THE 1ST GREAT TRIBULATION
JACOB'S 84 MONTH GREAT TRIBULATION
Captives during their 84 months
We must look at Jacob's great affliction/tribulation and understand that the great trouble that spanned the 7 years (84 months) was a massive famine. There simply was no water (rain) or food in all the land. Even though all 3 great tribulations have similar symbolic meanings, they also are each very unique. Jacob and his family were under heavy mental & physical stress knowing they had to rely & depend upon Egypt for food or else they would perish. Knowing this fact, we can see that they were in a sense "leashed" to Egypt. They were in affect captives to the land of Egypt. They may leave but must always return for food else they die. They were captives during their 7 year (84 month) great tribulation.
Release from Captivity
When Jacob's 84 month great tribulation came to completion, they were no longer "leashed" to Egypt as captives. They no longer had to rely upon Egypt for food. They were essentially set free.
JACOB'S GREAT TRIBULATION 3RD PART
The 425 years (5100 months)
Why am I declaring that the Israelites remained within Egypt for an additional 425 years when Exodus 12:40-41 clearly states they were within Egypt for 430 years?
Exodus 12:40-41
Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
They remained within the Promised Land for the first 2 years of the 7 year famine. They were then commanded by Joseph to leave the Promised Land and come into Egypt to where the food was. They then remained within Egypt for those final 5 years of the famine. So, if they sojourned within Egypt for 430 years (Exodus 12:40-41) and 5 of those years were within the final 5 years of their great tribulation famine, that leaves an additional 425 years. Hence the 5100 months.
What actions occurred during Jacob's 3rd part?
1. The Israelites were protected from death.
2. The Israelites were released from captivity.
3. The Israelites left with treasure.
4. The Egyptian king is destroyed.
5. The Israelites left the evil kingdom.
Protected from death
Exodus 12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over (Passover) the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
Released from captivity
Exodus 12:30-31 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
Left with treasure
Exodus 3:21-22 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty:
22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
Egyptian king destroyed
Jacob's 3rd part, 5100 months, was vast. There are actually 2 kings that are connected to the 5100 months that died. The pharaoh contemporary with Joseph and the pharaoh contemporary with Moses.
Exodus 14:26-28 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Left the evil kingdom
Exodus 12:41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
The 5100 months were 13 months short
13 months short
The Israelites partook of their Passover Feast within Egypt at the end of their 5100 months. But it was'nt a celebration or worship feast, it was for their protection. They did'nt gather together as one to worship their True King outside Egypt on holy ground for another 13 months. This equates to a total of 5113 months.
The 5113th month occurred outside the evil kingdom
The full 5113 months represent the completion of Jacob's Great Tribulation.
Two final events occurred within the 5113th month which was the first month of the second year coming out of Egypt.
1. THE FIRST TIME THE LORD'S TABERNACLE IS ERECTED
Exodus 40:17
And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
2. THE FIRST TIME THE PASSOVER FEAST IS CELEBRATED OUTSIDE OF EGYPT ON HOLY GROUND
Numbers 9:1-5
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season, according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover. And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai, according to all the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
* 5100 months - released from death, captivity, oppressive king and the evil kingdom.
* 5113 months - worshipped the Lord outside of Egypt on holy ground. The full 3 part great tribulation was now complete.