A People Planted in the Promised Land, Jacobs Last Words

The author looks at three perspectives, historical, prophetical and spiritual. The historical view provides the reader with some very useful background information. He makes a very useful comparison with Moses blessing the twelve tribes in Deuteronomy. The prophetical aspect is dispensational, pre-millennial. The spiritual application of the failings of the Tribes to Christian life is very helpful. This book is easy to read and is well worth reading.

Content

1. Introduction
   1. Jacob as a prophet
   2. Critical views refuted
   3. Prophetic blessings
2. The Blessings of the Sons of Jacob
   1. Reuben, unstable as water
      1. A serious message
      2. Man soon forfeits his privileges
      3. Reuben lost his birthright
      4. The message for Israel and the church
   2.  Simeon and Levi, companions in cruelty
      1.  Brothers in evil
      2.  Separation from evil
      3. I will scatter them
      4. Levi set apart to the Lord
   3.  Judah, a lion's whelp
      1.  The first introduction of the Messiah
      2.  Your brothers shall praise you
      3. Until Shiloh comes
      4. The bliss of the Kingdom
   4.  Zebulun, a merchant
      1. The Diaspora
      2. Do not love the world
      3. Rejoice, Zebulun
   5.  Issachar, a strong donkey
      1.  Serving the world
      2.  True Christian service
   6.  Dan, a serpent
      1.  Dan shall judge his people
      2.  Dan shall be a serpent
      3. The salvation of the Lord
   7.  Gad, an overcomer
      1.  Through warfare to victory
      2.  God gives us the victory
   8.  Asher, a happy man
      1.  Food in abundance
      2.  Life through the Spirit
   9.  Naphtali, a hind let loose
      1.  The song of liberty
      2.  True liberty
   10.  Joseph, a fruitful bough
       1.  A fruitful tree
       2.  An archer
       3. A threefold blessing
   11.  Benjamin, a wolf
       1.  A ravenous wolf
       2.  He shall divide the spoil
3. Summary
   1. The order of Jacob's sons in Genesis 49
   2. A prophetic history of Israel and of the world
   3. A history of the Church
   4. Stages of spiritual growth
4. Comparison with Moses' Blessing
5. Epilogue