Based on the blessing by his father Jacob, Benjamin was blessed with the characteristic of a wolf, which would be able to take prey and distribute this prey. His name given by his father in connection with his characteristic as a wolf reveal to us the spiritual principle: ‘As in heaven, so on earth’ (cf. Genesis 49:27 i.c.w. Matthew 6:10).

 

Genesis 49:27:
27 ‘Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.’

 

Matthew 6:10:
… 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

 

This is the call for us as Ekklēsịa on earth to walk and act in the governmental authority of God, which we possess in Christ Jesus. This is revealed to us by the name ‘Benjamin – son of the right hand of God’ as well as his twelfth position as the son of Jacob.

 

 

The number 12 points at the same time to the apostolic measure of God as well as His apostolic order, which is connected with being sent out and going forward in faith, just as the beings of God’s throne chariot also move forward without turning back (cf. Matthew 10:1-2a i.c.w. Ezekiel 10:11).

 

Matthew 10:1-2a:
1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and illness.
2a These are the names of the twelve apostles: …

 

Ezekiel 10:11:
11 As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the cherubim faced; the wheels did not turn about as the cherubim went. The cherubim went in whatever direction the head faced, without turning as they went.

 

The spiritual quality of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob as a ravenous wolf is a call to us as Ekklēsịa to be faithful in the little things, in order to be set over much as the Hebrew word for ‘wolf – sĕ’ēb’ reveals to us (cf. Matthew 25:21 i.c.w Luke 16:10a).

 

Matthew 25:21:
21 ‘His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”

 

Luke 16:10a:
10 ‘Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, …

 

The Hebrew word for ‘wolf – sĕ’ēb’ is composed of the Hebrew letters ‘Zayin’, ‘Aleph’ and ‘Beth’, which are ‘numbers of ones’ that result in the numerical value ‘10’ and pass into the dimension of the ‘tens’. The numerical value ‘10’ is associated in Hebrew with the ‘hand – jād’ which carries within it the potential of ‘the little one’ which holds everything in the Word of God together to assist in fulfillment (cf. Matthew 5:17-19).

Matthew 5:17-19:
17 ‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them.
18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter (Note: Greek ‘iōta’ points to the tenth Hebrew letter ‘jod’ with the numerical value ‘10’), not the least stroke of a pen (Note: Greek ‘kerạịa – hook, horn’ and points to the Hebrew letter ‘jod’ with the numerical value ‘10’), will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practises and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

 

 

Here it is no coincidence that Benjamin was the ‘smallest’ or the youngest son of Jacob. The age position of Benjamin within the sons of Israel points to the potential of ‘Jod’ (Note: the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet).

 

Furthermore, he was blessed five times by his brother Joseph at the table in Egypt in front of his brothers.

 

Genesis 43:34:
34 When portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as anyone else’s. So they feasted and drank freely with him.

 

In this context, the five fingers of the outstretched gracious hand of God, who is Spirit, can be seen over those who put all their trust in the LORD (cf. John 4:24a i.c.w. Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 37:5).

 

John 4:24a:
24a God is spirit, …

 

Isaiah 40:31:
… 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

 

Psalm 37:5:
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: …

 

The Hebrew word for ‘wolf – sĕ’ēb’, which, as mentioned earlier, is composed of the three Hebrew letters, ‘Zayin, Aleph’ and ‘Beth’, calls us to go forward centered in the power of God’s glorious Word in His Fatherhood and to dwell in the fellowship of saints who respect and honor His standards and values.

 

The result is that we are drawn by the hand of God into a higher level of the Spirit, similar to what Ezekiel or Peter experienced. Peter walked on the water in faith at the command of Christ and was drawn by Jesus out of the water, namely the dimension of his (Note: Peter’s) unbelief into the dimension of the living faith of Christ (cf. Ezekiel 8:3a i.c.w. Matthew 14:29-31).

 

Ezekiel 8:3a:
3a He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. …

 

Matthew 14:29-31:
29 ‘Come,’ he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came towards Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’
31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’

 

The walk in the dimension of living faith in Christ leads us to go forward in the new facet of the Spirit that He has appointed for this time.

 

This implies stepping out of the familiar realm or even our personal comfort zone to approach in faith His voice based on the truth of the written Word of God (Note: Greek ‘lọgos’), which signifies the realm of the Word of God spoken at the moment (Note: Greek ‘rhēma’ => spoken Word of God).

 

It is the dynamic of the voice of Jesus Christ, namely the Word of God, which has its seat in the realm of the Spirit and calls us to our future predestined by Him, where He already is.

 

Only from this follows the process of drawing near in our inner being (Note: the recognition of His eternal Word in our heart) and the implementation of good works in Christ Jesus (cf. James 4:8a i.c.w. Ephesians 2:10).

 

James 4:8a:
8a Come near to God and he will come near to you. …

 

Ephesians 2:10:
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

 

Amen and Amen.

 

In His Wisdom,

 

Daniel Glimm