And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet in to the bed, for he had been sitting on his couch, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people, the expression which denotes also here the hope of a final glorious resurrection unto eternal life, a resurrection which will surely come to all that have waited for, and believed in, the salvation of the Lord.
Verse Genesis 49:33. _HE GATHERED UP HIS FEET INTO THE BED_] It is very probable that while delivering these prophetic blessings Jacob sat upon the side of his bed, leaning upon his staff; and having...
- Jacob Blesses His Sons 5. מכרה _m__e__kêrāh_, “weapon;” related: כיר _kārar_ or כרה _kārāh_ dig. “Device, design?” related: מכר _mākar_ “sell,” in Arabic “take counsel. Habitation.” 10. מחקק...
GENESIS 49:28 _ b_ - GENESIS 50:13. DEATH AND BURIAL OF JACOB. Genesis 49:28 _b_ - Genesis 49:33;...
HE GATHERED UP HIS FEET INTO THE BED— Jacob sat upon the bed's side, with his feet upon the ground, while he pronounced these blessings; the Spirit of God having supported him during the time, in this...
PART FORTY-SEVEN THE LAST DAYS OF JACOB AND JOSEPH (Genesis 48:1 to Genesis 50:26) The Biblical Account 48 And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick:...
JACOB BLESSES HIS TWELVE SONS It is generally considered that in its present form, this chapter gives us indeed the last utterances of the dying patriarch respecting the future of his sons, but with a...
HE.. WAS GATHERED UNTO HIS PEOPLE] his shade joined those of his forefathers in the other world. The expression may be held to embody a rudimentary hope of immortality: see on Genesis 25:8....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 49 JACOB BLESSES HIS SONS V1 Then Jacob called his sons. He said to them, ‘Gather yourselves together. I will tell you what shall happen to you in...
HE GATHERED UP HIS FEET INTO THE BED. — This seems to indicate that the events recorded in Genesis 48, 49 all took place at the same time. In Genesis 48:2 we read that Jacob strengthened himself for t...
וַ יְכַ֤ל יַעֲקֹב֙ לְ צַוֹּ֣ת אֶת ־בָּנָ֔יו
THE BLESSINGS OF THE TRIBES Genesis 48:1; Genesis 49:1 JACOB'S blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not consist o...
JACOB'S LAST DIRECTIONS AND DEATH Genesis 49:28; Genesis 50:1 Jacob gave a final charge as to his burial in Machpelah-that his dust at least should be there to welcome his children and children's chi...
Before his passing, Jacob, in forecasting the future of his sons, based what he had to say on what he had already seen in them. In some cases the allusions are difficult to follow, and the connection...
JACOB'S FINAL DAYS The writer gives a brief record of the rest of Jacob's life before he gives details of the events surrounding the time of his death. Jacob lived seventeen more years in Egypt and s...
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he (x) gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. (x) By which is signified how quietly he d...
Genesis 25:19; Acts 7:60 REFLECTIONS MARK the perfect man and behold the upright, (saith the Psalmist), for the end of that man is peace. Reader! think what an important thing it is to die well. What...
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
33._He gathered up his feet_. The expression is not superfluous: because Moses wished thereby to describe the placid death of the holy man: as if he had said, that the aged saint gave directions respe...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 48, 49, AND 50. Lastly, in chapter 48 besides the prophetical character important in the history of Israel we see Joseph as heir; the double portion (mark of...
AND WHEN JACOB HAD MADE AN END OF COMMANDING HIS SONS,.... Had given all the proper directions and instructions concerning his interment in the land of Canaan: he gathered up his feet into the bed; on...
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. Ver. 33. _He gathered up his feet._] He quietl...
_And when Jacob had made an end of commanding of his sons _ He put himself in a posture for dying; having sat upon the bed-side to _bless his sons_, the spirit of prophecy bringing fresh oil to his ex...
1 Iacob calleth his sonnes to blesse them. 3 Their blessing in particular. 29 He chargeth them about his buriall. 33 He dieth. 1 AND Iacob called vnto his sonnes, and said, Gather your selues toge...
TENTH SECTION _Jacob’s blessing of his sons. Judah and his brethren. Jacob’s last arrangements. His burial in Canaan. His death._ GENESIS 49:1-33 1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yo...
JACOB'S PROPHECY AS TO THE TWELVE TRIBES (vs.1-28) After a life of many failures and troubles, the last days of Jacob stand out in bright relief. His perception of God's ways became much more clear a...
28-33 Jacob blessed every one according to the blessings God in after-times intended to bestow upon them. He spoke about his burial-place, from a principle of faith in the promise of God, that Canaan...
COMMANDING HIS SONS, to wit, concerning the place of his burial. Whilst he was employed in that most solemn and religious work of blessing his children in the name and by the Spirit of God, he used as...
On which we shall dwell more particularly. There is not in scripture a more perfect and beautiful type of Christ than Joseph. Whether we view Christ as the object of the Father's love, the object of t...
Genesis 49:33 Jacob H3290 finished H3615 (H8762) commanding H6680 (H8763) sons H1121 drew H622 (H8799) feet...
THE DYING JACOB CHARGES HIS SONS TO BURY HIM IN MACHPELAH (49:28-33) Genesis 49:29 ‘And he charged them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that...
Genesis 48 and 49 _(with Deuteronomy 33and Judges 5)_ Jacob's blessing of his sons marks the close of the patriarchal dispensation. Henceforth the channel of God's blessing to man does not consist of...
Genesis 49:1. _And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of...
CONTENTS: Jacob's dying blessing, prophetic of the tribes of Israel. CHARACTERS: Jacob, twelve sons. CONCLUSION: It is a great blessing to attend upon Godly parents in their last hours that we might...
Genesis 49:2. _Gather yourselves together._ This phrase implies that they should come purified, and prepared for instruction. Genesis 49:3. _Reuben._ Jacob here seems to enumerate the excellencies of...
_When Jacob had made an end. .. he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost_ JACOB’S DEATH-BED: I. HIS AFFECTION FOR THE LIVING. 1. His affection was impartial. 2. His affection...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 49:28_ THE DYING JACOB I. His peace. His work is now done, his last blessing pronounced, his last prayer uttered. Nothing more is left but to gather up his...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 49:1 AND JACOB (having closed his interview with Joseph and his two sons) CALLED (by means of messengers) UNTO HIS SONS (_i.e._ the others who were then absent), AND SAID, GATHER Y...
And Jacob called his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days (Genesis 49:1). This is probably the grandest hour of the old man Jaco...
had made. Genesis 49:1 Genesis 49:24 Joshua 24:27 Hebrews 11:22 and yielded....
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding of his sons — He addressed himself to his dying work. He put himself into a posture for dying; having sat upon the bed — side to bless his sons, the spirit...