READ: Isaiah 22:20-21
Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
Genesis 49:8-10
A novice is someone who does not know that authority is given to someone with love and mercy. Judah is the son of Jacob who suggested that Joseph be sold as a slave to the Egyptians, rather than killing him. Through Judah’s intervention Joseph was spared certain death from his wicked brothers. Jacob prophesied that Judah would be the source of leadership. Jacob was not a novice and he saw through Judah’s actions and knew that leadership would be given to him. Leadership and authority go to the one with love and mercy.
According to the book of Exodus, “God Himself is merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation” (Exodus 34:6-7).
You will notice that God, who has almighty power, is full of mercy and loving traits. If God were to count iniquities, everyone on earth would be judged and would evaporate within the next ten minutes. There would be nothing left of anyone if judgment was put in the hands of a wicked person.
A wicked person with a lot of power will only turn into a malignant dictator. Only a man of mercy and love must be allowed to be in a powerful position. God will develop love, mercy and understanding in you before He gives you a lot of power and authority.