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Understanding the Times

Understanding the Times

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Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, 200 chiefs, and all their kinsmen under their command. (1 Chronicles 12:32, English Standard Version [ESV]).


1 Chronicles 12 records a moment of massive national transition. Following the crisis and power vacuum left by King Saul's death, the fractured tribes of Israel unified at Hebron to crown David as their new king. Among the twelve tribes, one group stood apart — not for their military strength or their numbers, but for something rarer: wisdom. The sons of Issachar were men "who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do" (1 Chronicles 12:32, ESV).

In a moment of national transition, their clarity was a gift to an entire nation. We live in such a moment. The world's financial architecture is undergoing changes more profound than most people realize, and the people of God are not exempt from the need to understand them.

This is not a call to anxiety. It is a call to wisdom.


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