“But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.” Psalm 22:6
Tecumseh was prepared for the Great Shaking. The knowledge of it had been given to him by the great spirit. He had told of its coming to other tribes to instill in them that he was, in fact, hearing from messengers that were not mere figments of his imagination. History would not give him credit for this. No. The white men would say that he had been given his knowledge of the Eclipses by the whitemen. It would not account for his prediction of the Great Shaking. The revolution of the white man was one that also included the death of such signs and interpretations. Somewhere, white men had gone crazy and lost the ways of spirit. So much more the reason to rise against them and wipe them out.
But all of this had happened before. Tecumseh had tried to act as a shepherd. His end goal was war, or so he thought. Nonetheless, he had tried to act as a spiritual prod to diverse peoples. The worm in the above Psalm is referred to as a Remez in Hebrew. However, in this particular Psalm, it is called towla’ or tola’ath which means a “crimson grub”. This worm was used in dying wool red. It also underwent a sort of transformation when it came to its young:
In biblical times, the red dye excreted from the Crimson Worm (Ps 22:6, Isa 1:18, Isa 66:24) was used in the High Priest’s robe and probably for Ram’s skins dyed red in the covering of the Tabernacle in the wilderness. Uses of this red dye continue today:
The worm’s body and shell, while still red and attached to the tree, are scraped off and used to make what is called “Royal Red Dye.” The waxy material is used to make high-quality shellac that is used in the Middle East as a wood preserver. The remains of the Crimson Worm are also used in medicine that helps in regulating the human heart.
What Does Psalm 22 Mean: “I am a Worm”
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Was Jesus a “Crimson Worm” on the cross? In typology, yes.
Just as the mother worm attaches herself to the tree or fence, Jesus put himself on a wooden cross, a type of “tree,” and He willingly allowed the nails to be driven into His hands. (1 John 3:16) However, it wasn’t the nails that held Him on the cross. It was His desire to fulfill the purpose and plan of God the Father to redeem man from sin (Gal 1:4).
Just as the mother worm attaching itself to a tree is the design of God in the creation of its life cycle, so also it was God’s plan from before the foundations of the world to send His son to die on a tree/wooden cross (2 Tim 1:9, 1 Pet 1:20).
Just as the mother worm, when crushed, excretes a crimson/scarlet dye that covers the baby worms and stains, or marks, them, Jesus was bruised/crush for our iniquities (Isa 53:5). His scourging and death brought forth His crimson/scarlet blood that both washes away our sins (Rev 1:5) and marks us as His own (Eph 2:13).
Just as the baby worm is dependent on the mother worm for the crimson dye to give it life and to mark it, a repentant sinner must depend on the blood of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins, to receive new life, and be marked as His own (Acts 4:12, 1 Pet 1:18-19).
And what happened when that Scarlet Worm was crushed? An eclipse, and an Earthquake. The veil to the temple tore.
The name Shawnee was the word the tribe used for Southerner, or Scarlet. A few historians believe it meant “warmth”. It would seem, in an upside down, crazy world–one that had Jesus, and one that did not yet fully appear to have the full understanding thereof–a red, bloody worm was sure to be found. Tecumseh was going to try to make sure it was the settlers who became the red worms. After all, his people had been on the land for hundreds of years.
JOA