11 ¶ And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
12 These shall stand upon mount
Gerizima to
abless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon,
and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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12a These shall stand upon mount
Gerizim From the beginning of Israel in the land of promise the
site where the administrations of the blessings of Lord was to be located
upon mount Gerizim. Thus the concept of the Samaritan woman at the well was
that at mount Gerizim was the proper place of the worship of the Lord. This
was advantageous to Ephraim for Mount Gerizim was in the land of the tribe
of Ephraim, as was also Joshua, God's administrator during that time. Yet also
was Shiloh made to be the location of the tabermacle and the ark in Ephraim.
Later King David would remove such unto Jerusalem and he would select and
choose those of Judah over Israel or Ephraim. Thus the argument between
Judah and Ephraim was where was Israel to worship God. The simple answer is
reflected in Christ's answer to the woman at the well, 'Neither in this place
or in Jerusalem', but where ever the Lord accepts and anoints a place unto
his worship. Today we have many such places of worship anointed unto the Lord,
and ones of specific and particular use such as chapels and temples, which
also did ancient Israel. The important factor is the appointing, annoiting or
decdicating and the accepting of such places by God. Even one's own home may
be a place of worship unto the Lord if so properly used to do so.
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