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Tablet Twenty-Five

"Then Esa went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon." (Matthew 15:21)

 

"And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil." (Matthew 15:22)

"But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us." (Matthew 15:23)

 

"But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." (Matthew 15:24)

<1>Esa did not answer the woman to make a point clear, that he had come to bring the lost House of Israel together. <2>This sentence is the key to understanding one of the greatest prophecies and Plans of the Lord which has been hidden from humanity for so long. <3>A clear understanding of this great point also shows the legitimacy of Esa as the Messiah and that God exists and is guiding the creation and history.

<4>In Genesis 49:10, Jacob prophesied about the future of Judah, his tribe and their inheritance:

 

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto
him shall the gathering of the people be.

 

<5>Here are two prophecies which should have been fulfilled through the tribe of Judah: first, the promise of spiritual kingly domination which was given to Abraham and his seed will be fulfilled through the tribe of Judah. This is the scepter, lawgiver, and the Messiah (Shiloh) which will come from this tribe. <6>However the scepter and lawgiver will stay with the tribe of Judah until the Messiah comes, "...shall not depart..., until Shiloh come." <7>Secondly, when the Shiloh (Messiah) comes, he shall gather the people under his banner, "and unto him shall the gathering of the people be."

<8>Who are the people which should be gathered unto the Messiah? They are the ten lost tribes of the House of Israel, "the lost sheep of the house of Israel," which were gathered together as Christians under the banner of Christ. For more detail, read Children of Abram (Abraham), All Prophecies Are Fulfilled. <9>Also the kingly spiritual domination was finished from the tribe of Judah (House of Judah).

<10>That is why Esa said that he was "not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

 

"Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me." (Matthew 15:25)

"But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs." (Matthew 15:26)

"And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." (Matthew 15:27)

"Then Esa answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And the daughter was made whole from that very hour." (Matthew 15:28)

<11>It is true that he had come for the lost sheep of the House of Israel, but even those who were not of the House of Israel but had faith in him received his Grace.

 

"And Esa departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there." (Matthew 15:29)

"And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Esa's feet; and he healed them:" (Matthew 15:30)

<12>Again people (the multitude) were interested in his healing powers.

 

"Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel." (Matthew 15:31)

<13>He healed so many that eventually it affected people, and they worshipped God.

 

"Then Esa called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way." (Matthew 15:32)

"And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?" (Matthew 15:33)

<14>The disciples had already forgotten that Esa could feed people with only a little physical bread because he fed them by the life-force.

 

"And Esa saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes." (Matthew 15:34)

"And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground." (Matthew 15:35)

"And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude." (Matthew 15:36)

"And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up the broken meat that was left seven baskets full." (Matthew 15:37)

"And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children." (Matthew 15:38)

"And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala." (Matthew 15:39)

<15>So again he fed a great multitude with a few loaves of bread and fishes. <16>Actually because he had complete control over the life-force (prana), people received this life-force and were filled by it so they no longer felt hungry.

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