Ten Prophetic Clues Concerning Issachar - Frisians

There is no direct history connecting the tribe of Issachar to the Frisian people. We are talking about one of the lost tribes. Even the Caucasian population of the Netherlands comes from various backgrounds. One can compare this ith !e ry. The !e ish people have kno n many proselytes" yet" there has been a core of the tribe of !udah #and some of $evi % &en'amin( over the past )*++ years. The core passes on characteristics and genes to the periphery. $ooking at the ,prophetic clues- one has to conclude that a core of the tribe of Issachar once found its ay to the northern parts of the Netherlands and .ermany #the people north of the line /msterdam0&remen(. This core passed on its characteristics and genes to the influ1 of others. The more fulfilled prophetic clues e find" the stronger our case. What follo s is not historic proof" but proof by revelation.
1st Clue: Issachar strong ass Issachar is a STRONG ASS couching do n !et een t o !urdens "Gen #$:1#% &'(% unless )entioned other ise*+ Issachar is a ,ARG--.ON-/ ASS% couching do n !et een the sheep-0olds "Gen #$:1#% 'PS*+ The patriarch !acob compares his son Issachar to a stubborn" strong boned" donkey #mule(. The stubbornness" the strong ill of mules and donkeys are ell kno n. Think of the story of &alaam and his donkey. If a donkey refuses to move" it is virtually impossible to make it go. 1nd Clue: Issachar2s land is pleasant And 3Issachar4 sa that R-ST as GOO/% and the ,AN/ that it as P,-ASANT "Gen #$:15a*+ 6hen 3Issachar4 sees ho GOO/ is his R-STING-P,AC- and ho P,-ASANT is his ,AN/ "Gen #$:15a% NI(*+ For those ho kno little or nothing about Frisians" .reater0Frisians or history of the Frisians" my advice is to study that first. No adays a lot can be found on the internet. English Wikipedia starts the article Frisians ith4 The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany. They are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, ast Frisia and North Frisia, that !as a part of Denmark until "#$%. They inha&it an area kno!n as Frisia. The Frisian languages are still used &y '((,((( speakers) dialects of Frisian are recogni*ed as official languages in &oth the Netherlands and Germany. The Frisians in the Netherlands live in West Frisia" the province of Friesland" the province of .roningen and the West Frisian isles. The Frisians in .ermany live in East Frisia" North Frisia" 9elgoland and the East Frisian isles. It is orth hile to study these areas first on Wikipedia and then read the rest of this article. The Frisians are fond of their earth, ground and land. The English bless their king or :ueen in their national anthem" the French sing about their revolution and the 2utch have a psalm0like national anthem about William of Orange" but the Frisians sing about their land. The ords land, ground and earth feature seven times in the first stan;a and chorus of the Frisian national anthem.

Donkey (Wikipedia)

Frisians are kno n for their pride" common sense" stubbornness" determination" hence the 2utch e1pression ,Friese sti'fkop-" hich translates as ,stiff0necked Frisian- or ,hard0 headed Frisian-. If a Frisian does not ant to move" it is hard to make him go3 There are t o emblems for the tribe of Issachar4 the ass or donkey #.en 56475a( and the sun % moon #7Chron 7)48)(.

In that light e should see the Frisian lands. The seven stripes and the seven ater0 lilies in the Frisian flag stand for those seven Frisian #sea0(lands. Those Frisian lands are lovely" agrarian" rustic" dotted ith villages. .reen polders" blue skies and hite clouds" ith black and hite Frisian co s can be seen from West Frisia to East Frisia. Issachar sa that the land as pleasant. That-s hy there is no independent Frisian nation.

#th Clue: Issachar a

age sla=e

Flag of Frisia, !ith seven lilies (Wikipedia)

7rd Clue: 8 !et een t o !urdens Issachar is a strong ass couching do n !et een T6O .9R/-NS "Gen #$:1#*+ Issachar is a scra n: don;e: l:ing do n !et een t o SA//,--.AGS "Gen #$:1#% NI(* "or CA<PFIR-S% NI( note*+ &ible interpreters interpret the mishpetaim" the t o burdens" the t o saddle0 bags or campfires in different ays. <ome see this as toil and ta+es, but the pleasantness of the land makes Issachar bo its head. &ecause the land is so good and so pleasant Issachar is illing to stay and to submit to others. /part from the literal agricultural sense of hard ork this can also be interpreted in a political ay= the Frisians #Issachar( bo ed their heads to stronger political nations4 9olland and .ermany. Greater Frisia became the northern fringe of both the Netherlands and .ermany. The Frisians had an independent kingdom in the >th century #king ?edbad(. 9o ever" !acob-s prophecies concern the end0 time. The tribe of Issachar is one of the fe tribes not to have a nation of their o n in the end0time #acharit ha0yamim" .en 5647(. The blessing of @oses #2eut 8847>076( hints at that as ell" as there is no separate blessing for Issachar. Issachar-s blessing is incorporated in Aebulun-s blessing. The Frisians suffer the .erman and 2utch dominance #the t o burdens(" because they are in love ith their land.

And ,eah said% God hath gi=en )e ): >IR-% !ecause I ha=e gi=en ): )aiden to ): hus!and: and she called his na)e Is?sachar 3ish?SAC>AR% )an o0 >IR- or 6AG-S4 "Gen 7@:1A*+ This refers back of course to the agricultural ork Issachar ould do" bo its back and labour a ay" in its fertile and tran:uil land. Working" paying ta1es and re'oicing the pleasantness of the land. Issachar-s name goes back to the story of the mandrakes #v. 7507>(. ?euben has found mandrakes" ?achel ants them and $eah gives them to her ,to hire- her husband !acob back and make him sleep ith her. The Frisian agricultural lands have not generated enough ork for the local population over time" therefore many Frisians have spread out over the rest of the Netherlands. Issachar #the older of the t o( serving Aebulun #the younger of the t o(. Frisians have played an important role in ,olland-s political and cultural life, &igger than their num&er !ould e+pect, .tandaard ncyclopedie, vol. *" page 5+5. Traditional 'obs have been politicians" civil servants" doctors" teachers and la yers. @any people in the /andstad #BCtrecht0 /msterdam0The 9ague0?otterdam( have Frisian surnames. Issacharites are often highly :ualified , age0slaves-" or men of ages.

de 0ries (the Frisian) name in the Netherlands .ource1 2eertens 3nstituut (3nternet)

Wikipedia4 De 0ries is one of the most common Dutch surnames. 3t indicates a geographical origin1 40riesland4 is an old spelling of the Dutch province of Friesland (Frisia). ,ence, 4De 0ries4 means 4The Frisian4. The name has &een transcended a&road to 4De0ries4, 4de0ries4, or 4Devries4.

5th Clue: Issachar% co sB hus!andr:B And o0 Ce!ulun he said% ReDoice% Ce!ulun% in th: going outE and% Issachar% IN T>F T-NTS "/eut 77:1A*+

Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the SHEEP-FOLDS (Gen 4 !"4, #PS$%
Aebulun is particularly blessed in his 'ourneys and Issachar more at home" in his tents" the latter having to do ith husbandry. The Issacharites in the end0time ould love their land" hich ould be very suitable for agriculture in general and for husbandry in particular. The Testament of 3ssachar has the last ords of the patriarch Issachar for his posterity. These ords may never have been spoken" but they give e1tra kno ledge about the tribe of Issachar and ho the Issacharites ere seen in ancient times. Issachar admonishes his sons to apply themselves to husbandry in particular4 When, therefore, 3 gre! up, my children, 3 !alked in uprightness of heart, and 3 &ecame a hus&andman for my father and my &rethren, and 3 &rought in fruits from the field according to their season 5 6o! do!n your &ack unto hus&andry, and toil in la&ours in all manner of hus&andry, offering gifts to the 7ord !ith thanksgiving. 5 For no other portion is given to you than of the fatness of the earth, !hose fruits are raised &y toil. For our father 8aco& &lessed me !ith &lessings of the earth 5 9no! ye therefore, my children, that in the last times your sons !ill forsake singleness, and !ill cleave unto insatia&le desire 5 :nd leaving hus&andry, they !ill follo! after their o!n !icked devices 5, The Testament of 3ssachar. The Frisian co s are among the best co s in the orld" ith the highest milk production. Frisians are so ell0kno n as co!s, that many English do not reali;e that Frisians are a people too. 9usbandry is one of the main identifiers of Issachar. There is a Frisian horse too. The Frisian island of Te1el has its o n brand of sheep and there is also a kind of East Frisian sheep" hich has a very high milk production. Issachar ould be blessed ith the fruits of the earth" and ith livestock in particular. In )+7+ the Netherlands e1ported for 5.D billion euros of dairy products. The )+7+ e1port as 7*E million kilos of butter" )5E million kilos of milk0po der" )*6 million kilos of condensed milk and *ED million kilos of cheese. /ll this made from 77.D billion kilos of milk. No need to say the Frisian north of the country had an important input. The Netherlands is the second biggest e+porting country of agricultural products in the orld.

Frisian co! (Wikipedia)

Gth Clue: Issachar% singleness% si)plicit: Issachar% the 0i0th son o0 'aco! and ,eah 8 1# 6hen% there0ore% I gre up% ): children% I al;ed in 9PRIG>TN-SS o0 heart 8 1H I ne=er slandered an: one% nor did I censure the li0e o0 an: )an% al;ing as I did in SING,-N-SS o0 e:e "The Testament of Issachar, Chapter I*+ Frisians are honest" sincere" do n0to0 earth" straightfor ard" single0minded people. Even more so than the 2utch in general. .traight, so&er and s;uare are terms Frisians are kno n by in the rest of the country. 8ust act normal, that-s !eird enough, is their creed. This fits in ith the Testament of 3ssachar, hich is also called the testament of singleness or simplicity4 The Fifth .on of 8aco& and 7eah 5 ,e appeals for simplicity 5 When, therefore, 3 gre! up, my children, 3 !alked in uprightness of heart 5:nd my father &lessed me, for he sa! that 3 !alked in rectitude &efore him. :nd 3 !as not a &usy&ody in my doings 5 !alking as 3 did in singleness of eye 5 The single<minded man coveteth not gold, he overreacheth not his neigh&our, he longeth not after manifold dainties, he delighteth not in varied apparel 5 For he !alketh in singleness of soul, and &eholdeth all things in uprightness of heart 5 9eep, therefore 5 the la! of God, and get singleness, and !alk in guilelessness 5 love the 7ord and your neigh&our, have compassion on the poor and !eak 5 and !alk in the singleness of your father ... 9no! ye therefore, my children, that in the last times your sons !ill forsake singleness, and !ill cleave unto insatia&le desire. :nd leaving guilelessness, !ill dra! near to malice 5 and !alk !ith men in singleness of heart. In the light of all this it is note orthy that the /mish and @ennonites trace their history

back to @enno <imons;. #756D07*)7(" a Frisian /nabaptist reformer. &ecause he as persecuted in Friesland proper" he fled to East Friesland. Hth Clue: Issachar% ;no ledge o0 the ti)es

&nd o' the children o' Issachar, which were men that had ()DE*S+&)DI)G OF +HE +I,ES, to -now what Israel ought to do. the heads o' the/ were two hundred. and all their brethren were at their co//and/ent ("0hron "1!21$+
/ccording to commentators" this understanding of the times had to do ith the mathematical and astronomical kno ledge of the Issacharites" hich enabled them to make calendars andFor kno the times. 2atthe! ,enry-s =ommentary1 They !ere men of great skill a&ove any of their neigh&ours, men that had understanding of the times, to kno! !hat 3srael ought to do. They understood the natural times, could discern the face of the sky, !ere !eather<!ise, could advise their neigh&ours in the proper times for ploughing, so!ing reaping, etc. >r the ceremonial times, the times appointed for the solemn feasts) therefore they are said to call the people to the mountain (Deu ??1"@ ), for almanacs !ere not then so common as no!. &ecause of their kno ledge of the times" the second emblem of the tribe of Issachar is sun A moon. This emblem is used more often than the donkey.

Blanetarium is the oldest still !orking planetarium in the !orld. To create the gears for the model, "(,((( handmade nails !ere used. 3n addition to the &asic orrery, there are displays of the phase of the moon and other astronomical phenomena. Eise Eisinga as a Frisian ho" through self0education" mastered mathematics and astronomy. 9e as not alone doing this at the time. @y Frisian friend !aap 9eeringa" is a former farmer #husbandry(" ho founded and leads the 2o-adim Foundation. @o-adim H 9ebre for appointed times H advocates the celebration of <abbaths" Ne @oons and Feasts of the $O?2. /nother good e1ample of an Issacharite ith an understanding of the times I to kno hat Israel ought to do. Ath Clue: trade I shipping And o0 Ce!ulun he said% ReDoice% Ce!ulun% in th: going outE and% Issachar% in th: tents+ T>-F shall call the people unto the )ountainE there T>-F shall o00er sacri0ices o0 righteousness: 0or T>-F shall S9C& T>A.9N/ANC- OF T>- S-AS% and o0 treasures hid in the sand "/eut 77:1A-1$*+ Numerically the Frisians up north are not of great importance. @ost of the .reater Frisians from the north have spread out over the rest of the country. I feel it is safe to say that the 2utch H e1cept for the south H are in general descendants of t o tribes" Aebulun and Issachar. In a ay this mi1 is predicted by @oses. In a sense he has only 7+ blessings. <imeon is not mentioned (3 !ill scatter them in 3srael, .en 564E(. Ephraim and @anasseh are together in !oseph-s blessing and Aebulun and Issachar are together in Aebulun-s blessing" hence the pronoun ,they-. T9EJ ill suck the abundance of the seas3 This is a clear end0time prophecy. &oth Aebulun and Issachar ere landlocked tribes. Frisians ere so dominant in trade and shipping in the Eth and >th centuries" that the North <ea as often called the Frisian <ea. The naming of the seas is also revealing. The Frisians called the sea north of them North <ea" south of them Auyder;ee #<outh <ea( and in front of $eeu arden the @iddel;ee #@iddle <ea(. <ucking the treasures hid in the sand applies to both tribes as ell. @ost of the natural gas and North <ea oil is under the lands and sea of the .reater Frisian realm. It is of great importance for the 2utch elfare state. $th Clue: ;no ledge o0 the la

isinga-s Blanetarium (Wikipedia)

Frisians traditionally have a feeling for arithmetic and mathematics= think of Eise Eisinga-s Glanetarium in Friesland" Wikipedia4 The /oyal ise isinga Blanetarium is an "#th<century orrery in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands 5 The orrery !as &uilt from "CC% to "C#" &y ise isinga 5 The ise isinga

&nd o' the children o' Issachar, which were men that had ()DE*S+&)DI)G o' the ti/es, to 3)O4 what Israel O(GH+ +O DO. the heads o' the/ were two hundred 5 ("0hron "1!21$+
One may ell be good in arithmetic and mathematics" but the above verse also stresses that the Issacharites KNEW the times and KNEW hat Israel OC.9T TO 2O. This of course is not possible ithout Torah kno ledge" ithout kno ledge of .od-s la . That-s hy the rabbi-s have a second e1planation of this verse saying that the Issacharites e1celled in Torah kno ledge" in kno ledge of the $/W. <ometimes this is portrayed by an emblem of an open book.

3ssachar (Wikipedia)

It is therefore interesting to see that there is :uite a close connection bet een Frisians and la s4 Wikipedia1 Lex Frisionum, the 47a! =ode of the Frisians4, !as recorded in 7atin during the reign of =harlemagne, after the year C#', !hen the Frankish con;uest of Frisia !as completed &y the final defeat of the Frisian king /ad&oud. The la! code covered the region of the Frisians.

T>-F 3Ce!ulun I Issachar4 S>A,, CA,, T>P-OP,3peoples% 'PS4 9NTO T><O9NTAINE there the: shall o00er sacri0ices o0 righteousness 8 "/eut 77E1$*+ In &iblical language a mountain often portrays a kingdom4 :nd it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the 7 >/D-. house shall &e esta&lished in the top of the mountains 5 :nd many people shall go and say, =ome ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the 7>/D 5 (3sa D1D<?). The $o Countries #Aebulun % Issachar( have played a significant religious role over the past centuries. !ust to name a fe e1amples4 .erard .roote #785+078>5( as a 2utch preacher and founder of the 6rethren of the =ommon 7ife and a key figure in the 2evotio @oderna movement= Thomas L Kempis became a follo er of the @odern 2evotion in 2eventer and rote The 3mitation of =hrist. Wikipedia about the Imitation4 The 3mitation is perhaps the most !idely read devotional !ork ne+t to the 6i&le ... :part from the 6i&le, no &ook has &een translated into more languages than the 3mitation of =hrist. Wikipedia about Erasmus4 rasmus 5 !as a proponent of religious toleration 5 4Brince of the ,umanists4) he has &een called 4the cro!ning glory of the =hristian humanists4. There are many 2utch organisations hich are not kno n in the /nglo0<a1on orld. <uffice to mention the Frisian reformer @enno <imons #@ennonites(= the Gilgrim Fathers ho stayed in $eiden= 2utch evangelist !ohan @aasbach= /nne van der &i'l" founder of >pen Doors) Corrie ten &oom= Karel van Oordt" founder of =hristians for 3srael) etc. Eondervan pu&lications in .rand ?apids" C</" as founded #7687( by people ith 2utch ancestry. Aondervan is a 2utch surname" dominant in the province of Friesland.

The 9odeks /oarda is a medieval document !ith 7atin and >ld Frisian la! te+ts (Wikipedia)

The <even Frisian <ealands of the @iddle /ges ould come together at /urich #East0Friesland( around Gentecost #Gentecost" the giving of the la 3(. There they ould 'udge" discuss la for the <even Frisian <ealands. 1@th Clue: call the people unto the )ountain

.hield of Ee&ulun and 3ssachar calling the nations unto the mountain (&y my friend /:F .teinfort). The sailing &oat is Ee&ulun-s em&lem and the sun and moon is 3ssachar-s. White is Ee&ulun-s colour and &lack is 3ssachar-s colour. The mountain signifies God-s 9ingdom. .ome say that the t!o !itnesses (/ev "") !ill &e from the tri&es of Ee&ulun and

3ssachar, calling the nations to repent, &efore the

.econd =oming.

<ome e1tra maps4

Frisian areas around "?(( (Wikipedia)

.even Frisian .ealands, (2ark .ensen, internet)