The Stone Of Israel Part 2

In part 1 I briefly discussed the stone of Israel. The stone that Jacob slept on was named named Bethel, or house of God. The Bible does not specifically state that Jacob removed the stone, however there is enough evidence to prove that there was a stone that accompanied Israel in their travels.

So I want to take you through the evidence chronologically for you to determine for yourself the validity of this claim.

The King James Bible does not exactly say where Jacob encountered this stone. Further research indicates that it was on Mount Moriah. This is according to Jasher 30:1-3. If you remember, Mount Moriah is the same place where Abraham was tested by offering up Isaac, it's the place where King David sacrificed to God, and also it's the place where the city of Jerusalem was built later and now is divided through excavations. One part now is called the Temple Mount and other part is called Golgotha where Yahsua Messiah (Jesus) was crucified. 

This hill has been a meeting place between the Father Yahweh and man. I really wouldn't be surprised if the pillar stone that Jacob slept on was the exact same stone that Abraham was going to sacrifice Isaac on, of course I would have no way of  proving it, nor have any evidence of it.

Mount Moriah has been a meeting place between the Father and Man.

Continuing on about the stone...

The first mention of this stone in the Bible is when Jacob stated “... and this stone which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house...” Gen 28:10-22

Later on the evidence in the Bible shows that the house of Joseph was the keeper of this stone. After Jacob gave Joseph the birthright and while in the middle of making a prophecy to Joseph, Jacob said “from thence is the shepherd, the Stone of Israel” Genesis 49:24

About 215 years later at the time of the Exodus the stone of Israel had to have gone with them into the desert when they left Egypt. Twice during the travels the people were without water and water was provided by the rock. First in Rephidim Exodus 17:6 and then again in Numbers 20:4-5 they were without water, and it was provided by the rock as described in Numbers 20:8. If you notice it was not mentioned which rock, because Moses and the Hebrews knew which rock it was.

This is verified by Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:4 “did drink the same spiritual drink, for they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ”

Later in the coronations of the Kings of Israel, there was a special stone that played an important role. When Joash was brought forward as the heir of David's throne and to be anointed king, he was brought to a pillar stone “And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the Lord And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar as the manner was” 2 Kings 11:13-14.

This same passage in the Companion Bible states that Joash “stood Upon the Pillar”. It's reasonable to assume that all Kings were crowned upon this same stone of Israel.

Those who have studied biblical history at all will have heard about the Assyrian Captivity. What happened to the stone when Israel was being taken captive, did the stone go with them? 

When the Northern tribes were migrating through the Caucasian mountains Hosea wrote ” The children of Israel shall abide without an image,” or as the marginal information gives it “without a standing pillar.” Young's Concordance defines the original Hebrew of Hosea as “memorial Stone, pillar, pillar-rock, or pillar stone.” 

Because this stone was used as a coronation stone it had to have stayed in Jerusalem and remained with the line of Kings from David, to include Zedekiah, at least until the fall of Jerusalem.

What happens to the stone at the fall of Jerusalem will be covered in Part 3.

Praise the Lord for his ongoing miracles!