Men of Renown
Part ii
Beyond Korah and Company
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4) And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5)
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: (Numbers 16:1) And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: (Numbers 16:2)
  This series called Men of Renown will begin with these verses in Chapter 6 of the book of Genesis because it is the perfect scene setter for whatever and whoever follows. Genesis 6 verses 4 and 5 are an accurate definition of men of renown.
  The phrase ‘men of renown’ occurs in the Bible only two times. The second and last mention can be found in the 4th book of the Pentateuch in the book of Numbers, Chapter 16. This last mention of ‘men of renown’ goes beyond the definition of men of renown and expands what ‘men of renown’ are not only capable of, but what lurks in the inner most recesses of their thoughts.
Beyond Korah and Company
And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. (Genesis 36:5)
  The name Korah appears 37 times in Scripture, and 33 times out of 37 mentions, our man of renown, Korah is directly referenced. The name Korah means ‘ice’ and/or ‘frozen’ and this is a very interesting point. The first time that we see this name recorded in Scripture is in Genesis Chapter 36. This references, of course, is not about OUR man of renown, the Korah of Numbers Chapter 16. However, the name is associated with Esau (the first born), the twin brother of Jacob (the second born).
  Even before they were born, they struggled against each other in Rebekah’s womb. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. (Genesis 25:22) Why go back into time to follow a name? All connects . . . every name, every adjective, every scene in the Bible is relevant. All connects. The past connects to the present. All connects. The past connects to the future. We are not isolated bits of purposeless skins stretched over a bony structure. We were created by GOD for His purposes. This is no small thing. Just because you cannot see the connections yet, does not mean that there are no connections to be seen.
  The unborn children (not fetuses) struggled before birth because even then, they warred against each other. (The Holy Spirit of God describes both the born and the yet to be born as a ‘child,’ or as a ‘babe.’ According to God the Holy Spirit there is no difference in defining a child in the womb, and a child outside of the womb.) Our characters begin to form even in the womb, as our physical makeup forms, so also, things beyond our limitations in understanding also begin to form and take shape. When this completely formed child emerges from its sanctuary, it is what it was meant to be: a member of the human race; not a member of the vegetable or mineral world, but a being created for God by God, and for His purposes.
  There is more to the growing systems of an unborn child then mere physical appearance. That is why the unborn react and is sensitive to sound, as in music, and voices. This is why the unborn respond to impulses and elevation levels. The unborn are not only influenced by music, and the physical world around them, but they are also influenced by the spiritual world as well.
SIDE NOTE: pre birth events:
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. (Jeremiah 1:5)
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (Luke 1:5)
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. (Luke 1:15)
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: (Luke 1:41)
For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. (Luke 1:44) This child in the womb was able to experience emotion. Imagine that: feeling, responsiveness, and awareness of a child IN the womb.
  Those who treat the murder of children IN the womb as a civil right are the ones who have no feelings, they are the ones who are insentient things.
  The world of the forming creature is God’s domain, this minuscule seed of life develops from a sperm, and for nine months slowly develops into a created being in the womb.
Side Note: The Humility of the Highest. The ultimate humility was shown by our very Creator, He who is the Highest, and who fills eternity with His presence. The Highest in His power became the smallest element of life (a Divine Seed – a Holy Thing) to give life eternal through the power of His endless life.
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matthew 1:23)
Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:Â (Hebrews 10:5)
The presence of ‘that holy thing’ in the womb was a special prepared body. He had a body in the likeness of Adam, but without the nature of sin. This divinely created body (while in the womb) was not described as either a babe or a child until AFTER the womb. While IN the womb, God had a very specific description: ‘that holy thing.’ Why? Because He was not of Adam, this Divine Seed was beyond description in the womb. Only after birth was He called, ‘holy child,’ or ‘child.’ But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. (Hebrews 2:9) Christ had a special prepared body, a holy body, that could not sin and never sinned, for the suffering of death; a body that could suffer death, and a body that would resurrect in the power of an endless life.
  There is no such thing as the fairy tale of one species becoming another species. Species transference is a Hollywood script writer’s dream. Isn’t it interesting that the gestation period from a small seed of life to the final creation is nine months for a human being. The number nine (9) is also the last single digit showing us not only the end, but the approach or the new beginning in a double digit. God’s message in the numbers reinforces His message in words. The number nine is the number of judgment, the finality of man and his work. Is this coincidence? I think not. How great are the mysteries of God tying all things together in one single digit of finality. During a nine-month period, a child is created born bearing the judgment of God in its being through its nature of sin. Our nature is sin. We are born bearing the brand of sin stamped on our beings. At the very second of our birth, we become sin. Sin is not only an act, but in being, we are sin. At the second of birth all begin the process of dying. At the second of birth all are under the law of sin and death.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5:12)
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. (1st Corinthians 15:21) For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1st Corinthians 15:22)
  After nine months of living in a suspended world floating between the supernatural world, but tethered to the earth, this new creation (upon birth) enters into another sphere of time, space and dimension, and the beginning of the number 10, the beginning of a new double digit which in type places God always before us in the number 1. (10) God is all (the number 1), and we are nothing (the number zero). This is the first principle presented to us as newly born ones, in the number 10: that God is Supreme, and we are nothing. There is also another principle that we could also consider as a co-first-principle, and this is that now all new born ones are under the Law of sin and death. (Welcome to the world.)
  Symbolically this number of ten is man’s responsibility to his Creator, and to His divine governmental dealings to mankind. Since ten is the number of man’s responsibility, we can understand that our fingers (10), and our ten toes (10) represent our work and our walk in action. We are responsible to God individually and collectively.
  Are we there yet? No, I have not yet begun to write about Korah. Do you have an attention span problem?
Side Note: (Which leads me to another unconnected thought. Have you ever heard it said that sermons need to be preached in fifteen minutes because everything that needs to be said can be said in fifteen minutes? If you can’t say something in fifteen minutes then you have nothing of value to be heard. Well, hear this . . . when a sermonette is given in fifteen minutes it only means that the preacher has nothing to say, and knows no more than fifteen minutes worth of words. The problem for those who complain about the timing of sermons is that the listener doesn’t have a hearing problem, but the listener has a limited brain and small heart problem. Boy, I am in a mood today! 
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  Where are we? Oh, yes, I remember now . . . the connection of the name Korah to Esau. How does Esau connect to the name of Korah? Let’s follow the man Esau. From the womb, these twins fought each other. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. (Genesis 25:23) Most twins bond in an almost supernatural unity. However, Esau and Jacob did not bond at all. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. (Genesis 25:25) And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac [was] threescore years old when she bare them. (Genesis 25:26) The struggle to be the first born, to have the first born privileges was from the womb; yet, it was Esau who was the first born, as Jacob attempted to hold Esau back by his heel. However, the Lord had it all under control for He said, the elder shall serve the younger. This was one of the motivational forces that drove Cain to kill his younger brother. Cain refused to become second place to Abel in the eyes of God. Cain wanted to be favored by God, and he was not.
And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents. (Genesis 25:27)
The word hunter, is connected twice to two different men. The first time to Nimrod (the rebel), and the second time to Esau. And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of [his] venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Genesis 25:28)
And Jacob sod (a rebel). Nothing is coincidental in Scripture.
pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint: (Genesis 25:29)
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red [pottage]; for I [am] faint: therefore was his name called Edom. (Genesis 25:30)
And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. (Genesis 25:31)
And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? (Genesis 25:32)
And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. (Genesis 25:33)
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised [his] birthright. (Genesis 25:34)
  The character of Esau begins to emerge as a man of the world, a rebel, who loved and desired the rank of being the first born, but not enough to maintain his rank and endure the discomfort of hunger; therefore, he easily sold his birthright, and the privilege and benefits of birthright to his younger brother. Esau was not worthy of his birthright. Yes, Jacob (as his name implies was/is a Supplanter), but he valued birthright more then Esau. Esau from this time forward placed the blame entirely on Jacob instead of on his own lack of commitment to his birthright. Also, keep in mind, that later in time Jacob stole Esau’s blessing from their father by stealth and deceit.
  In Genesis 28:6, we are shown (by the Holy Spirit of God) more of the character of Esau in the phrase by Jacob, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;
  Scripture ties Esau’s further rebellion against his parents by deliberately choosing women out of the land of Canaan.
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. (Genesis 36:1)
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; (Genesis 36:2)
And Bashemath Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. (Genesis 36:3)
And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; (Genesis 36:4)
And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. (Genesis 36:5)
  Esau had three wives, and five sons, all from the daughters of the Canaanites, and born in the land of Canaan. Wow . . . now that’s what I call spitting in the eyes of parents, and thus also, in the eye of God. The name (Korah) is first recorded in the record of the line of Esau, also known as Edom. (Four pages to get to the beginning of the name of Korah, not a bad introduction.) I do not want to get further into the weeds, so therefore, I will lay down some manna crumbs. Esau was/is also known as Edom. This was his territory, south of the land of promise, and north of Egypt; their Capitol city was Bozrah. Now, let’s follow another manna crumb, And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau’s wife. (Genesis 36:12) Esau was not only tied to Edom and the Edomites, but he was also the progenitor of the Amalekites. Why should this be important to us? Well . . . maybe it’s important to me, but not to thee. And why, oh why, do I even care?
  This all started with Korah in Numbers Chapter 16, where the rebellion of one man (Korah) not only led to thousands dying, but it almost led to the entire nation of Israel being wiped out from the face of the earth, if it was not for God’s great mercy and the intercession of Moses and Aaron Israel would no longer exist.
  This is to remind you that we are pulling on two threads: the first mention of the name of Korah from the line of Esau, and an individual from the line of Jacob called Korah. The first mention of the name Korah reveals character traits of the one who bears the name. Esau’s descendants were mortal enemies of Israel (Jacob). These enemies were known as the Edomites and the Amalekites, therefore, every time you see the words Edom or Edomites, and Amalekites remember the person from whom they were spawned: Esau. The second mention of the name Korah reveals these same character markers.
Side Note: Progenitor Markers: Surely, you have noticed the tilt of the head, the distinctive sound in laughter, or the eye lids half closed when speaking to a person in your family that is the exact same reaction of their father, or grandmother, or grandfather. These are things that cannot be mimicked but are a natural part of a person’s makeup or character inherited from an ancestor. As one moves further down the genealogy timeline from their original forefathers, these markers or mannerisms become less recognized to those who are not acquainted with older family members. Whether others perceive these markers or not, we carry these physical progenitor markers within. We also possess personality markers; however, the issues of environment, time, and genetics do not allow us to see the development of personality markers. This is where the Holy Spirit of God teaches us to see the personality markers through names, and physical and spiritual actions and reactions of the men and women through Scripture. The name of Korah is one of many lessons of progenitor markers.
  Let us trace Esau to Edom and to mount Seir. Stay with me . . . And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. (Genesis 32:3) Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau [is] Edom. (Genesis 36:8) My purpose to connect Esau to Edom and to mount Seir is to draw you to understand the motives within Esau’s actions, and the motives of his descendants, the Edomites. Their motive was hatred, not just any plain ole hatred, but a very specific hatred. Many years later after Esau, Ezekiel was given a prophecy by the Lord against mount Seir.
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (Ezekiel 35:1)
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, (Ezekiel 35:2)
And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. (Ezekiel 35:3)
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 35:4)
Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: (Ezekiel 35:5)
  Where did this perpetual hatred come from? Who did this perpetual hatred originate from? Remember this? And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. (Genesis 25:23) Remember this? And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. (Genesis 25:33) There is more to Esau’s hatred, and the perpetual hatred of generations of Edomites and Amalekites against Jacob, later to be called Israel.
And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. (Genesis 27:34)
And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. (Genesis 27:35)
And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? (Genesis 27:36)
And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? (Genesis 27:37)
And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. (Genesis 27:38) And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; (Genesis 27:39)
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. (Genesis 27:40)
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. (Genesis 27:41)
  Jacob not only acquired his twin brothers’ birthright, but he stole Esau’s blessing. Although Esau had been wronged, he willingly gave away his birthright, but he did obtain a very rich blessing of wealth from the ground, and the blessing of the goodness of God from above. But Esau’s contention were in these words, by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother. He would have to fight for everything in order to survive. The sword would become his method to achieve his perception of blessings. He would be subservient to his twin brother, but only for a time. Do not feel compassion toward Esau for although he was blessed, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; and he would break his yoke from off thy neck. His hatred not only possessed him, but this perpetual hatred to destroy and to annihilate the descendants of Jacob (Israel) eventually destroyed Edom and the Edomites: the house of Esau. And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be [any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken [it]. (Obadiah 1:18) In Malachi 1:3, it is the Lord Jehovah speaking And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. Hundreds of years passed between Esau and God’s destruction of the house of Esau. Hundreds of acts of treachery were committed, and scores upon scores of battles were fought against God’s people Israel by their enemies . . . the house of Esau. Mankind often ignores the fact that God spans a longer timeline than man. God’s governmental dealing with mankind may take centuries, and millenniums, but God never fails to enact His judgment. God’s arm is strong, and it is far reaching.
  We have not yet begun to see the progenitor markers in Esau. He named one of his sons Korah ‘ice’ or ‘frozen,’ for a very good reason. Esau’s heart was ice cold to the things of God, he was frozen with rebellious hatred against his parents, And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. (Genesis 25:28) Esau’s coldness wasn’t the result of family issues, nor was it a reaction to his father’s words, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. His coldness came from within a deeper heartlessness of soul. This is seen in Esau’s immediate reaction in his taking five wives from the land of Canaan. Esau burned with cold calculated hatred.
Side Note: Honour thy father and thy mother:Â that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Exodus 20:12) Although this is one of the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. The precept of honoring parents did not just come about during the age of Moses, but was a precept understood from the very beginning of mankind.
This is more than obedience; this is more than love — it is esteem. All parents are not created equally. There are good parents and bad parents. God doesn’t call us to ‘love our father and mother,’ but He does call us to ‘honor’ our parents. As children, God requires us to act honorably toward our parents in consideration of God. I fully understand that there are parents who are not worthy of honor, nor are they worthy of respect. Honor goes beyond love, honor is a much higher element than love, and in honoring parents one shows honor, respect and obedience to God.
The following references are from the New Testament and begins with the words, For men shall be . . . but through the Old Testament we have seen that men have been . . . (2nd Timothy 3:2)
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (2nd Timothy 3:2)
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, (2nd Timothy 3:3)
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; (2nd Timothy 3:4) 　
  This was one of the progenitor markers in Esau. He was cold to God. He was cold and self-willed in the things of God. Have we covered everything about Esau, Edom and mount Seir and the enemies of Israel? Not hardly.
The Edomites
The Enemy Comes Out of the Shadows
  The names of Edomites in Scripture that we can trace begins with Doeg the Edomite who because of his betrayal of David’s location led Saul to David’s place of safety called Nob. Upon Saul’s order, Doeg slaughtered eighty-five priests of God, and scores of villagers. And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. (1st Samuel 22:18) And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. (1st Samuel 22:19) The next person named was Hadad the Edomite who was Solomon’s antagonist. From then on in Scripture, the references then turn from the individual to the collective actions of Edomites. God’s anger against Edom intensified to a point of wrath, a point of no return for Edom due to their aiding Nebuchadnezzar armies to plunder and slaughter the Judeans.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: (Amos 1:9)
And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? (Genesis 4:9)
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. (Genesis 14:14) (His brother’s son.)
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. (Leviticus 19:17)
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; 　because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: (Amos 1:11)
  Here in Amos 1:11, what Esau began in his hatred became perpetual hatred within his descendants, because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever. Esau lived by the sword, and his descendants showed no pity to his brother’s descendants, and the Edomites and the Amalekites existed for one reason: revenge for ever: to totally remove Israel from off the face of the earth: annihilation.
  When we can grasp the heart of Esau, you may be able to comprehend the perpetual hatred with the haters of Israel today. These haters do not desire social equality. They are not motivated by noble actions to improve the lives of others. They (all of them) have only one reason to exist: revenge for ever: to totally remove Israel from off the face of the earth: annihilation — even to the point of annihilating everyone who disagrees with their vile ambitions. Esau passed this character onto his son Korah. Esau the father of ‘ice and frozen’ — Korah.
  Now, we can go on to our man of renown, Korah. Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: (Numbers 16:1) And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: (Numbers 16:2)
  The ice man, Korah, the soulless man, and the man beyond caring define our Korah. He exemplifies the heart of Esau naming a son, ‘Ice,’ or ‘Frozen.’ We do not know much concerning the first man named Korah, but we do know a lot about the one who named him. OUR Korah, has the same traits that are seen in Esau. We have two lines of genealogy from twins: Jacob and Esau. Two different nations, two different people, and two different roads traveled. They often intersect, and even cross breed with dire consequences. Here we have the tree of good and evil in action. But evil cannot remain separated, evil needs to infiltrate, to influence and to overcome good. The soulless through time and history have penetrated into the things of God.
The Last Mention of the Name of Korah (Core)
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 1:11)
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;Â (Jude 1:12)Â
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. (Jude 1:13)
  The book of Jude contains a dual witness: it is the witness of the end of all that preceded it, and it is a witness of all that will follow. It is the perfect introduction to the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ. (Many refer to this book as the Revelation, and others call it the Revelation of John, but the proper title is the Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ because it is Jesus Christ who reveals Himself to the apostle John. And this revelation reveals who Jesus Christ is, and His future acts in the history of man yet to come.)
Side Note: It appears that most people are drawn to this Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ in their innate desire to know the future, but they cannot seem to understand that in order to comprehend this last book of Scripture, it is necessary to know and to understand ALL that came before it. The Old Testament is one of the main keys to this last book. The understanding of The Church in its position in Christendom, and its place in God’s divine plan is also an important key to this last book, especially the first three Chapters. It is IMPOSSIBLE to understand this last book without the understanding of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I and II Samuel, I and II Kings, I and II Chronicles, Ezra, etc., etc., etc. . . Since Genesis (the first book in the Bible) is called ‘the seed plot of the Bible’ I would think that would be the best place to begin your study of the last book of the Bible (The Revelation of Jesus Christ).
Why don’t you pick up a book, any book, and read the last chapter, and then tell me that you know all about that last chapter and tell me that you completely comprehend the book. You deceive yourself. I suggest that you make an appointment with an Audiologist for your itching ears. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (2nd Timothy 4:3) And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2nd Timothy 4:4)
  Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. (Jude 1:11) Korah (Core) is the last person named in the canon of Scripture before the last book. Jude summarizes three chief failures of man regarding his actions against his Creator: 1) Cain was the religious man who chose his own way to God; 2) Balaam was also a religious man, but he added a price for his service; 3) and then the last, our Korah (Core) a religious man of service who jealously desired more than what God had assigned him. Note all were religious: one deliberately chose the wrong  way to God, another ran greedily for reward for his service to God; and finally another perished due to his gainsaying. Since words sometimes evolve in comprehension, many look at this word and only see gain saying, Korah (Core) did not gain anything, except he lost, he lost his life. Korah spoke AGAINST God’s appointed leaders. It is easy to understand the word gainsaying when you see that Korah was speaking AGAINST God’s order. In his gainsaying he caused strife through his disobedience.
  In our age of the Church, we see the evidence of all three of these men (Cain, Balaam and Core) through which religious leaders teach that the church itself is another way to God. No one can miss the greed of these smiling religious shysters, and finally our Korah (Core) has taken over the last church through scores of issues that cause strife, division and contention. One that we should be able to recognize is The Ice or The Frozen hidden behind a false warm love under the banner of Social Justice, and Good Works . . . caring not for the things of God, but caring about the things of the world: speaking words of love, but not of the love of God. Through their words of unity they divide the Church of God. Jude through the Holy Spirit of God places these three types of God-Traitors in the light of God’s truth.
  It was Korah (Core) who outwardly appeared as fervently desiring to attend to the things of God, while inwardly his soul was frozen in religious ambition. Korah (Core) could be considered ‘a poster child’ of men of ‘the clothe.’ Outwardly, verbally, he was thought to be burning with a passion for God, while inwardly he was actually a cold calculating thief attempting to steal the things of God away from the people of God.
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; (Revelation 3:14) I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. (Revelation 3:15)　 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. (Revelation 3:16)
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Lessons to Think On
Because of the rebellion of Satan in heaven — he was cast down.
Because of the rebellion of man in the garden — he was driven out.
Because of the rebellion of a people in the wilderness —they were swallowed up.
Because of the rebellion of the church of the Laodiceans — they were spewed out.
  Prayerfully we hope to return to Numbers Chapter 16 to understand more about this person named Korah, and how this event thousands of years in the past (because of the rebellion of a people in the wilderness, they were swallowed up) relates to us in our present age.
Men of renown is a companion piece to Giants in the Earth series.
© Copyright 2020, Mary Haigh
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All Scripture references are from the Authorized King James Bible. (KJV)