Joseph's Vision of the Twelve Deer and the Lamb
Before he dies, Joseph tells his sons and brothers about the visions he saw. He saw twelve deer feeding. Nine of them were divided and scattered in the land, and then the other three were scattered as well.
He then saw a virgin born from Judah, wearing a linen garment, and from her came a spotless Lamb with something like a lion at his left hand. All the beasts rushed against the Lamb, and he overcame them, destroyed them and trod them underfoot, and the angels, mankind and all the earth rejoiced. Joseph says these things will happen in the last days. He tells his children to honour Judah and Levi, since the Lamb of God will arise from them, and says that his own kingdom among them will end while the Lamb's kingdom will never be shaken.
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- Patriarchal
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- Joseph
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The twelve deer and the Lamb
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 129:1-7
Hear ye also, my children, the visions which I saw....
1ear ye also, my children, the visions which I saw.
Did You Know?
Joseph saw twelve deer feeding, of which nine were scattered in the land first and the remaining three afterward.
The virgin in the vision is born from Judah and wears a linen garment.
The Lamb is described as without spot, with something like a lion standing at his left hand.
All the beasts rushed against the Lamb, and he overcame them and trod them underfoot.
Joseph compares his own kingdom to a watcher's hammock, which is no longer seen once the summer is over.