Strengthened himself. — Jacob thus prepared himself, not merely because he wished to receive Joseph in a maimer suitable to his rank, but chiefly because he was about himself to perform a sacred act, under the influence of the Divine Spirit.

Sat upon the bed. — We learn that he left his bed, and placed himself upon it in a sitting posture, from what is recorded in Genesis 48:12.

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