March 26, 2011
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The Victorious Life of Joshua Part 4
Now these were the names of the twelve spies that Moses sent to spy out the promised land. However, there was one more thing that Moses did before these spies embarked.
Num 13:16 These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
Moses = “drawn”
1) the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus
Hosea or Hoshea or Oshea = “salvation”
1) family name of Joshua, the son of Nun
Nun = “fish” or “posterity”
1) father of Joshua the successor of Moses
Joshua or Jehoshua = “Jehovah is salvation”
1) son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
That “and” signifies an important change, but it was done after he chose the tribes, so I’m added the those name meanings again at the end here in reference to significance of order.
This entire name thing reads sort of like a poem. This is what I see from the meanings of their names…and the punctuation is mine and subjective.
Behold!
A son renown for being mindful.
He heard;
He hath judged a cave dweller.
Praised!
A dog he will be facing.
There is recompense.
He redeems.
Jehovah has added…
a double ash heap!
Salvation! Posterity!
The son of the right hand…
my deliverance.
Healed!
Exalted!
God is my fortune!
Acquaintance…
God has added;
causing to forget my fortune.
My horse…
a judge.
My kinsman is God.
Camel driver…
happy, hidden.
Who is like God?
Wrestling.
Hidden, rich, majesty of God;
decrease.
Drawn…
salvation, posterity;
Jehovah is salvation.
What I found most interesting in this poem of names, aside from the entire thing; is that when the question of “Who is like God?” comes up, apparently, the answer from the majority of the tribes is “Wrestling.” In other words, the question is an issue of faith, and the majority of the people (it appears) as represented by these 12, are wrestling with their faith. It says a lot, but I will expound on it later on.
