And
Saul was consenting to his death (Acts 8:1)
All they asked was that we should continue
to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do (Galatians 2:10)
When Paul was young
[in the morning] he participated in the persecution of Christians (Acts
7:58-8:1). Later in life [at even] Paul participated in distributing charity to
the poor (Galatians 2:10).
Paul fulfilled the
prophecy:
“Benjamin
is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the prey, and at even dividing the
spoil" (Genesis 49:27 RSV)
Why does the
prophecy indicate that he is a “ravenous wolf?” The Romans were known as wolves
since their founder was purportedly raised by a she wolf. So the prophecy is
about a Roman and Paul was a Roman citizen:
“They
have beaten us publicly, without trial, men who are Roman citizens, and have
thrown us into prison. And do they now cast us out secretly? No! Let them come
themselves and take us out.” The police reported these words to the
magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens
(Acts 16:37-38)
Can you find any
other messianic prophecies about Paul veiled in the Genesis account of
Benjamin?
J. Clontz – Editor
of the Comprehensive New Testament
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