Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Genesis 48:20
In thee shall Israel bless. — In conformity with these words, the Israelites to this day use Jacob’s formula in blessing their children.
In thee shall Israel bless. — In conformity with these words, the Israelites to this day use Jacob’s formula in blessing their children.
Verse Genesis 48:20. _IN THEE SHALL ISRAEL BLESS_] That is, in future generations the Israelites shall take their form of wishing prosperity to any nation or family from the circumstance of the good...
- Joseph Visits His Sick Father The right of primogeniture has been forfeited by Reuben. The double portion in the inheritance is now transferred to Joseph. He is the first-born of her who was intende...
CHAPTER 48 JACOB ADOPTS EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH _ 1. The sons of Joseph brought to Jacob (Gen. 48-12)_ 2. The words of Jacob (Genesis 48:3) 3. Ephraim and Manasseh presented (Genesis 48:8) 4. Jacob's...
GENESIS 47:27 TO GENESIS 48:22. JACOB EXTRACTS AN OATH THAT JOSEPH WILL BURY HIM IN CANAAN, AND BLESSES EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH. Genesis 47:22 f.,...
IN THEE SHALL ISRAEL BLESS— i.e.. So eminent and prosperous shall these two tribes be, that it shall become a proverbial form among my posterity, in wishing happiness to others: _God make thee as Ephr...
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:...
_AND HE BLESSED THEM THAT DAY, SAYING, IN THEE SHALL ISRAEL BLESS, SAYING, GOD MAKE THEE AS EPHRAIM AND AS MANASSEH: AND HE SET EPHRAIM BEFORE MANASSEH._ In thee shall Israel bless, х_ YªBAAREEK_ (H1...
JACOB BLESSES MANASSEH AND EPHRAIM, THE SONS OF JOSEPH He adopts them as his own sons with privileges equal to the others, thus making them heads of distinct tribes. By so doing he gives to Joseph, th...
‘The nation of Israel’ means Israel’s *descendants. They are still called ‘Israel’ nowadays....
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 48 JACOB BLESSES JOSEPH’S SONS V1 After this, Joseph heard that his father was ill. So he went to his father and he took with him his two sons, M...
וַ יְבָ֨רֲכֵ֜ם בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ הוּא֮...
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 BLESSES JOSEPH'S SONS Genesis 48:8 By his act in blessing them, Jacob reversed the verdict of birth, and gave the younger the birthright. Probably there were qualities in Ephraim which naturall...
The use of the two names is observed once more. Jacob was sick, but, hearing that Joseph was coming to see him, it was Israel that strengthened himself. Once again Jacob was the speaker and in what he...
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 he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as (h) Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. (h) In whom God's graces should manifestly...
_In thee, Joseph. Septuagint, "in you," Ephraim and Manasses. The Israelites shall wish the same happiness to their greatest friends, as that which you have enjoyed. (Menochius)_...
Ruth 4:11....
Observe, how strong and ardent the faith of the ancient fathers was respecting the promise. John 8:56....
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...
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 HE BLESSED THEM THAT DAY,.... That Joseph visited him, and this be did "by faith"; believing that what he had said concerning them would be accomplished, as the apostle observes, Hebrews 11:21; S...
_And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh._ Ver. 20. _And he set Ephraim before._] God ma...
1 Ioseph with his sonnes visiteth his sicke father. 2 Iacob strengtheneth himselfe to blesse them. 3 He repeateth the promise. 5 He taketh Ephraim and Manasseh as his owne. 7 Hee telleth him of hi...
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 o...
The Blessing upon Ephraim and Manasseh...
NINTH SECTION _Jacob’s sickness. His blessing of his grandchildren. Joseph’s sons._ GENESIS 48:1-22 1And it came to pass, after these things, that _one_ told Joseph, Behold, thy father _Isaiah 23:2_...
ISRAEL'S BLESSING FOR JOSEPH AND HIS SONS A little later Joseph was told that his father was sick, so he brought his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim to visit him. Jacob strengthened himself to sit on t...
8-22 The two good men own God in their comforts. Joseph says, They are my sons whom God has given me. Jacob says, God hath showed me thy seed. Comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them coming...
IN THEE, i.e. in thy seed, as appears both from the relative THEM here, and from GENESIS 48:15, where his blessing of them is called the blessing of Joseph; and from the following words, where this is...
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 48:20 blessed H1288 (H8762) day H3117 saying H559 (H8800) Israel H3478 bless H1288 (H8762) saying...
‘And his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also will be great, however his younger brother will be greater than he and his seed will become a mult...
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...
CONTENTS: Jacob on his death bed blesses Joseph's sons. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Joseph, Ephriam, Manasseh, Reuben, Simeon, Rachael. CONCLUSION: God in His grace, does not always observe the order of natu...
Genesis 48:1. _His two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim._ We here see again with what alacrity, reverence and devotion the sons of the holy patriarchs awaited the final benediction of their departing Sires,...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:13 By placing his RIGHT HAND on the head of EPHRAIM (v. Genesis 48:13), Jacob gives him priority ov
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:1 When Jacob is very old and close to death, he pronounces a variety of blessings on his sons. He first blesses Joseph’s two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim (ch. Genesis 48:1), a...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 48:12. And Joseph brought them out from between his knees.] “His,” _i.e.,_ Jacob’s. He was in a sitting posture, and in embracing them had drawn them between his knees.— GENE...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 48:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS (_i.e._ the events recorded in the preceding chapter, and in particular after the arrangements which had been made for Jacob's funeral),...
So it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, your father's sick (Genesis 48:1): He's dying. and so Joseph grabbed his two sons to go and visit his father for the last time, Ma...
Israel bless. Genesis 24:60 Genesis 28:3 Ruth 4:11 Ruth 4:12 and he set. Numbers 2:18