And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.
Moses takes up Jacob's prophecy and sharpens it: Zebulun, devoted to trade and voyages, rejoices in his expeditions; Issachar, content at home, delights in domestic repose. Though distant from the temple, both tribes must journey together to Jerusalem for worship, enriched by God's hand and eager to offer Him praise.
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God's providence wisely assigns different employments to different men: some to the sea, some to the soil, some to war. It is the great art of happiness to be well pleased with your place. Zebulun and Issachar, neighbors and brothers, each rejoices in the work God set before him.
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Commenting on Deuteronomy 33:18-21
These tribes will call not only fellow Israelites but Gentiles, Tyrians, Sidonians, all the nations round about, to ascend to God's mountain and offer sacrifices of righteousness. Enriched by the sea's abundance, they shall be zealous in their obligation to worship.
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