Have you wondered why Shaul in his introductory letters introduces himself as an apostle by the will of Aluahym? In Galatians he introduces himself as an apostle not of the sons of men or by sons of men but through Yahusha the Mashiyach and Aluahym the Ahba. In 1Tim1:1 he introduces himself as an apostle according to the commandment of Aluahym, in Philemon he calls himself a prisoner of Mashiyach as he witnessed to Anisimos who was Philemon's slave when in prison, Anisimos had fled from his master Philemon and Shaul was writing a letter of appeal to take him back. So, we see mostly Shaul introducing himself in his letters as apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach by the will of Aluahym.
Rom1:1 Polos (Shaul), a servant of Yahusha the Mashiyach, called to be an apostle
and set apart to the Good News of Elohim,
1Cor1:1 Polos (Shaul) is called as an apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach
by the will of Elohim, and Sostenis our brother,
2Cor1:1 Polos (Shaul), an apostle of the Mashiyach Yahusha by the will of Elohim,
and Timothios our brother, To the assembly of Elohim
which is at Qorintos with all the saints who are in Akaya:
Gal 1:1 Polos (Shaul), an apostle (not of the sons of men nor by sons of men, but through Yahusha the Mashiyach and Elohim the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
Eph1:1 Polos (Shaul), an apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach by the will of Elohim,
to the holy ones who are located at Ephesos and who are faithful
in the Mashiyach Yahusha.
Col1:1 Polos (Shaul), an apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach by the will of Elohim,
and Timothios our brother,
1Tim1:1 Polos (Shaul), an apostle of the Mashiyach Yahusha according to the commandment of Elohim our Savior,
and of the Adon Yahusha the Mashiyach, our hope.
2Tim1:1 Polos (Shaul), an apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach by the will of the Elohim,
according to the promise of life which is in the Mashiyach Yahusha
Tit1:1 Polos (Shaul), a servant of Elohim and an apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach,
according to the faith of those chosen of Elohim and the knowledge of the truth
which is according to reverence,
Phm1:1 Polos (Shaul), a prisoner of the Mashiyach Yahusha,
and Timothios the brother, to Phileymon the beloved and the assistant with us,
Before we understand why Shaul in his salutations introduces himself as an apostle by the will of Aluahym, we must understand that none of the other apostles who wrote letters had to introduce themselves in this manner. Their salutation was straight forward as 'a servant of Aluahym and of our Adon Yahusha ha Mashiyach' or 'an apostle of Yahusha ha Mashiyach' etc. There are no 'by the will of Aluahym' part in salutations in the other apostle's letters.
Here are the other apostles' salutations:
Jam1:1 Ya’aqob (James), a servant of Elohim and of our Adon (Master) Yahusha the Mashiyach, ask for peace to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion.
1Pe1:1 Petros (Kepha), an apostle of Yahusha the Mashiyach, to the inhabitants
scattered throughout Pantos, Galatya, Qapodeqia, Asya, and Bithinyia.
2Pe1:1 Shimeon Petros (Kepha), a servant of Yahusha the Mashiyach and His apostle,
to them that have obtained the precious faith as that is to us,
by the righteousness of our El and our Savior, Yahusha the Mashiyach.
2Joh1:1 The elder to the chosen lady and to her children, whom I love it in truth;
and not only I, but also all who know the truth,
3Joh1:1 The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love it in truth.
Jude1:1 Yahudah, a servant of Yahusha the Mashiyach, and brother of Ya’aqob
(James), to those who are called, in which they are beloved in Elohim the Father,
and preserved in Yahusha the Mashiyach:
An apostle שליח is a sent one/emissary/messenger on behalf of and had to be eyewitnesses of the one who sent him, though not all eyewitnesses were apostles.
1Cor15:4 and He was buried, and He was raised on the third day
according to the Scriptures,
1Cor15:5 and He was seen by Keypha, after him to the twelve.
1Cor 15:6 After that He was seen by over more than five hundred brothers at one time,
of whom many ones remain until now, but some of them have fallen asleep.
1Cor15:7 after that He was seen by Yaaqob, after him by all the apostles.
1Cor15:8 and after all of them, He was seen by me also, as if to one born out of due time.
Shaul the emissary speaking about the resurrection of the dead, speaks of our Master's resurrection and as to who saw him.
1. He first says, He was seen by Kepha:
1Cor15:5 and He was seen by Keypha, after him to the twelve.
Some Shaul/Paul haters quickly point Luke 24:12 to show Kepha/Shimeon had not seen the resurrected Mashiyach Yahusha yet.
Luke 24:12 Petros (Kepha) arose and ran to the tomb and peered in,
but he did not see anything but the burial garments resting there,
so he returned to his place, astonished about what had happened.
But the 2 disciples on the road to Emmaus one of them whose name was Qeleophas (Luke 24:18) and the other unknown testify that they saw the risen Yahusha Mashiyach just as was seen by Shimeon (referring to Kepha)
Luke24:34 saying, “saying, "The Adon has risen indeed, and He has appeared to Shimeon”
It's just that the instance of the actual appearance to Shimeon/Kepha is not recorded in the gospels/basharah's.
2. after him to the twelve: Again Paul/Shaul haters point out there were 11 apostles and not 12 as Yahudah Iscariot was dead. What they fail to understand is when Shaul was writing the Corinthian letter, MattithYahu was already incorporated into the 11 as the 12th apostle by lots (which I will touch base a bit later). Also, Thoma was missing when Yahusha had appeared to them.
Acts 1:26 They cast their lots and the lot fell on MattithYahu.
and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
In the first appearance to His apostles, Thoma was not there.
John 20:24 Thoma who is called Didumos, one of the twelve,
had not been in their midst when `Yahusha entered.
Mark 16:14 Finally He appeared to the eleven as they were reclining to eat.
He reproached their lack of faith and the hardness of their heart, that they did not believe
those who saw Him that He had been awakened from the dead.
Hence, the sequence of events were as follows: When Yahusha appeared to the apostles, there were 10 of them and Thoma the 11th was missing & Yahuchanan in his basharah/gospel gives a description of his absence and then re-appearing to the 11. MattithYahu had not yet been incorporated into the twelve, he was incorporated post Yahusha's ascension.
Acts1:22 “beginning with the immersion of Yahuchanan
until the day when He was taken up from us,
one of these should become a witness with us of His resurrection from the death.”
Acts1:23 They put forward two: Yoseph called Bar Shabba who was also called Yustos, and MattithiYahu.
Mark 16:14 records 'Finally' showing all of the 11 were together when Yahusha appeared to them. And when Shaul was writing the letter to the Corinthian assembly by then MattithYahu was incorporated into the 12. There is no contradiction here.
3. Seen by over 500 brethren:
1Cor 15:6 After that He was seen by over more than five hundred brothers at one time, of whom many ones remain until now, but some of them have fallen asleep.
Again Paul/Shaul haters say he was lying as there were only 120 disciples in the upper room on Shavout/Pentecost when the Ruach ha Qodesh descended on them.
Acts1:14 All these were continuing together with one heart in prayer,
and in supplication. They were the women with Miryam the mother of Yahusha,
and with His brothers.
Acts1:15 In those days Petros (Kepha) stood up in the midst of the brethren,
(the number of names of crowd together were about one hundred and twenty), and said..
The basarah's/gospels are silent on these over 500 brethren who were eyewitnesses of Mashiyach's resurrection, but Shaul mentioning them has to be seen in the light of scriptures and not hold on to the 120 gathered in the upper room.
Matt28:7 Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead,
and behold, He is going ahead of you into the Galil, and there you shall see Him.
Behold, I have told you.
Matt28:8 They quickly went out of the tomb in fear and in great joy,
and they ran to report to His disciples.
Matt28:9 Behold, as they were going to report to His disciples,
behold, Yahusha happened upon them and said “Shalom to you.”
They approached and grasped His feet and bowed down to Him.
Matt28:10 Yahusha said to them, “Do not fear. Go and tell My brethren to go on
to the Galil, and there they shall see Me.”
The women who were at the tomb were told by the messenger to report to His disciples that He has risen from the dead and He is going ahead of you into Galil and there you shall see Him as He said to you. And when Yahusha appears to the women and tells them to tell His brethren to go to Galil and there they shall see Me. The appearance to the 11 apostles was in the Upper room where later 120 were gathered in Yerushalayim at Shavout/Pentecost. Galil is not in Yerushalayim.
Where was the Upper room where they gathered?
Acts5:12 Through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done
among the people. And they were gathered all with one heart in the porch of Shelomoh.
Luke24:51 And it came to pass as He blessed them, He was separated from them
and lifted up to the heavens.
Luke24:52 And they bowed down to Him and then returned to Yerushalam with great joy.
Luke24:53 They were continually in the Temple praising and blessing the Elohim. Aman.
The Upper room was called Shelemoh's porch which was in the temple at Yerushalayim.
Acts 2:6-12 states that huge crowds of people from every nation gathered to hear Kepha speak. Where would there have been room for great crowds of people, who were in Yerushalayim for the Feast of Shavuot/Pentecost, during the time of day that the Temple services would have been held? It would have had to have been somewhere in the Temple area, the only place where there would have been that much space!
Hence, Galil/Galilee is where the angel says the Adon will meet His brethren as He had said to them (which the gospels/basharah's are silent about the instructions given), and Yahusha confirms this with the women returning to witness to His disciples that He is risen.
Logically Yahusha met His apostles & disciples in Yerushalayim in the upper room atleast twice after His resurrection, why was there a need to meet the same audience in Galilee? It doesn't make sense if understood in plain sight. There were many people who had believed in Yahusha prior to His death and resurrection in Galilee, hence, it had to be a larger audience whom Shaul says over 500 brethren saw Him together which the gospels/basharah's are silent about & Shaul the emissary speaks about it.
Matt 28:10 Yahusha said to them, “Do not fear. Go and tell My brethren to go on to the Galil, and there they shall see Me.”
Mark 16:6 He said to them, “Do not be astonished.
You are seeking Yahusha the Natsri, who was crucified.
He has risen; He is not here. Behold, this is the place where they laid Him!”
Mark 16:7 “But as for you, go and tell His disciples and Phetros (Kepha)
that He is going before you to the Galil, and there you shall see Him, as He said to you.”
Some attribute this appearance of Yahusha to the Sea of Tiberias incident as stated in Yahuchanan /John 21 where 7 of them went fishing. Again, meeting the 7 out of the 11 disciples at Sea of Galilee/Tiberias doesn't make sense unless we understand there was a reason why He sent them ahead of Him i.e., to gather the over 500 brethren in Galilee which Shaul the emissary speaks about & which the gospels/basharah's are silent about.
John 21:1 And it came to pass afterward things Yahusha appeared once more
to His disciples by the Sea of TiberYah, and this is the account of His appearance to them:
John 21:2 Shimeon Petros (Kepha), and Thoma who is called Didumos,
Nethana’El from Qanah which is in the land of the Galil, the sons of Zabday,
and two more of His other disciples were sitting together.
4. Seen by Yaaqob, after him by all the apostles:
1Cor15:7 after that He was seen by Yaaqob, after him by all the apostles.
Shaul writes “after him by all the apostles,” at the end of his list, he is referring to the ascension of Yahusha ha Mashiyach. So, the appearance to 500 likely happened before the ascension. It is interesting that he places after that He was seen by Yaaqob. Again, the gospels/basharah's are silent on the solo appearance to Yaqoob the apostle. But both these appearances mentioned in 1Corin 15:7 are different i.e., for Yaaqob a solo appearance and after him all the apostles during the ascension.
Luke24:50 He led them outside the city as far as Bethany,
and He lifted His hands and blessed them.
Luke24:51 And it came to pass as He blessed them, He was separated from them
and lifted up to the heavens.
Luke24:52 And they bowed down to Him and then returned to Yerushalam with great joy.
Mashiyach's ascension took place near Bethany which was on the slope of Mount of Olives. Matthew 28:16-17 passages are when they were in Galil and is not where He was ascended into heaven. Hence, when Shaul says "after him by all the apostles" definitely refers to His ascension.
Matt 28:16 And the eleven disciples went to the Galil, to the mountain
that Yahusha had mentioned to them.
Matt 28:17 They saw Him and bowed down to Him,
but there were some of them who doubted.
In between Matthew 28:16-17 are the unspoken 500 brethren with the 11 apostles on the mountain in Galilee out of which some of them were doubting ones. There was no way the 11 would have doubted by now as this was at least a 3rd appearance to the 11 apostles and Thoma the doubters doubt was clarified in Yerushalayim by the Adon when He asked him to put his finger into his side and the nail prints and Thoma had confessed ''My Yahuah, My Aluahym".
Remember Yahusha appeared to His disciples over a period of 40 days after His resurrection, hence, the appearances with their geographical locations is important and significant to understand and distinguish.
Acts 1:3 To whom He also presented Himself alive to them after His suffering,
by many proofs, being seen of them forty days
and speaking concerning the kingdom of the Elohim.
Acts1:4 While they ate together, He commanded them not to depart from Yerushalam,
but to wait for the promise of the Father, which you have heard from Me.
Acts1:12 They returned and went to Yerushalayim from the mount being called
the mountain of HaZeythim (Mount of Olives), which is near Yerushalam, as the way of a Shabbat domain.
This is proof that His ascension took place on the Mount of Olives which is near Yerushalayim and not Galilee where He had gone to meet the over 500 brethren.
5. After all of them, Shaul says He was seen by him:
1Cor15:8 and after all of them, He was seen by me also, as if to one born/ (Aramaic: דליחקטא d'alyaHTa /still born child) (Hebrew: דמה Silence as dead) (Greek: ekromati/untimely birth) out of due time.
1Cor15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, and unworthy of being called an apostle,
because I persecuted the assembly of the Elohim.
1Cor15:10 But by the favor of Elohim I am who is that I am,
and His favor upon me was not in vain; but I labored even more than all of them,
yet not I, but the favor of Elohim which was with me.
Coming back to 1 Corin 15:10 in comparison to his salutation 'by the will of Aluahym' and his salutation to the Galatian assembly 'an apostle (not of the sons of men nor by sons of men), but through Yahusha the Mashiyach and Elohim the Father' is evidence that Shaul is speaking that he was not appointed by casting lots but by Yahusha Himself. He like the 12 (including Yahudah Iscariot) was handpicked by the Adon. This is confirmed in his salutation in 1Tim 1:1... an apostle of the Mashiyach Yahusha according to the commandment of Elohim our Savior, and of the Adon Yahusha the Mashiyach..
What other sense would it make with these standing out salutations?
We can only understand this based on what 'casting of lots' mean. In OT casting of lots had a significance of wiping out all ambiguity concerning any deal/allotment in settling a matter. The only time casting of lot in a religious ceremony was on the Day of Atonement when Aharon cast lots between the sacrificial goat and the scapegoat (Lev 16:8). Rest all matters it was never part of Torah instruction but was a custom.
Prov 18:18 The lot/goral גורל H1486 causes arguments to cease and decides between the mighty ones.
'goral' H1486 were colored stones cast to make a decision.
Prov 16:33 The lot is cast into the bosom, but its every decision or act of deciding/mishpat H4941 is from Yahuah.
Proverbs 16:33 should be understood in a proper way as it could mislead people into relying on spiritual decisions by casting lots which is an improper way to do it. What the verse is showing us is that Yahuah is Sovereign, and the act of final deciding is from Yahuah. There can be 2 outcomes of Prov 16:33:
1. What is agreed upon was Yahuah's direct will.
2. Yahuah's permissive will, but His direct will be revealed later in His way as He would align everything according to His will in His time.
An example of Yahuah's perfect will could be understood from Yonah 1:7
And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Yonah.
The storm in the sea was due to Yonah fleeing away from Yahuah. In order to save the lives of those on the ship, Yahuah allowed the casting of lot to fall on Yonah.
An example of permissive will can be seen here:
There were 7 tribes out of 12 who had not yet received their inheritance. It was necessary that the inheritance would be divided among them so that each tribe receiving their inheritance wouldn't say it was not done fairly. While Yahushua cast lots for them and allotted them the lands as per the lots, the rule was as stated in Jos 18:5 i.e., Yahudah shall stay in its territory in the south and the house of Yoseph shall stay in their territory on the north.
Jos18:2 There remained among the sons of Yisra’El seven tribes
who had not yet received their inheritance.
Jos18:3 So Yahushua said to the sons of Yisra’El, How long shall you fail to go in
to possess the land which Yahuah, the El of your fathers, has given you?
Jos18:4 Provide for yourselves three men from each tribe that I may send them,
and that they may arise and walk through the land
and describe it according to their inheritance; then they shall return to me
Jos18:5 They shall divide it into seven portions; Yahudah shall stay in its territory
on the south, and the house of Yoseph shall stay in their territory on the north.
Jos18:6 You shall describe the land in seven divisions and bring the description hither to me. I shall cast lots for you here before Yahuah our El.
But we see in the days of Yeroboam's golden calves, he set up priests from all classes to serve the golden calves and minister to the children of Yasharal. But those faithful i.e., the priests of Levites and few other from other tribes crossed over to Yahudah to be under Rehoboam who served Yahuah.
2Ch 11:13 And from all their borders the priests and the Lĕwites who were in all Yisra’ĕl took their stand with him/Rehaboam.
2Ch 11:14 For the Lĕwites left their open lands and their possessions and came to Yehuḏah and Yerushalayim, for Yaroḇʽam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests unto יהוה,
2Ch 11:15 as he appointed for himself priests for the high places, and for goats, and the calf idols which he had made.
2Ch 11:16 And after the Lĕwites left, those from all the tribes of Yisra’ĕl, such as set their heart to seek יהוה Elohim of Yisra’ĕl, came to Yerushalayim to offer to יהוה Elohim of their fathers.
In the days of Asa king of Yahudah many of the scattered of Yasharal crossed over to Yahudah. These people from different tribes were absorbed into Yahudah. Those who remained on the other side were carried captive by the king of Ashshur later because they were unfaithful to Yahuah and worshiped the golden calves and other gods/mighty ones.
2Ch 15:9 and gathered all Yehuḏah and Binyamin, and those who sojourned with them from Ephrayim, and Menashsheh, and Shimʽon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Yisra’ĕl when they saw that יהוה his Elohim was with him/Asa.
We also see Ephrathites of Bayth Lacham, Yahudah. The inheritance of Ephrayim son of Yoseph was beyond the Yarden so how did they have an inheritance in Bayth Lacham a city of Yahudah?
Jos 17:5 And ten portions fell to Menashsheh, besides the land of Gilʽaḏ and Bashan, which were beyond the Yardĕn,
Jos 17:6 because the daughters of Menashsheh received an inheritance among his sons. And the rest of Menashsheh’s sons had the land of Gilʽaḏ.
Jos 17:7 And the border of Menashsheh was from Ashĕr to Miḵmethath, which is on the face of Sheḵem. And the border went up to the right to the inhabitants of Ěn Tappuwaḥ.
Jos 17:8 The land of Tappuwaḥ belonged to Menashsheh, but Tappuwaḥ on the border of Menashsheh belonged to the children of Ephrayim.
It is interesting to see Kaleb a descendant of the tribe of Yahudah (not Kaleb the son of Yephunneh who also was a Yahudite but this Kaleb was son of Hetsron who was the son of Yahudah) married Ephrathah who bore him Hur, Shobal, Salma (the father of Bayth Lacham...1 Chr 2:51) & Hareph whereas Yĕsher, Shoḇaḇ, and Ardon were his sons through Azubah his first wife (1 Chr 2:18). Places are mostly named after their sons as seen throughout the scriptures.
1Ch 2:50 These were the descendants of Kalĕḇ: The son Ḥur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shoḇal the father of Qiryath Yeʽarim,
1Ch 2:51 Salma the father of Bĕyth Leḥem, Ḥarĕph the father of Bĕyth Gaḏer.
1Ch 2:52 And Shoḇal the father of Qiryath Yeʽarim had descendants: Haro’eh, half of the Menuḥothites.
1Ch 2:53 And the clans of Qiryath Yeʽarim: the Yithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Tsorʽathites and the Eshta’olites.
1Ch 2:54 The sons of Salma: Bĕyth Leḥem, the Netophathites, Atroth Bĕyth Yo’aḇ, and half of the Menaḥtites, and the Tsorʽites.
1Ch 2:55 And the clans of the scribes who dwelt at Yaḇĕts: the Tirathites, the Shimʽathites, the Suḵathites. These were the Qĕynites who came from Ḥammath, the father of the house of Rĕḵaḇ.
In 1Chronicles 2:19 her name is written in a short form 'Ephrath'
1Ch 2:18 And Kalĕḇ son of Ḥetsron brought forth children by Azuḇah, his wife, and by Yeriyoth. Now these were her sons: Yĕsher, and Shoḇaḇ, and Ardon.
1Ch 2:19 And Azuḇah died, and Kalĕḇ took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Ḥur.
1Ch 2:20 And Ḥur brought forth Uri, and Uri brought forth Betsal’ĕl.
1Ch 2:21 And afterward Ḥetsron went in to the daughter of Maḵir the father of Gilʽaḏ, whom he took when he was sixty years old. And she bore him Seḡuḇ.
1Sa 25:3 And the name of the man was Naḇal, and the name of his wife Aḇiḡayil. And she was a woman of good understanding and good-looking. But the man was hard and evil in his doings. And he was of the house of Kalĕḇ.
Nabal the husband of Abigayil was from the house of Kaleb. This Kaleb was the great-grandfather of the architect Betsal’ĕl.
Exo 35:30 And Mosheh said to the children of Yisra’ĕl, “See, יהוה has called by name Betsal’ĕl son of Uri, son of Ḥur, of the tribe of Yehuḏah,
1Ch 4:1 The sons of Yahuḏah: Perets, Ḥetsron, and Karmi, and Ḥur, and Shoḇal.
1Ch 4:2 And Re’ayah son of Shoḇal brought forth Yaḥath, and Yaḥath brought forth Aḥumai and Lahaḏ. These were the clans of the Tsorʽathites.
1Ch 4:3 And these were of the father of Ěytam: Yizreʽĕl, and Yishma, and Yiḏbash. And the name of their sister was Hatselelponi;
1Ch 4:4 and Penu’ĕl was the father of Geḏor, and Ězer was the father of Ḥushah. These were the sons of Ḥur, the first-born of Ephrathah the father of Bĕyth Leḥem.
1Ch 4:5 And Ashḥur the father of Teqowa had two wives, Ḥelah and Naʽarah.
Hur and Shobal were the sons of Kaleb but in 1 Chr 4:1 Kaleb's name is not mentioned but his sons Hur and Shobal are mentioned as sons of Yahudah (not to be understood as direct sons but Yahudah's descendants or great grand children, hence we must link all the scriptures to see the beautiful picture)
1Ch 2:3 The sons of Yahuḏah: Ěr, and Onan, and Shĕlah, the three born to him by the daughter of Shuwa, the Kenaʽanitess. And Ěr, the first-born of Yehuḏah, was evil in the eyes of יהוה, and He slew him.
1Ch 2:4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perets and Zeraḥ. All the sons of Yehuḏah were five.
1Ch 2:5 The sons of Perets: Ḥetsron and Ḥamul.
1Ch 2:6 And the sons of Zeraḥ: Zimri, and Ěythan, and Hĕman, and Kalkol, and Dara, five of them in all.
1Ch 2:7 And the son of Karmi was Aḵar, the troubler of Yisra’ĕl, who trespassed in that which was under the ban.
1Ch 2:8 And the son of Ěythan was Azaryah.
1Ch 2:9 And the sons of Ḥetsron who were born to him: Yeraḥme’ĕl, and Ram, and Keluḇai
Hetsron who was the father of this Kaleb was son of Perets whom Tamar the daughter-in-law of Yahudah bore for Yahudah. 1 Chr 2:21 records Ḥetsron went in to the daughter of Maḵir the father of Gilʽaḏ, whom he took when he was sixty years old. Makir was the son of Menashsheh son of Yoseph.
Gen 50:23 And Yosĕph saw Ephrayim’s children to the third generation. The children of Maḵir, son of Menashsheh, were also brought up on Yosĕph’s knees.
Num 26:29 Sons of Menashsheh: of Maḵir, the clan of the Maḵirites. And Maḵir brought forth Gilʽaḏ; of Gilʽaḏ, the clan of the Gilʽaḏites.
Now let's see the lineage as mentioned in the book of Ruth:
Rth 4:18 And this is the genealogy of Perets: Perets brought forth Ḥetsron.
Rth 4:19 And Ḥetsron brought forth Ram, and Ram brought forth Amminaḏaḇ.
Rth 4:20 And Amminaḏaḇ brought forth Naḥshon, and Naḥshon brought forth Salmon.
Rth 4:21 And Salmon brought forth Boʽaz, and Boʽaz brought forth Oḇĕḏ.
Rth 4:22 And Oḇĕḏ brought forth Yishai, and Yishai brought forth Dawiḏ.
1Ch 2:9 And the sons of Ḥetsron who were born to him: Yeraḥme’ĕl, and Ram, and Keluḇai (Kaleb).
1Ch 2:10 Ram brought forth Amminaḏaḇ, and Amminaḏaḇ brought forth Naḥshon, leader of the children of Yehuḏah;
1Ch 2:11 Naḥshon brought forth Salma, and Salma brought forth Boʽaz;
1Ch 2:12 Boʽaz brought forth Oḇĕḏ, and Oḇĕḏ brought forth Yishai;
1Ch 2:13 Yishai brought forth Eliyaḇ his first-born, and Aḇinaḏaḇ the second, and Shimʽa the third,
1Ch 2:14 Nethanĕ’l the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
1Ch 2:15 Otsem the sixth, Dawiḏ the seventh.
Kelubai is a variant spelling of Kaleb (son of Hetsron who married Ephratah of the daughters of Ephrayim the son of Yoseph ) and he was the brother of Ram. Boaz came from the lineage of Hetsron through Ram and Kaleb the son of Hetsron through marriage to Ephrathah brought forth the Ephrathites who became permanent dwellers in Bayth Lacham which formerly was called 'Ephrath' when the Canaanites dwelt in the land, hence, we see Alaymalak (Elimelech), Naamay (Naomi) and their two sons called as Ephrathites. They are called in Ruth 1:2 as Ephrathites of Bĕyth Leḥem, Yehuḏah.
Mic 5:2 “But you, Bĕyth Leḥem Ephrathah, you who are little among the clans of Yehuḏah, out of you shall come forth to Me the One to become Ruler in Yisra’ĕl. And His comings forth are of old, from everlasting.
Since Ram and Kaleb were blood brothers (1 Chr 2:9) Boaz was the relative on her husband's side but there was one more closer than Boaz to Alaymalak (Elimelech) who has not been named who definitely would be from the lineage of Kaleb the son of Hetsron and he was given the first preference to redeem Naamay/Naomi's land and take Ruth to be his wife to give the dead man (Machlun) a name in Yasharal, but since he refused Boaz the Yahudite the next near kinsman redeemed both the land as well as Ruth. Isn't this amazing! This is evidence of Yahuah's will finally being revealed as He switches over tribes, switches over people from tribes to accomplish His will.
Num 33:54 You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.
Num34:13 So Mosheh commanded the sons of Yisra’El, saying, this is the land which you shall inherit it by lot/goral,
which Yahuah has commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe.
Hence, while the allotment of the land fell to the tribes by lot/goral, the counsel of Yahuah would stand as it is He who marks each person's boundary.
Acts17:26 “All the people of sons of men of one blood dwell on all the surface of the earth,
having set the appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,”
Yahuah shows His decisive will in allowing pagan Roman soldiers fulfilling His will to fulfill scripture. Casting of lots was also done for allotment of priestly duties, gatekeepers, musicians etc in the temple as well so that there is order and binding time in fulfilling their duties without complaining.
John 19:23-24 When the soldiers had impaled Yahusha, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic. But the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots.” So the soldiers did these things,
1Chr 24:31 These also, the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites.
1Chr 25:8 And they cast lots for their duties, small and great, teacher and pupil alike.
But that doesn't mean casting of lots is the right way to choose an apostle as was done by casting lots for MattithYahu. While he would have been taken into the fold in place of Yahudah Iscariot, we see Shaul in his salutations showing that it was he who was chosen by the will of Aluahym, by the commandment of Aluahym, chosen not by man or men.
Acts 1:21-26 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Adonay Yahusha went in and out among us, beginning from the immersion of Yahuchanan until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.” And they put forward two, Yoseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Yustus, and MattithYahu. And they prayed and said, “You, Adonay, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Yahudah turned aside to go to his own place.” They cast their lots and the lot fell on MattithYahu.
and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Yahusha had handpicked His 12 apostles initially and hence, the apostles should have waited for Yahusha to hand pick His 12th apostle who would replace Yahudah Iscariot. Moreover, the Adon had instructed His disciples to wait for the Ruach ha Qodesh, it was just 10 days from when the Adon had ascended into heaven, they went ahead in casting lots to determine the 12th apostle. Yahusha in due time revealed who His eyewitness & handpicked apostle would be and through whom most of the Renewed covenant was written.
Acts9:15 But the Adon said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel unto Me,
to bear My name before the gentiles and kings and before the sons of Yisra’El”;
Acts9:16 “for I shall show him how much he has to suffer because of My name.”
Since Yahusha had been on earth for forty days after His resurrection and before His ascension, He could have designated another person to take the place of Yahudah Iscariot, yet He did not. His choice, Shaul of Tarsus, had not yet been converted who would be as one born untimely or out of due time (this is probably when Shaul calls himself as untimely born as he was not with the Master physically before his death and after His resurrection). While Shaul wrote that Yahusha appeared to the 12 i.e., "after him to the twelve", we can clearly see that MattithYahu was not even incorporated as the 12th apostle, but when Shaul wrote the letter to Corinthians he mentioned the complete number as MattithYahu was also a brother (whose geographical location is not mentioned) who would have been an eyewitness of Yahusha but not yet chosen as the 12th apostle yet when actually being the eyewitness to the Adon's resurrection.
1Cor15:5 and He was seen by Keypha, after him to the twelve.
Finally, we saw Prov 16:33 point no 2:
Yahuah's permissive will, but His direct will be revealed later in His way as He would align everything according to His will in His time. Hence, looking at Shaul, he was one born out of due time, Yahusha's handpicked apostle. Shalum!
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