Star of Yaqoob

Num 24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; A star (kokab) shall come forth from Yaaqob, a scepter shall rise from Yisrael, and shall crush through the forehead of Moab, and dig into (Hebrew word: qarqar) all the sons of Sheth.  
Num 24:18 Edom shall be a possession, Seir, its enemies, also shall be a possession, while Yisrael performs valiantly.

The following prophetic words were from the mouth of Baalam the prophet of Alahim who for money went to curse the children of Yishral for Balak but he couldn't curse them but instead only words of blessing came out from his mouth. We won't look at the way of Balaam in this study but we will look at the prophecy and the timing of the prophecy (the words that came out from his mouth).

There is no shadow of doubt that this is speaking of the Messiah. The prophecy says " I see him, but not now, I behold him, but not near..."

The existence of the Ruach of Messiah in the spirit of prophecy says that the Messiah could be seen but not now, beheld but not near (there was a time appointed for his manifestation).

A STAR shall rise from Yaqoob

The Hebrew word for STAR is 'kokab'

The Paleo Hebrew image above is of 'kokab' : Kaph (Palm of hand reaching out), Uau (nailed), Kaph (palm of hand open), Bet (house or tent)

Put together : The palm that reached out was nailed and that palm is open to lead to the house

The Star  would come out of Yaqoob: Meaning of name of Yaqoob:

Yaqoob : Yod (hand holds) Ayin (watch) Quph (time) Bet (house)

Put together 'Hand holds and watches for the right time in the house'

The word of Yaqoob comes from the word 'aqab' which means supplanter (one who take the place of)

Aqab in Paleo Hebrew:

Ayin Quph Bet: 'Watches right time in the house'

The same word 'aqab' without the vowel points is used for 'heel'

Gen 25:26 Afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on to Esau’s heel (aqab), so his name was called Yaaqob (Jacob); and Yitschaq was sixty years old when she bore them. 

Yaqoob name was given because he watched for the right time to grab/take place of his brother Esau by holding his heel. Esau confirms the meaning of his name by saying he watched the right time to take away his birthright and now his blessing.

Ge 27:36 And he (Esau) said, Is not he rightly named Yaqoob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

'Star of Yaqoob' put together means 'The palm that reached out was nailed and that palm is open to lead to the house the one who watched for the right time in the house'

Yes Yahusha gave gifts (blessing) of salvation to supplanters (ones who were rebellious and waiting to take place of his elder brother)

Ps 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that Yahuah Alahim might dwell among them.

Speaking of the Messiah Paul quotes Pslams 68:18 in Eph 4:8

The open palm of the Messiah was extended and was nailed and that palm leads the supplanters to the house.

Another pictograph of the Star of Yaqoob which came to be called the Star of David because of the prophesies concerning the Messiah using the name of David

Eze 34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

This prophecy is of the Messiah, David was long ago dead and slept with the fathers when Ezekiel prophesied.

Even apostle Shimon (Peter) confirms this

Ac 2:29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch Daud (David), that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that Alahim had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up the Messiah to sit on his throne;

Rev 22:16 I, Yahusha, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the assemblies. I am the root and the descendant of Daud (David), the bright morning star. 

Now that we understand the prophecy of the rule of the Messiah, let's see the star in the name of Daud (David)

Daud: Dalet (doorway) Uau (nailed)  Dalet (doorway): Doorway nailed to the doorway

The pictograph is an arrangement of the letter dalet and it looks like a hand with a finger which points upward and a hand with a finger which points downward

Ac 15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

The finger pointing upwards and downwards is the Uau (nail). Heavens doorway nailed to the earthy doorway with the same nail. The intersection of the two dalets looks like a 'Star'. That's the Messiah.

The Messiah says that he will give us the dawn star. KJV and other translations have it as morning star. The hebrew word used is 'shachar' which means 'dawn'.

Rev 2:26 “He who overcomes, and he who keeps Aleph Tau My deeds until the end, To Him shall give authority over the nations;”

Rev 2:27 “And He shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to pieces, as I also have received from My Father;”

Rev2:28 “and I shall give him behold the dawn (shachar) star (kokab).”

Gen 19:15 When the dawn (shachar) had ascended, the angels urged to Lot, saying, Get up, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.  

Gen 32:24 Then Yaaqob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until dawn (shachar)

Paleo Hebrew word used 'shachar' means arrival of dawn transitioning to morning . Look up the Hebrew Strongs word 07837 

Here is the word 'Ha Shachar' in Paleo Hebrew pictograph:

Ha means behold

Shachar: Shin (consumed)-the consumption is of night Chet (cut off) -The cutting off is of darkness by Resh (first head)

Put together 'Behold the consumed night and cutting off of darkness by the first head'

'Dawn star' put together : Behold the night is consumed and cut off by the first head who reached out his palm which was nailed and opened to lead to the house.

Coming back to Numbers 24:17 where the prophecy says that the star of Yaqoob would dig into (Hebrew word: qarqar) the sons of Seth we must be consistent in interpreting what this means. KJV says 'and destroy all the children of Sheth' which is incorrect because Seth was an elect of Alahim and was part of Yisharal. The next verse (v 18) says 'Yisharal performs valiantly'.

If you look up the word 'qarqar' elsewhere in the scriptures it is used as in digging in judgment. In YashaYahu (Isaiah) 22:5 the word is translated as 'breaking'. 

2Ki19:24 I have dug (qar) and drank foreign waters, and with the sole of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.  

Isa22:5 For the Master Yahuah of hosts has a day of panic, subjugation and confusion in the valley of vision, A breaking (qarqar) down of walls and a crying to the mountain.

If 'qar' means dug then 'qarqar' means twice dug

Qar : Quph (pictograph of the sun on the horizon) Resh (first head man)

The picture is of the first head man on the horizon of judgment.

Here is the verse again: 

Num 24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near (qar ub); A star shall come forth from Yaaqob, a scepter shall rise from Yisrael, and shall crush through the forehead of Moab, and dig through all the sons of Sheth.

Now look at the word near which has the root word 'qar' and this word is related to the judgment of Yisharal. Remember Balaam was called by Balak to curse Yisharal but he couldn't because they were a blessed people of Yahuah. It was a time of their valiance and Balaam is saying prophetically that the Messiah he can behold but not near in judgment i.e. no judgment as of now but then goes on to say that when he comes he will come in judgment crushing through the forehead of Moab and dig through all the sons of Sheth.

Balaam was a false prophet and we have many Balaams today who have come out of churches and are proclaiming that judgment is come upon churches but they have come out with the pagan Roman doctrines and are proclaiming half truths. When they are confronted with truth they display hatred towards the elect of Yahusha and persecute them and call them names. They are full of bitterness and cursing and not willing to let go of what they brought with them from Rome.

The Messiah paid a price for us and the beautiful description of his salvation can be seen in the Paleo Hebrew words used to describe his salvation and judgment.