Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Gilead and Ephraim — Messianic discussion in Bemidbar R. 14
This lesson explores how Psalm 60:7 connects to Jesus.
Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim is my helmet, Judah is my scepter.
Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Gilead and Ephraim — Messianic discussion in Bemidbar R. 14
God claimed every tribe of Israel as His own. Revelation shows the sealed remnant from all twelve tribes, united under the Lamb.
Lord, the kingdom You promised in Psalm 60:7 is breaking in through Revelation 7:4. Make me a faithful citizen of that kingdom today.