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7 [evil] spirits. Can you tell me why there are only 7 when there were 11
descendants of Canaan?
[The 11 descendants
of Canaan are listed in Genesis 10:15-18]
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Genesis 10:15
"And
Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth"
(Genesis 10:15)
Sidon his firstborn
The name "Sidon" literally means
"hunting"
Sidon is highlighted as the "firstborn",
and is first in the list
∴ The list of Canaan's sons in
Genesis 10:15-18 denotes the "spiritual roadmap" that the
Canaanite
spirit (of addictions and low passions) uses to hunt people down and
have them under its control
==> Sidon denotes the "theme" of the
list
Heth
Heth points to the Hittite spirit, since the
word "Hittite" literally means "son of Heth"
Heth is prominently featured as a single
individual (not a group) at the top of the list, alongside Sidon
The name "Heth" literally means terror,
which, in a negative sense, speaks of dark, sinister forces
∴ Heth indicates how the agents
depicted in the rest of the list operate under a dark and sinister
left-handed hidden agenda that targets the emotions and uses deceit as its main
technique
==> Heth denotes the "overriding strategy"
used by the agents in the list
Genesis 10:16
"And the Jebusite, and the
Amorite, and the Girgasite" (Genesis 10:16)
Notice how the rest of the descendants in the
list are not referred to by individual names but rather by "tribal names"
==>
The rest of the list delineates the agents
that work to fully ensnare a person under the Canaanite
spirit
The Jebusite
As we have shared
before, the Jebusite spirit is
an enforcer of laws that are birthed in the soul and not the Spirit
The Jebusite spirit is a legalistic spirit that
places external pressure on people
to make them
conform to laws and
principles that originate from an
Amorite king
∴ The Jebusite spirit points to the
pressure exerted by a societal group or subgroup in order to force those
within its sphere of influence to accept laws that they may initially not be
comfortable with
==>
The first thing that the Canaanite spirit
does is to reshape the laws in your
mind in order to remove any moral or
conscientious objection you may have to the things that the Canaanite spirit
is trying to get you to do
The Jebusite spirit tries to redefine your
concept of "right" and "wrong" by pointing to those around you and saying,
"If everyone around you believes this to be true, then it must be true;
besides, you don't want to stick out like a sore thumb and bear all the
conflictive consequences of thinking differently, do you?"
The Jebusite spirit twists your judgements to
fit soul parameters rather than Spirit parameters
∴ The Canaanite spirit uses the Jebusite
spirit to break down your moral scruples and to deceive you into accepting
false laws
Through its Jebusite agents, the Canaanite
spirit deceives you by using "right-handed" reasoning, appealing to your
logical side and thus causing you to think that you are acting rationally
and not emotionally
The Amorite
As we have shared
before, the Amorite spirit is
a spirit of unrighteous conquest
The Amorite spirit is one of
unrighteousopportunism that takes advantage of every chance it has to further its own,
self-glorifying ends; the Amorite spirit does things "because it can"
∴ The Amorite spirit appeals to your
sense of conquest and causes you to purse the thrills of being able to do
things that you know are not right
The Amorite spirit is a spirit of
fornication
that "objectifies" people, turning them into mere objects that it throws
away after it has extracted all the benefit it can from them
∴ The Canaanite spirit uses its Amorite
agents to erode your ability to recognise the intangible, personal value of
others, prompting you to see them as mere objects that can provide you some
sort of gratification or benefit
Through its Amorite agents, the Canaanite spirit
deceives you into seeing everything and everyone as a means to a
self-serving end
The Girgashite
As we have shared
before, the Girgashite spirit
is, ironically enough, a "de-spiritualising" spirit that causes people to
deny the reality of the invisible realm and to focus on the natural, visible
realm
The prophetic anointing is the one that propels
people to "sow" a
sacrifice in order to reap an eternal reward that may come
a long time down the road, and the Girgashite spirit is the prophetic
endowment's "archenemy"
∴ The Canaanite spirit uses its Girgashite
agents to desensitise you as to the spiritual nature of what it is prompting
you to do. You no longer see the invisible spiritual barriers that could be
transgressed, and you fail to see the spiritual nature in yourself and in
others. You also become incapable of perceiving the long-term consequences
of the actions you are being prompted to carry out
==>
The Girgashite agents are used to
deceive you into seeing things from a 2-dimensional,
surface perspective only
Disabling the right side first
As you can see, these 3 spirits form the
right side of the triangle of evil:
These 3 evil spirits are a distortion of
the right-handed
apostolic and
teacher endowments, as well as a
distortion of the
evangelistic endowment
The enemy first targets your
mind with seemingly "right-handed" reasoning, just as it did
with the woman in the Garden of Eden
Even though the Canaanite agents sound
"right-handed" at first, they are always operating under a hidden
left-handed agenda; this is why Heth is at the top of the list
alongside Sidon, disguising the entire strategy
Genesis 10:17
"And the Hivite, and the
Arkite, and the Sinite" (Genesis 10:17)
The Hivite
As we have shared
before, the Hivite
spirit is a spirit of self-indulgence that prompts people to isolate
themselves in "pleasure islands"
The Hivite spirit prompts people to
believe that "the world is their oyster" and that the universe was
created for the purpose of pleasing them
∴ The Canaanite spirit uses its Hivite agents to
envelop you in islands of hedonistic self-indulgence
After the Jebusite, Amorite, and
Girgashite agents have torn down the right-handed wall in your mind,
the Hivite agents come to engulf you in the "pleasures" that the
Canaanite spirit was prompting you into; that is when you first
become trapped in the Canaanites' net
The Hivite agents are used to deceive
you into a sense of entitlement over the Canaanite actions you are
indulging in
The Hivite agents deceive you into
thinking that "it is all about you"
The sad thing is that, by the time you
are in the Hivite stage, you have already accepted false Jebusite
laws in your mind, you have Amoritely turned people into mere "means
to an end", and you have Girgashitely renounced to both your
spiritual nature and the spiritual nature of others; that is why
whatever pleasure you experience at the Hivite stage becomes so
meaningless and self-degrading
The Arkite
The word "Arkite" literally means
"gnawing", and is derived from another word meaning "tush"
As indicated on
thefreedictionary.com,
the word "tush" refers to a canine
tooth, especially one of a horse
As some of you may know, dogs can be
animals full of "urges", especially certain breeds; many dogs, for
example, cannot control their urge to chew up shoes and certain
furniture, and some become very excited, barking uncontrollably at
the smell of food
∴ The "gnawing" and the canine tooth
called "tush" all point to "dogs", which in turn point to the
Canaanite spirit of low passions
The word "gnawing" has the connotation of
something that persists and will not go away
In the Arkite stage, the person is
enveloped by and overflowing with Canaanite soul urges
==>
The Arkites enable the acting out of
Canaanite urges
==>
The Arkites represents the Canaanite
spirit being acted upon with "faithful" frequency
It is at this stage that the Canaanite
spirit can say that "it has you" and can officially call you a
"member of the
Canaanite family"
The Sinite
The "Sinites" were people of "Sin". The
derivation of "Sin" is somewhat uncertain. It is strongly believed,
however, that the Sinites are the progenitors of the Chinese race.
There is multiple evidence supporting this:
As indicated on
creationwiki.org, the Greeks and Arabs at one time referred to
China as "Sin".
Many of the early traders with the Scythians were
known as the "Sinæ" and had a capital at Thinæ,
in what is now the north-central province of Shaanxi (陝西) in
China. As indicated on
brogilbert.org, the Silk Road began at this province's capital
city, which was also known as Siang-Fu, meaning "Father Sin", and is
known as Xi'an today (西安, pronounced "Shi-an"). As indicated on
wikipedia.org, the
area around this city is where the first capital city of China was
established when the Qin Dynasty unified China under one government
for the first time, around the 3rd Century B.C. In fact,
the
infamous Terracota Army is located in Xi'an.
Even though this happened in a
"roundabout" way, the name "Sin" is associated with China, even to
this day. That is why we speak of "Sino-American relations",
for example, when
referring to relations between China and America. The
modern association between "Sin" and "China" is derived from "Qin"
(秦), the name of the Dynasty, which, is actually pronounced "Tsin"
in Mandarin.
As we have shared
before, the Perizzite
spirit is an "isolating" spirit that traps you in a village of
little vision and hope; therefore, it is not surprising that China
went through a long period of severe isolation, even despite its
large size, its well-developed civilisation, and its potential
influence on world events
∴ The Sinites here represent the Perizzite
agents that swarm into your life after you have yielded to and
immersed yourself in the "uncontrollable urges" of the Arkite agents
Wherever Perizzite spirits abound,
chronic poverty eventually follows
==>
After you become fully immersed in the
Canaanite addiction, a cloud of poverty sets in, a cloud
in which you become increasingly isolated and under
which you lose all sense of vision and hope for the
future
This is why regions dominated by
Canaanite attitudes tend to develop large pockets of perennial
poverty where people have little hope for the future
The "Arkite" is surrounded by the "Hivite"
and the "Sinite"
The Hivite represents the "rich
villager" spirit
The Sinite represents the Perizzite
spirit, which in turn points to the "poor villager" spirit
Notice, therefore, how, when you come
under the full influence of the Canaanite spirit in the Arkite
spirit, you become
enclosedby the 2 village spirits
==>
You become enclosed in a downward cycle
of Hivite self-indulgence and Perizzite blindness and hopelessness
Genesis 10:18
"And the Arvadite, and the
Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the
Canaanites spread abroad" (Genesis 10:18)
The Arvadite
The word "Arvad" literally means "I
shall break loose" and is derived from the word ruwd meaning
"to wander restlessly, to roam"
Interestingly enough, Arvad was a
city-island near Sidon (the name of Canaan's firstborn)
∴ Once you become trapped in the
Hivite-Arkite-Sinite cycle, you break from the anchors that tie you
down to a sober and well-grounded life, and you become an
aimless
wanderer, a person with no sense of purpose or direction
This is why many people who are trapped in
Canaanite addictions feel literally called to leave their homes and wander
aimlessly as homeless people. Even when you help them to return to a
bit of normality and escape from their state of poverty and
hopelessness, such people are often tempted to return to their
aimless, wandering ways for no reason at all, even if it means
returning to depressing poverty.
The Zemarite
The word "Zemarite" is derived from "Zemaraim",
which literally means "double woolens"
To understand the meaning of the "double
woolens", we must meditate on the following passage:
"36
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou
hast said, 37
Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on
the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I
know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
38
And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece
together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
39
And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I
will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with
the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the
ground let there be dew.
40
And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and
there was dew on all the ground." (Judges 6:36-40)
Both fleeces speak of the Christ's
visitation on the Earth. The first fleece speaks of how the Anointed one
appears imbued with
the dew of God's anointing in the midst of a
spiritually dry land. The second fleece speaks of how the Anointed one
is willing to "bleed himself" dry so that others may participate in the
anointing that is in him/her.
The "double woolens" of Zemaraim point to a
similar process, but only with a negative outcome. The first woolen, the
moistened woolen, speaks of the Canaanite immersed in the "pleasures" of
his Canaanite behaviour. The second woolen, the dry woolen, speaks of
the state of extreme and pathetic dryness that the Canaanite ends up in
at the end of his road; this dryness is so extreme that it makes those
surrounding him seem imbued in "moisture". As opposed to the Anointed
one's dryness in Judges 6:40, the Canaanite's dryness is not a voluntary
one; it is not one accepted in sacrifice in order to liberate others.
Instead, it is a curse of dryness imposed upon someone who pursued
"waters" to an unrighteous extreme.
The Hamathite
The word "Hamath" literally means "fortress"
and is derived from the Hebrew word chowmah meaning "wall";
chowmah is generally used in Scripture to refer to city walls; in
ancient times, the city's walls acted as a source of military protection
from attackers
∴ In a negative sense, Hamath
speaks of an Alcatraz prison that walls you in and prevents you escaping
to freedom
At this stage, you have become a
full-fledged slave of the Canaanite spirit, and you have become another
successful catch in its "Sidon" hunting expedition
And "afterwards were the families of the
Canaanites spread abroad"
Canaan is the only one whose descendants
are described as being "spread abroad" in Genesis 10
This phrase at the end of verse 18
illustrates that the descendants of Genesis 10:15-18 illustrate the
path through which the Canaanite spirit hunts down more and more
souls and enlarges
herqueendom, all
in an effort to
detain
the spread of the "male"
Spirit's
kingdom on Earth
Descendant
Evil spirit
Category
Description
Sidon
Theme
The theme is to hunt you
down and enslave you to the Canaanite matriarchy and enlarge the
soul's queendom
Heth
Hittite
Tactic
The overriding tactic is
one of deceit that will eventually envelop you in dark terror
Jebusite
Jebusite
Breaking down your
"right" wall
Soulish laws are imposed
on your mind
Amorite
Amorite
You become an
opportunist who sees others as mere means to further your own ends
Girgashite
Girgashite
You are desensitised to
the spiritual nature of your actions
Hivite
Hivite
Enclosing you in
Canaanite delight
You are enclosed in a
self-indulgent island in which you think that the world exists to
please you
Arkite
Canaanite
You become like a dog
loaded with uncontrollable urges, gnawing and gnawing without ever
being satisfied, feeling emptier the more you "eat"
Sinite
Perizzite
You are enclosed in a
pathetic state of chronic poverty and desperate hopelessness
Arvadite
Consequences
You become an aimless,
restless wanderer incapable of living out a well-grounded,
productive life
Zemarite
You go from being
"exceedingly wet" with happiness to "tragically dry"
Hamathite
You become trapped in an
Alcatraz prison, and you become another notch in Canaanite Sidon's
belt