It can also be found written differently as Jotham, in Hebrew it is YOWTHAM and study light provide Hebrew strongs definition of 'Jehovah is perfect'. The name was given to a king that was a contemporary of Isaiah and King Pekah of Israel.
Son of Jahdai, and a descendent of Caleb and Judah. Youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers.
In the text of Matthew about the genealogy, Jotham was the father of Ahaz and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah. However, as we know the genealogy in the texts disagree with each other. That has also been confirmed again by a scholar that refuted the work of Harold Camping.
Ahaz means strong, a Reubenite father of Bela. I had two aunts called Bela on my Father's side of the family. I remember the mothers, I do not remember their husbands. They were very large, tall, well built ladies, large framed in stature. They were my Father's cousins.
So who are the three sons? In the story of Jesus of Nazareth three shepherds bring him gifts. In the story of Fatima there is also mention of three shepherds and that relates to Portugal. [2] Zechariah 11 also mentions three shepherds and the text states "In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them'.
Jeremiah 6:30, they are called rejected silver because the LORD has rejected them. Ezekiel 14:5, 'I will do this to recapture the hearts of the people of Israel, who have deserted me for their idols'. Hosea 4:6 The priests are rejected because they ignored the law of God, and the three shepherds are cut off in one month.
It is written 'So I shepherded the flock marked for slaughter, particularly the oppressed of the flock'. Then I took two staffs and called one favor and the other union. That happened prior to the cutting off of the three shepherds.
The flock detested me and I grew weary of them and then he said, "I will not be your shepherd. Let the dying die, and the perishing perish".
He then took his staff called 'Favor' and broke it. Revoking the covenant that he had made with the nations. It was revoked on that day, and so the oppressed of the flock that was watching me, knew it was the word of the LORD".
Now in the Jeremiah prophecy one of the four covenants is to do with the daytime, and King David also gave a revelation that related to the 'Lute of Lovingkindess' that comes in the daytime. So the shepherds of favor surely are the Christian priests that walk in the name of Jesus Christ.
It then tells them that if you think it best, then give me my pay. But if not, keep it. So they paid me 30 pieces of silver. Interesting that a friend gave me a silver colored coin and it has the 30th anniversary of Israel upon it. She passed over soon afterwards in Spain during 2010. May she rest in peace.
And the LORD said 'Throw it to the potter - the handsome price at which they valued me. Hence, the story of the 30 pieces of silver in the legend in the NT.
Then he broke his second staff called 'Union', breaking the family bond between Judah and Israel. Now Michael was a union man and so was my genetic Father. So the first shepherds can relate to the Christian priests, the second relate to the unions and the men that lead the people. The unions were indeed broken by Maggie Thatchers government. Cameron's government is also talking about more laws to stop the people and their intentions to strike. The oppressor Cameron is telling the people that wish to go on strike that it will impact on their pensions. Cameron removes the human rights of the people to not give their consent to his actions.
The LORD then gives the people the equipment of a foolish shepherd. One that does not care for the lost, seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy. He then says woe to the shepherd that deserts the flock.
So the question is who is the foolish shepherd? Is it the politicians or is it Islam? The politicians, Imams and Obama do not know how to retrieve those that are lost, nor do they know how to heal the injured, or feed the healthy.
In the parable of the Virgins, there are the wise Virgins -v- the foolish Virgins and we all know how Islam likes to talk about the Virgins that they will get in paradise if they martyr themselves. As we have already explained, martyrdom is a failed initiation on the highway to holiness home to the LORD God.
The shepherds that desert their flock is also mentioned in terms of the shepherds shrinking back, and spiritual leaders have certainly done that in recent years. I have not witnessed a single spiritual leader that has been willing to take on Obama head on. Not one of them as stood up and given their testimony to the people in the public domain as I have done.
One way in which shepherds and pastors desert their flock is by shrinking back from teaching the “whole will of God” (Acts 20:27). This occurs especially when pastors tiptoe around unpopular issues, such as biblical commands about giving and financial faithfulness. A clear indicator of such failure in stewarding the flock can be seen when shepherds fail to teach about what Jesus called “the weightier matters of the law” in favor of secondary issues and personal pet peeves:
Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel (Matthew 23:23-24).
God especially is concerned with issues of mercy and justice, and he places shepherds and leaders over his people to ensure that such priorities are not neglected. In fact, laymen and leaders alike continually must remind each other of these issues as we encourage one another to love, good works and deeds of mercy. However, when the shepherds most responsible for reminding God’s people about God’s concerns forget the priorities themselves, the only thing left for such false teachers is punishment. Zechariah was careful to remind God’s people that even when earthly shepherds fail in their stewardship of the flock, God himself will never fail to be the good shepherd himself, even as he punishes those who lead his people astray:
My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; for the LORD Almighty will care for his flock, the house of Judah ... (Zechariah 10:3 ff).[3]
Matthew Chapter 23 mentions 'FAITHFULNESS' again. In Psalm 92, it is the Harp of Faithfulness that comes at night time e.g. the last days of the end times. In the prophecies of Jeremiah it is also the covenant of the night.
The passage about the camel is telling the people that they would rather accept Islam than do the will of the LORD. Hence, why they are called the 'worthless shepherd'. Zechariah 11 also tells you that they are rich and many of the American spiritual leaders did become rich. Most of them supported Obama as well, including Oprah. Hence why Rev 18 mentions the destruction of Babylon and Isaiah 47 speaks of the catastrophe in terms of how it is expressed in the book of Genesis.
So the worthless shepherd that deserted the flock is symbolic of the spiritual leaders that have deserted the Christians and Jewish people. In so doing, they have aligned themselves with the foolish that think they will have sex with 72 virgins if they commit what amounts to suicide.
So I did receive three gifts after I was born from three different shepherds. 1. Baptized and blessed with the favor, 2. Blessed with the union Father genetically. 3. Blessed by the spiritual.
So the worthless shepherd that deserted the flock is symbolic of the spiritual leaders that have deserted the Christians and Jewish people. In so doing, they have aligned themselves with the foolish that think they will have sex with 72 virgins if they commit what amounts to suicide.
So I did receive three gifts after I was born from three different shepherds. 1. Baptized and blessed with the favor, 2. Blessed with the union Father genetically. 3. Blessed by the spiritual.
ELIAKIM JOSEPH-SOPHIA
1. http://academysounds.blogspot.com/2011/11/jerusalems-sin.html
2. http://www.gekkoportugal.com/the-three-shepherds-of-fatima-portugal.htm
3. http://www.maclellan.net/generosity/library/themes/StewardingFlock
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