Deuteronomy 33:23 About Naphtali he said: "Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lordand is full of His blessing; (Moses' farewell blessing to God's people next names Naphtali
as a tribe blessed and highly favored by the Lord.
Through Rachel's servant Bilhah, her child was named Naphtali,
his name referring to the successful wrestling and competition that Rachel felt she had to engage in and had won over her sister Leah
in her effort to produce sons for her husband.
Although his birth number six represents man and human weakness and human effort, as the sixth son of Jacob, Naphtali is a picture of the great favor that the Lord confers on humankind and on us today.
Though we, like Rachel contend with each other, often striving through our own efforts to succeed, the Lord redeems our human weaknesses and character flaws through His salvation and raises us into His divine favor despite our sinful nature and human frailty. Naphtali and we not only will be blessed, but will also abound in and be full of the delight, the acceptance, the pleasure, and the goodwill of the Lord.
The fullness, the extent, and the multitude of the Lord's blessings will pour forth in an overflowing abundance.
Through Naphtali's blessing, the Lord pronounces a benediction blessing of approval and endorsement and prosperity on us.)
he will inherit southward to the lake." (Also reflecting the Lord's high favor is Naphtali's land allotment. Located in the northern part of Canaan, by far the largest part lying to the west of the Jordan River that runs north and south of the Promised Land and to the south of the most northern territory of Dan, this area would later be the part of Israel where much of Jesus' Own earthly ministry would eventually take place, a further confirmation of Naphtali's favor in the Lord. In the same way, the Lord blesses us with the abundance of the lush land of His favor and positions us in the very place, the very allotment of our lives, where Jesus Himself conducts His ministry to and in us.)
