Camel/judge

Camel/judge

Le 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

Mt 7:1 ¶ Judge not, that ye be not judged.

The camel 'ruminates', or meditates on the word of God, but it does not produce a holy walk/life. This is like the scribes who knew the law, because they copied it all day long, but they did not take it to heart. The camel represents the judge. Jesus is the righteous judge, but the law still applies to him. If you judge, you will be judged. we must solve a riddle: Why did Jesus say he did not come to judge and yet we say he did judge?

Consider Paul's saying to the Hebrews:

Heb 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.

Jesus was tempted in every way that we are but he did not sin. He removed all our excuses. We can't stand before God and give reasons why we chose to sin.. There is no excuse. In this way Jesus judged the world. There are none righteous, no not one. By being perfect he was made unclean by judging us. He died for it.

camel gamal גמל - recompense. The metaphor of the camel representing a judge comes from the word 'recompense'. The judge can give you a reward, or a penalty, if you deserve it. The camel is unclean by the rules of the law. It does not have a Holy walk. This is a riddle:

The judge must die as a symbol of judgement ending. Likewise the prophet dies in symbol meaning all prophecy is fulfilled. We do not become judges among men. As kings we rule the flesh (our own). As priests we intercede for others.

In Jewish tradition, letter gimel ג means 'a rich man pursuing a poor man' . It is the same word as camel. Luke tells the account of when a rich man chased after the poor man, Jesus . He called Jesus "Good Teacher" and ask what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus said that only God was good, but if he kept the commandments he would do well. Now the rich man (camel) made a mistaken judgement. He said that he had kept all the commandments. Though Jesus said only God was good, the man said he too was good. He made himself equal to God. Jesus told him that if he was equal to God, Jesus himself, he should do what God has done. He should give up all he has, since Jesus gave up his divinity and possession of the universe, to be the poor man standing before him.

If you have ever threaded a needle, you spit on the thread and make it stand out, and try to run it through the eye. It is difficult because as your hand with the thread shakes, the thread bends down. To do it more easily, you hold the thread hand against your cheek near your eye and bring the needle to it. This is what the rich man had done. He brought the law to him, interpreting the law in such a way that he did not see his own sin. It is easier for a real camel to go through the eye of a real needle than for the rich-man camel to justify himself by the law. He was a poor judge facing the true judge.