Genesis 48:1-7
JACOB ADOPTS THE SONS OF JOSEPH... [ Continue Reading ]
JACOB ADOPTS THE SONS OF JOSEPH... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass after these things that one told Joseph, the news was brought him by a special messenger, BEHOLD, THY FATHER IS SICK. This was not long after Jacob had made arrangements for the transfer of his body to Canaan for burial. AND HE (Joseph) TOOK WITH HIM HIS TWO SONS, MANASSEH AND EP... [ Continue Reading ]
And one told Jacob and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee, also an announcement by a special messenger. AND ISRAEL STRENGTHENED HIMSELF, with the help of God he summoned all his remaining strength, and sat upon the bed; for he, as patriarch and bearer of the Messianic promise, had a final... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, at Bethel, where he received two special revelations, Genesis 28:13; Genesis 35:6, AND BLESSED ME,... [ Continue Reading ]
and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful and multiply thee; and I will make of thee a multitude of people, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. Thus both the patriarchal and the Messianic blessing had been given to Jacob, to be fulfilled in his des... [ Continue Reading ]
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon they shall be mine. It is significant that in this formal statement of adoption the name of Ephraim is set before that of Manasseh, the birthr... [ Continue Reading ]
And thy issue which thou begettest after them shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance; they should not form a third tribe, but should be included in those of Ephraim and Manasseh, though their names were entered in the genealogical tables, Numbers 26... [ Continue Reading ]
And as for me, when I came from Padan, that is, Mesopotamia, RACHEL DIED BY ME, she died by his side, sharing with him the toil and the hardships of the pilgrim life, IN THE LAND OF CANAAN IN THE WAY, while they were on the journey, WHEN YET THERE WAS BUT A LITTLE WAY TO COME UNTO EPHRATH; AND I BUR... [ Continue Reading ]
And Israel beheld Joseph's sons and said, Who are these? The eyes of Jacob being dim with age, he had not noticed the presence of the two young men till now.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. Till now they had stood at a respectful distance, as becomes young people in the presence of their elders.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see, just as his father's had been at the time he blessed his sons. AND HE BROUGHT THEM NEAR UNTO HIM; AND HE KISSED THEM AND EMBRACED THEM. The grandfather had probably not seen the boys for years, and was overjoyed at the meeting.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face, he had not even dared to suppose that so much joy would be his; AND, LO, GOD HATH SHOWED ME ALSO THY SEED, these children.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, where Jacob had held them in a fond embrace, AND HE BOWED HIMSELF WITH HIS FACE TO THE EARTH, awaiting the blessing which his father was ready to give.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him, his idea being that Jacob would thus naturally place his right hand on the head of Manasseh as he blessed the boys.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the first-born; he purposely placed the younger before the older, although this made it necessary for him to cross his... [ Continue Reading ]
And he blessed Joseph and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,... [ Continue Reading ]
the Angel, the Son of God, who had assisted his fathers as well as himself at various times, WHICH REDEEMED ME FROM ALL EVIL, both of body and of soul, BLESS THE LADS; AND LET MY NAME BE NAMED ON THEM AND THE NAME OF MY FATHERS ABRAHAM AND ISAAC; in them the dignity and the faith of the patriarchs w... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him, for the laying on of hands was a symbol of the transfer of spiritual gifts, and the right hand typified the greater share of these blessings; AND HE HELD UP HIS FATHER'S HAND, he gently took hold of... [ Continue Reading ]
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father; for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.... [ Continue Reading ]
And his father refused and said, I know it, my son, I know it, he was well aware of the fact that Manasseh, and not Ephraim, was the firstborn: HE (Manasseh) ALSO SHALL BECOME A PEOPLE, AND HE ALSO SHALL BE GREAT; BUT TRULY HIS YOUNGER BROTHER SHALL BE GREATER THAN HE, AND HIS SEED SHALL BECOME A MU... [ Continue Reading ]
And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee (Joseph) SHALL ISRAEL BLESS, SAYING, GOD MAKE THEE AS EPHRAIM AND AS MANASSEH; AND HE SET EPHRAIM BEFORE MANASSEH. So great and unusual was the blessing of God upon these two tribes that it became proverbial among the children of Israel and was used in s... [ Continue Reading ]
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die; he knew that his end was now very near; BUT GOD SHALL BE WITH YOU, AND BRING YOU AGAIN UNTO THE LAND OF YOUR FATHERS. He thus passed on the prophetic promise which he had received at Beersheba, Genesis 46:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover, I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, a strip of land in Canaan, WHICH I TOOK OUT OF THE HAND OF THE AMORITE WITH MY SWORD AND WITH MY BOW. This is also a prophetic saying and refers to the time when the children of Israel conquered the Land of Promise and drove out the Cana... [ Continue Reading ]