Tribe of the Month

Reuben is the Tribe Associated with Deli (the heavenly Waterman)

My featured star-family for the month of June is Deli (Aquarius, the Pourer of Water), which is Star-family #6 of the 12 primary constellations and their decans. As I mentioned in my January 11, 2019 blog, "What is the Significance of the 12 Primary Constellations?", each of the 12 primary constellations is associated with one of the 12 tribes of Israel.

The tribe which is associated with the constellation Deli (now called Aquarius) is Reuben.

We will deepen our understanding of the Heavenly Message in this star-family by looking at the prophecies of Reuben, given in the Scripture by both Jacob and Moses.

When Jacob was near the end of his life, he called his sons before him and spoke a prophetic word over them, which is found in Genesis chapter 49. His death-bed prophecies for his sons were not just prophetic words to the 12 tribes while his twelve sons were still alive, the prophecies were to have an ultimate fulfillment in the Last Days. We know this, because Jacob said so himself, in verse 1 of that chapter:

Genesis 49:1  "And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the Last Days."

So, as we find a message for our personal sanctification and spiritual growth in the 12 star-families of the Mazzaroth, that message is deepened by echoing it with the tribal prophecies of Jacob, which are meant for Israel in the Last Days - Scripturally called the "Seed of Abraham" (for Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob and Jacob begat 12 sons who formed the 12 tribes of Israel). 

In Jacob's prophecy from Genesis 49, his prophetic word for Reuben is found in Genesis 49:20:

Genesis 49:3-4 "Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. Unstable (frothing forth) as water, thou shalt not excel..." 

To understand this prophecy, let's begin by looking at the meaning of Reuben's name. "Reuben" means to "see the son", as we find in Strong's Concordance # H7205. 

This was indeed a prophecy. For the saved people of Yahweh are to receive the Heavenly Water (of the Holy Spirit), which gushes upon the first fruits at Pentecost. With this divine empowerment, they will go forth to the world uplifting the Saviour to the unsaved and helping the lost to "SEE the Son" - thereby finding Salvation:

John 12:32 "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto Me."

This message is portrayed in the exalted Waterman of Deli and its decans, which is Reuben's constellation. God's people uphold Yahshua's Sacrifice on Calvary, the message contained in the Hebrew letter Tav, and borne in the shape of the Ruach constellation (Cygnus).

Bearing this in mind, let's look at Jacob's prophecy of Reuben from Genesis 49. We read it above, but this time, I will add in the meanings of the key words which are found in the Strong's Concordance. These meanings are in parenthesis in the following verse:

Genesis 49:3-4 "Reuben (see the Son), thou art my firstborn (chief), my might (powerful force), and the beginning (firstfruits) of my strength, the excellency (remnant) of dignity (what was elevated), and the excellency of power (strong, vehement). Unstable (frothing forth) as water, thou shalt not excel..." 

The prophecy of Jacob over Reuben is especially targeting the 144,000 of the Last Days. These are the Firstfruits, foreshadowed by Reuben's prophecy. 

Revelation 14:3-5  "And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth... These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the Throne of God." 

Additionally, it is the 144,000 who will first be empowered by the Holy Spirit, causing the Water of Life to froth forth upon the whole world. But their claim upon Salvation in Messiah is not exclusive. There will be fruit from their efforts. The work of the First Fruits brings in the rest of the harvest. And the amount of grain in the First Fruits (the grain which ripens first) is relatively small, in comparison with the greater grain quantity brought in as the whole harvest. This is the spiritual meaning of the last part of the phrase (thou shalt not excel). Reuben is not saved alone. Rather, Reuben is the firstfruits which is used of God to bring in the rest of the huge harvest.

The firstfruits are the bearers of the Heavenly Water, offering Salvation to the world. This is seen in this sixth constellation family. For the Waterman does not pour out the Water of Life for nothing. It is consumed by a wonderful fish. And fish - as we have already seen in Scripture and in the sky - symbolize the saved.

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