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The Banners Or Standards.
•^ ebulun ; the whole number of the camp of Judah amounted to 186 , 400 . At the bead of the camp of Judah was placed the Royal Standard , bearing the device of a lion , to personify Strength , Power , and Sovereignty . Judah was compared to the lion by his revered father Jacob , who , on his death-bed , had assembled all his children , and at that awful period
pronounced the prophetic blessings on them , in which he has so beautifully and minutely depicted their characters , and more particularly in reference to his beloved and favoured Joseph , whom the Brethren had so ill-treated . He extols and praises Judah , and in the fulness of his heart , he compares him to the lion of the forest , who is noble and majestic . " So wast thou , my Judah , ( said the dying Patriarch ) , thou didst keep aloof from
the cruelty levelled against my beloved Joseph . Thou , lion-like , didst spurn at the cowardiceof thy Biethren ; thou didst exhort thy Brethren ; and admonish them of their filial duty . I compare thee , therefore to the lion , noble in spirit , majestic in power , and calculated to wear the diadem of glory and royalty . Thou art , therefore , destined to rule thy Brethren ; thou dost in every way possess the qualifications requisite for the high office of a rulersince thou hast so eminentldistinguished
thy-, y self from among the rest of th y Brethren . " This ascendancy over the rest of his Brethren did Judah deservedly inherit from his father Jacob , and he was therefore honoured by the Deity to be the principal Standard of the whole of the camp of the Isralites , bearing all the insignias of Dignity , Royalty , and Dominion .
He was further distinguished from his Brethren , as from him descended the great kings David and Solomon , who were the pride of Israel , and the glory of Jacob . Though Judah was so elevated , yet how descriptive of the benign goodness of the Deity do we find the arrangements made respecting the tribes who were apportioned to be with Judah , for though Judah had merited to have a preference over his elder Brothers , stilitbey were not
put to the blush by being placed immediately beneath bim , but were stationed in the order agreeing with their rank and situation . Issaehar and Zebulun , who were favoured with the prophetic blessings of their patriarchal father , to be inseparably united , were directed to accompany Judah , so that Zebuiuu should be engaged in providing for Issachar , while he was employed in the study of the law , and storing himself with every qualification necessary to legislate for and instruct bis nation .
These tribes were therefore the best calculated to be attached to the royal camp , so as to be ready at all times to render their sovereign such assistance as would enable him to govern his people with justice and mercy . Thus Judah formed the foremost camp , and was distinguished as the Royal Standard to direct and conduct the whole of the nation . The tribe of Reuben was situated on the south side of the camp , accompanied by the tribes of Simeon and Gad , The whole number of the
camp of Reuben consisted of 151 , 450 ; this formed the second rank . At the head of the tribe of Reuben was placed the Royal Standard , bearing the device of a man representing Intelligence , Superiority , and Pre-eminence . Man being the noblest part of the Creation , and ordained by the Great Architect of the Universe to rule and have dominion over the whole face of the Earth-. vox ., v ; 3 L
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Banners Or Standards.
•^ ebulun ; the whole number of the camp of Judah amounted to 186 , 400 . At the bead of the camp of Judah was placed the Royal Standard , bearing the device of a lion , to personify Strength , Power , and Sovereignty . Judah was compared to the lion by his revered father Jacob , who , on his death-bed , had assembled all his children , and at that awful period
pronounced the prophetic blessings on them , in which he has so beautifully and minutely depicted their characters , and more particularly in reference to his beloved and favoured Joseph , whom the Brethren had so ill-treated . He extols and praises Judah , and in the fulness of his heart , he compares him to the lion of the forest , who is noble and majestic . " So wast thou , my Judah , ( said the dying Patriarch ) , thou didst keep aloof from
the cruelty levelled against my beloved Joseph . Thou , lion-like , didst spurn at the cowardiceof thy Biethren ; thou didst exhort thy Brethren ; and admonish them of their filial duty . I compare thee , therefore to the lion , noble in spirit , majestic in power , and calculated to wear the diadem of glory and royalty . Thou art , therefore , destined to rule thy Brethren ; thou dost in every way possess the qualifications requisite for the high office of a rulersince thou hast so eminentldistinguished
thy-, y self from among the rest of th y Brethren . " This ascendancy over the rest of his Brethren did Judah deservedly inherit from his father Jacob , and he was therefore honoured by the Deity to be the principal Standard of the whole of the camp of the Isralites , bearing all the insignias of Dignity , Royalty , and Dominion .
He was further distinguished from his Brethren , as from him descended the great kings David and Solomon , who were the pride of Israel , and the glory of Jacob . Though Judah was so elevated , yet how descriptive of the benign goodness of the Deity do we find the arrangements made respecting the tribes who were apportioned to be with Judah , for though Judah had merited to have a preference over his elder Brothers , stilitbey were not
put to the blush by being placed immediately beneath bim , but were stationed in the order agreeing with their rank and situation . Issaehar and Zebulun , who were favoured with the prophetic blessings of their patriarchal father , to be inseparably united , were directed to accompany Judah , so that Zebuiuu should be engaged in providing for Issachar , while he was employed in the study of the law , and storing himself with every qualification necessary to legislate for and instruct bis nation .
These tribes were therefore the best calculated to be attached to the royal camp , so as to be ready at all times to render their sovereign such assistance as would enable him to govern his people with justice and mercy . Thus Judah formed the foremost camp , and was distinguished as the Royal Standard to direct and conduct the whole of the nation . The tribe of Reuben was situated on the south side of the camp , accompanied by the tribes of Simeon and Gad , The whole number of the
camp of Reuben consisted of 151 , 450 ; this formed the second rank . At the head of the tribe of Reuben was placed the Royal Standard , bearing the device of a man representing Intelligence , Superiority , and Pre-eminence . Man being the noblest part of the Creation , and ordained by the Great Architect of the Universe to rule and have dominion over the whole face of the Earth-. vox ., v ; 3 L