Verse Genesis 48:5. And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh - are mine] I now adopt them into my own family, and they shall have their place among my twelve sons, and be treated in every respect as those, and have an equal interest in all the spiritual and temporal blessings of the covenant.
- 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.,...
AND NOW THY TWO SONS— The LXX have it, _Now therefore thy two sons_ (thus expressing Jacob's faith in the Divine promises) _are mine, as Simeon and Reuben;_ that is, shall be reputed my _immediate_ so...
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 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._ Thy two sons, Ephr...
48:5 before (a-16) Lit. 'until.'...
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...
‘Your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, shall be mine.’ Later, the *tribes had the names of Jacob’s sons. But two *tribes were called the *tribe of Ephraim and the *tribe of Manasseh. And Ephraim and Ma...
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...
AS REUBEN AND SIMEON, THEY SHALL BE MINE. — That is, Ephraim shall be regarded as my firstborn, and Manasseh as my second son. This was undoubtedly the case; for though “Judah prevailed above his bret...
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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...
JOSEPH VISITS HIS DYING FATHER Genesis 47:27; Genesis 48:1 How inexorable is the _must_ of death! For many years Jacob had exceeded the ordinary span of human life, and now, like the last apple on th...
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...
_Mine, by adoption; and shall be heads of their respective tribes. (Menochius)_...
This adoption of Joseph's sons had a reference to the promised blessing. The apostle explains this when he saith, it was by faith. See Hebrews 11:21....
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...
5._And now thy two sons_. Jacob confers on his son the special privilege, that he, being one, should constitute two chiefs; that is, that his two sons should succeed to an equal right with their uncle...
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 NOW THY TWO SONS, EPHRAIM AND MANASSEH,.... Ephraim was the youngest, but is mentioned first, as he afterwards was preferred in the blessing of him: WHICH WERE BORN UNTO THEE IN THE LAND OF EGYPT...
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. Ver. 5. _As Reuben...
_Thy two sons are mine_ By adoption: I shall own them as if they were my immediate children, and each of them shall have an equal share both in my present property, and in the future inheritance of Ca...
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...
JACOB ADOPTS THE SONS OF JOSEPH...
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...
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...
1-7 The death-beds of believers, with the prayers and counsels of dying persons, are suited to make serious impressions upon the young, the gay, and the prosperous: we shall do well to take children...
THY TWO SONS ARE MINE, by adoption: I shall own them as if they were my immediate children, and each of them shall have equal share, both in my present estate, and future inheritance of Canaan, with t...
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 48:5 two H8147 sons H1121 Ephraim H669 Manasseh H4519 born H3205 (H8737) land H776 Egypt H4714 before...
‘And Jacob said to Joseph, “El Shaddai (God Almighty) appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, and said to me, ‘Behold I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of...
Genesis 48:1 Jacob looked back on his life and saw but three things God, love, grief. These were all he had to speak of. They were a trinity of the past; they dwarfed everything else. I. "God appeare...
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,...
_Thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,.. . are mine:--_ JACOB’S ADOPTION OF JOSEPH’S TWO SONS I. THE AUTHORITY WHICH HE CLAIMED FOR THIS ACT. He refers to a leading point in the covenant history. God t...
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...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 48:3 Jacob refers to the appearance of God at Bethel, recalling God’s promises there (see Genesis 28:13). He elevates his grandsons Ephraim and Manas
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 48:3. God Almighty.] Heb. El Shaddai (Genesis 17:1). He refers to the appearance recorded in Genesis 28:13.— Gen
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...
two sons. Genesis 41:50 Genesis 46:20 Joshua 13:7 Joshua 14:4 Joshua 16:1