Deuteronomy
33:19
They shall call the people unto the
mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall
suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
1. “They shall call the people unto
the mountain…”
a. call [7121 * qara’]
[Strong: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the
idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by
name, but used in a wide variety of applications):--bewray (self), that are
bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite,
mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish,
read, renowned, say.]
b. people [5971 * ‘am]
[Strong: from 6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a
tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants;
figuratively, a flock:--folk, men, nation, people.]
c. mountain [2022
* har] [Strong: a shortened form of 2042; a mountain or range of hills
(sometimes used figuratively):--hill (country), mount(-ain), X promotion.]
2. “…there they shall offer sacrifices
of righteousness…”
a. there they
shall offer [2076 * zabach] [Strong: a primitive root; to slaughter an animal
(usually in sacrifice):--kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.]
b. sacrifices [2077
* zebach] [Strong: from 2076; properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an
animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act):--offer(- ing),
sacrifice.]
c. righteousness [6664
* tsedeq] [Strong: from 6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also
(abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:--X even, (X that which is
altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness).]
3. “…for they shall suck of the
abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.”
a. suck [3243 * yanaq]
[Strong: to suckle, nurse, suck, to suck, suckling, babe (subst), to give suck
to, nurse, nursing, nursing woman, nurse.]
b. abundance [8228
* shepha’] [Strong: from an unused root meaning to abound;
resources:--abundance.]
c. seas [3220 * yam]
[Strong: from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf)
or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea;
sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely)
the south:--sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).]
d. treasures [8226
* saphan] [Strong: to cover, cover in, panel, hide, treasure up.][Gesenius:
hidden treasures.]
e. sand [2344 *
chowl] [Strong: sand.]
1). We must also
take into account the technology for accomplishing mining of this sort did not
came about until the 20th century.
2). This no doubt
refers not only to fishing in the sea, but also mining under the sea. The text
says Israel shall not only “suck’ from “the abundance of the seas” but also of
the “treasures hid in the sands.” Late in 2010 an announcement was made
concerning an earlier find of natural gas off the coast of Israel. The
following are excerpts from that article.
a). Big Gas Find Sparks a Frenzy in Israel 12/30/10 The Wall Street Journal. By Charles Levinson and Guy Chazan. “…On Wednesday, the frenzy got fresh
fuel: Noble confirmed its earlier estimates that the field contains 16 trillion
cubic feet of gas—making it the world's biggest deepwater gas find in a decade,
with enough reserves to supply Israel's gas needs for 100 years… Such a
transformation could potentially alter the geopolitical balance of the Mideast,
giving Israel a new economic advantage over its enemies… In March, the U.S.
Geological Survey released its first assessment of the zone, estimating it
contained 1.7 billion barrels of oil and 122 trillion cubic feet of gas. That's
equal to half the proven gas reserves of the U.S… Israel's recent discovery of
offshore gas fields has Lebanon, its northern neighbor, looking to do the same
to help feed its growing electricity demands. WSJ's Don Duncan reports from
Lebanon. Except for the occasional small oil and gas find in its early years,
Israel has searched in vain for energy. Big Oil shied away, worried about
antagonizing Arab and Iranian partners. A hardy group of Israeli explorers kept
at it anyway. Ratio was one of them. In the early 1990s, Ratio's chief
executive, Yigal Landau, from a family of infrastructure magnates, and Ligad
Rotlevy, whose family textile business goes back 80 years, formed the company
to search for oil onshore. By then, companies were also venturing offshore. In
1998, another Israeli energy firm, Delek Group Ltd., persuaded Noble, one of
the first independents to operate offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, to start
looking in Israel's slice of the Mediterranean. Noble drilled its first Israeli
well in 1999, and quickly scored two modest finds… In January 2009, Noble made
a landmark discovery. The Tamar field contained premium quality gas—almost pure
methane. Noble had expected to find three trillion cubic feet at the most. The
reservoir ended up containing nearly three times that. Two months later, the
company found a second, smaller deposit of gas at the nearby Dalit field. Then,
last summer, Noble dropped a bomb shell. The Leviathan field appeared to be a
supergiant, according to three-dimensional seismic studies, with almost twice
the gas reserves of Tamar.” [Note D.C. The Tamar field contained 9 trillion
cubic feet of natural gas.] http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204204004576049842786766586
b). As discussed in Deuteronomy
33:13, it is God’s will for man to partake of the wonderful blessings he has
placed in the earth through mining, drilling and so forth. It must be done of
course in accordance with His will, fair and just.
3). Another natural gas was
reported in December of 2014.
a). Israel Discovers Another Major
Gas Field: A new natural gas field containing about 3.2 trillion cubic feet of
gas has been discovered. Israel National News, A new natural gas field containing
about 3.2 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas has been discovered about 150
kilometers (93 miles) off Israel's coast. The Royee field contains, according
to a seismic survey, between 1.9 and 5 trillion cubic feet, with 3.2 trillion
cubic feet the best estimate. The license for the Royee field is held
by Israel's Ratio Oil, which has a 70% stake, along with Israel Opportunity
Energy Resources, with a 10% stake. Italian power company Edison, controlled by
France’s EDF, holds 20% of the find. If the survey is correct, the
field would be Israel's third biggest. Between the two of them, the much larger Leviathan and
Tamar fields have 33 trillion cubic feet. According to Israel Opportunity CEO
Eyal Shuker, the find is further evidence that the eastern Mediterranean, known
as the Levant Basin, is full of natural gas, and oil may yet be discovered in
the region. In a statement to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Shuker said
that he hoped that “the government understands the opportunity it has in
energy, and continues exploration and development activity.” http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/188639#.VI997yvF-uk
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