What are you not understanding?

Dan shall be a serpent by the way, a viper by the path, that bites the horses heels so that its rider shall fall backward. --Genesis 49:17

...of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed; --Revelation 7:6

I noticed this morning while reading Israel's (Jacob's) blessing on his deathbed over his twelve sons, many of them were not very positive--especially his words about Dan. I looked at commentary, which led me to discover that Dan is the only one of the twelve sons not listed as a sealed tribe (part of the 144,000 at end times). Instead, Joseph's first born son Manasseh is given that named seal amongst his dad (Joseph) and uncles, which consist of all of Joseph's brothers except Dan. After I noticed this, I initially told myself that "the Bible is so confusing and that's why I never put that together before," but the truth is not that the Bible is confusing, but it's that we are made confused when reading the Bible. I've said to myself before, "How could I ever get all these names and places fully figured out--especially all the Mary's or other repeated names?" Then, the Holy Spirit reminded me that I don't have a problem remembering celebrity names and all the movies they've been in, and even information about their personal life. I could do that with about five celebrity "Jennifer's" right now. A lot of people can also do something similar with sports figures both past and present. So, when we say the numbers listed in the Bible don't seem significant, they were important enough to take up the precious space they are printed on. There are sports fans that know years of big games, scores, players, stats, and averages. We certainly have a physical capacity to fully know, remember, and comprehend the Bible in its entirety, but we are being supernaturally distracted and confused. I'm certain of this. A solution that helps is prayer. I try to pray whenever I open my Bible--I pray for the Holy Spirit to guide me, for Jesus to teach me, and God to lead me on the right path. In Jesus name I pray all who show interest in Your Word are led by Light to understanding only You can provide.

AMEN