Since Israel has a new leader, I would
like to attach my old post.
How many leaders of Israel since Moses?
Moses is the first leader of Israel. After
Moses died, Joshua continued his role and led Israelis
cross the Jordan river, and entered the promised land.
After Joshua died, God raised twelve judges. They are
Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair,
Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon and Samson.
After the twelve judges, Israelis asked
for Kings. Saul is the first king of Israel. I have
attached a list of kings of Israel and Judah.
There are total of 42 kings including
Saul. Since Israel's rebirth as a nation on May 14 1948,
they have 12 modern day leaders/Prime Ministers. They
are David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Sharett, Levi Eshkol, Golda
Meir, Yitzhak Rabin, Manachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir,
Simon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel
Sharon and Ehud Olmert.
Here's the calculation.
Moses + Joshua + 12 judges + 42 Kings of
Israel and Judah + 12 Prime Ministers = 68 leaders.
There will be a 69th leader to come after
Netanyahu. Looks like he is Bennet.
Guess who shall be the 70th leader of
Israel?
My take is Jesus. 70 is the number
frequently used by God. It represents completion, and
perfection. It makes sense Jesus is the 70th leader of
Israel and Judah.
Ray