ASHER
by Dr. Walter L. Wilson
A lthough what we know about Jacob’s son, Asher, indicates that he was a bad boy, Moses said of him in Deuteronomy 33:24 and 25, “Let Asher be blessed with children: let him be acceptable to his breth ren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” We know from Scripture that Ash er was one of the brothers who want ed to kill Joseph. If it hadn’t been for Reuben’s intervention, ordained of God, the young man would have been murdered. Although the deed never took place, the thought entered Asher’s heart. Then, too, Asher was one of the brothers who lied to his father Ja cob. They had made up a story con cerning the supposed death of Joseph. Knowing these things of Asher, one wonders how Moses could have written such a wonderful state ment about him. It is said, “Let him dip his foot in oil.” This is a picture of walking in the Holy Spirit. Every where Asher went he would leave an imprint of the oil on the ground. What a testimony this would be! Can it be said of us that no matter where we go, people know our inti mate relationship to God through the Holy Spirit? Also it was said of Asher that his shoes should be iron and brass. If one were shod like this, he wouldn't mind the rough, sharp road. Nothing would harm him along the way. His shoes wouldn’t wear out either. Moses also declared, “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” Think of getting stronger as he grew older! He could stand the trials better and accomplish the necessary work. What beautiful pictures these are concern
ing the grace we have in the Lord Jesus Christ, our Saviour. Joseph made himself known to his brethren. Asher was, of course, there. While he hadn’t wanted to kneel down now, he had to. You can understand how these ten men trem bled at such a revelation in the face of their terrible deed. Joseph was extremely kind. In the end they were given a large piece of land in Egypt in which to dwell. This also is a picture of Jesus Christ and the way He deals with us. In the early part of our lives we have no interest in Him. Finding out we were in trou ble, however, on our way to a lost eternity with our sins taking us down to hell, we realized our need of the Saviour. The very One we had no place for turned out to be our Redeemer. This is the way Joseph
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