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EUPHRATES, THE GREAT RIVER
THE RIVER OF BABYLON
FROM THE RIVER OF EGYPT TO THE RIVER EUPHRATES
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: (Genesis 15:18)
In verse 18 of Genesis Chapter 15, we have a covenant of the land from the river of Egypt to the great Euphrates River. This great river Euphrates is mentioned five times in Scripture. This prophecy of Chapter 15 stretches from the great river of Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River. This river goes all the way back to Genesis 2:14, And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. (Genesis 2:10)
In Genesis Chapter 2 we have five rivers mentioned from Genesis 2:10 to 2:14 that parted into four rivers.
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. (Genesis 2:10)
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; (Genesis 2:11)
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. (Genesis 2:12)
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. (Genesis 2:13)
And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. (Genesis 2:14)
God gives us the Supernatural. There is ONE river that went from Eden, and then it divided into FOUR heads or four rivers. The first was Pison, the second Gihon, the third was Hiddekel and the fourth was Euphrates. In Scripture six times a great river is mentioned, five times it is Euphrates and the sixth time it is the Hiddekel in Daniel 10:4. This takes us back to Genesis 2:14 where both rivers are mentioned: the Hiddekel and the Euphrates; thus, this gives us two great rivers. The third river Hiddekel is hidden from our view, it disappears and then reappears in the book of Daniel. In Daniel Chapter 10, we have the Supernatural God revealing to Daniel things to come.
The Hiddekel being the third river of God can also spiritually represent the third Person of the GODHEAD. The Hiddekel is the hidden river or the UNSEEN, the number three represents not only the third Person of the GODHEAD, but it also represents the fullness of the GODHEAD that we SEE in Daniel 10. Pay attention to verse 17.
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. (Daniel 10:14)
And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. (Daniel 10:15)
And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. (Daniel 10:16)
For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. (Daniel 10:17)
Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, (Daniel 10:18)
In verse 14 there is a familiar prophecy. Why do I say that? Simply because it is the continued affliction of the Jewish people by the Gentile world. Again, we have a prophecy directly stated from the mouth of the Lord. In verse 18 we have like the appearance of a man. It is the manifestation of the Lord Jesus Himself as the Lord. Also, this prophecy gives us the trial and tribulation that Israel will go through in the latter days which are quickly closing in on us. Daniel was the only man in Scripture that was called a man greatly beloved.
1. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew [thee]; for thou [art] greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. (Daniel 9:23)
2 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. (Daniel 10:11)
3 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. (Daniel 10:19)
When you connect the number three you have the Hiddekel, which is the third river in Genesis 2, it is hidden from sight UNTIL we get to the book of Daniel, and then it is revealed as the GREAT RIVER. This is in connection with Daniel being called GREATLY BELOVED three times. This also gives us the three days and three nights that the Lord was hidden from sight in the sepulcher of Joseph. And YES, it also connects us to Joseph, Jacob’s son, but that is for another article and another day and another time. The Hiddekel leads us to the river of God, the one river which had four heads. This in itself is Supernatural. The book of Psalms begins in Psalm 1 by the river of God. ALL CONNECT TOGETHER.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. (Psalm 1:1)
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psalm 1:12
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. (Psalm 13)
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. (Psalm 1:4)
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. (Psalm 1:5)
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. (Psalm 1:6)
In the absence of the Lord Jesus Christ on earth, it is the Spirit of God who leads us by the waters of God to the fountain Head which IS the Lord Jesus Christ. The waters that the Lord Jesus gives us flows IN us and swelling up as a river of Life. In John 4, these waters of life are IN our blessed Lord of glory. ALL CONNECT TOGETHER.
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. (John 4:10)
The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? (John 4:11)
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? (John 4:12)
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: (John 4:13)
As the Hiddekel, the third river of life in the GODHEAD remains out of sight from mankind and the world, the voice of the Lord Jesus is funneled through His Spirit, the Comforter, the Spirit of God with the waters of ETERNAL life. Supernaturally the Lord Jesus sits upon the throne of grace and righteousness. The same waters of life that He gave the woman at the well in Samaria flows from His throne to us. Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: (1st Peter 1:8)
Peter also wrote of the fullness that we receive from Christ although He is out of our sight, we feel the glory of God in Him and the fullness of the GODHEAD fills us with the waters of eternal life. When the Lord sits on His millennial throne there will be a river specified as the river of God that flows from His throne. ALL CONNECT TOGETHER.
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (Revelation 22:1)
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22:2)
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: (Revelation 22:3)
And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. (Revelation 22:4)
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. (Revelation 22:5)
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. (Revelation 22:6)
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. (Revelation 22:7)
As we see with the third river Hiddekel there is direct prophecy connected to that river in Daniel Chapter 10. In Genesis Chapter 15, we have the fourth river, the great river Euphrates. The number four is the number of the world: north, south, east and west. God connects the people of Israel with two great rivers: the river Hiddekel in Daniel and the Euphrates River in Genesis Chapter 15. In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: (Genesis 15:18) Although the river of Egypt is mentioned, it is the great river, the Euphrates that gets our attention because it is the land of Shinar, and it is the LAST place of Israel’s bondage in the Old Testament. It bridges Egypt with Babylon.
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