagogues, preaching the good news of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” Matthew 4: 23 It was in Galilee where the fisherman was made, “fishers of men.”.The turning of the sea, echo’s His Majesty. Galilee was the place of abundance on the sea.Most of Jesus’ public ministry was in Galilee.Peter’s house became the base of operations during His extended ministry in Galilee.

He lived in Capernaum, which was a sizable town in Jesus’ day. This prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus ministered mostly in the area of Galilee. In the past, he humbled the land of Zebulan and the land of Naphtali, but in the future, he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan.” Isaiah 9: 1 “ Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. The prophet Isaiah speaks about the coming Messiah and about the future of Galilee. Zebulun’s territory was located in Galilee, in northern Israel. He often uses others to lead us and teach us.

God’s love for us always leads us back into communion with Him in compliance with His will.

As we treasure our relationship with them, that which was hidden is being discovered. Learning to walk with those who can mentor us, is one type of hidden treasure.He finally learned to walk with those who were walking with God. He also joined David to transfer Saul’s kingdom to David. If you have wayward children on their own path, don’t loose hope cause Zebulun returned.Īfter his return, Zebulun participated in battles led by Deborah and Barak.Sounds like some of us, who walked the path of rebellion before we walked the path of obedience to our fulfilled blessing and destiny. He followed his own path, but eventually returned to God and now followed His commands. Ooh yuk! Who wants to be known like that? Obviously, he was not responding fully to what God had told him and was, let’s say, “straying” from his calling. Who Was Zebulun ? He was one of the six tribes chosen to stand on Mt.

How does one feast on this established abundance and treasure? Let’s learn about Zebulun to understand the promises. Blessings spoken over our lives, are prophecies awaiting to be “appropriated.” If you are still waiting, remember there is a timing of being established and appropriated.It said that all of the twelve tribes of Israel were established when Jacob blessed each one to “ appropriate him.” I found an interesting phrase about this blessing. Well, Zebulun’s descendants were within ten miles of the Mediterranean Sea. He prophesies about Zebulun, that “ He will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships his border will extend toward Sidon.” Genesis 49: 13 Jacob, like Moses, was blessing his sons before he died. One of the tribes listed was of Zebulun, the sixth son of Leah and Jacob, whose name means “ honor.” This proclamation was released by Moses, when this man of God was pronouncing blessing, on the Israelite tribes before his death. What was the hidden treasure, in this scripture, referring to? What type of abundance was indicated? Yes, there are hidden treasures lost beneath, needing to be discovered and recovered. My thoughts, immediately, went to seeing men and women walking the shores of the beach with metal detectors, looking for hidden treasures. I am discovering things I have never seen before, ever.Īs I was scanning verses relating to the sand, there is one that jumped out saying, “ They will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.” Deuteronomy 33: 19 Really, there are such treasures in the Word of God. Ever since summer officially began, the “sand theme” keeps speaking to me.

Hidden in the sand