Genesis 49:8-12 KJV – 8 Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee. 9 Judah [is] a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be]. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12 His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Deuteronomy 33:7 KJV – 7 And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from his enemies.
Numbers 2:3-9 KJV – 3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of the children of Judah. 4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 5 And those that do pitch next unto him [shall be] the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar [shall be] captain of the children of Issachar. 6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 7 [Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon [shall be] captain of the children of Zebulun. 8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah [were] an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth.
ON THE FOURTH DAY OF CREATION, JESUS PLACED PATTERNS OF STARS IN THE SKY, LIGHTS WHICH SERVE FIRST AND FOREMOST AS THE TRIBAL “SIGNS” OR 12 MILITARY “ENSIGNIA” OF THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL.
Genesis 1:14 KJV – 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs,[H226] and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Of the 88 Constellations, or Patterns of Lights that make up the sky, the sun passes through only 12 of these ‘Owthowth, each one in its order. Scientists call the circuit the sun runs through these 12 Signs the “Ecliptic.”
The time it takes for the sun to pass through each ‘Owthowth varies. These time periods are called “Solar Months.” The 12 Biblical Months of the year are named after these 12 Solar Months.
The ‘Owthowth אוֹתוֹת (H226) of the Tribe of Judah is fifth in the sun’s circuit along the ecliptic.
EACH “ SIGN” OR MILITARY “ENSIGN” IS EMBROIDERED ONTO ITS OWN “FLAG” OR “STANDARD” IN ONE OF THE FOUR COLORS OF THE FOUR CAMPS IN THEIR FOUR DIRECTIONS.
Numbers 2:2 KJV – 2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign[H226] of their father’s house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.
The Tribe of Judah is the Head of the Camp of Judah, the Royal Camp, in the East, which moves out in the First “Rank”. Judah is the first of the Twelve Tribes or “Companies” that make up the Armies of The Lord. The Jews’ Flag or “Standard” color is Purple.