The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until (i) Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].
(i) Which is Christ the Messiah, the giver of prosperity who will call the Gentiles to salvation.
Verse Genesis 49:10. _FROM JUDAH THE SCEPTRE SHALL NOT DEPART_] The Jews have a quibble on the word שבט _shebet_, which we translate _sceptre;_ they say it signifies a _staff_ or _rod_, and that the...
- 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...
CHAPTER 49 JACOB'S PROPHECY _ 1. The call of Jacob: “Gather yourselves together” (Genesis 49:1)_ 2. The prophecy concerning his sons (Genesis 49:3) Reuben (Genesis 49:3) Simeon and Levi ...
THE BLESSING OF JACOB. This poem had an independent origin, but if it was incorporated in one of the main documents it would be in J. It is not a mere collection of originally isolated utterances on t...
DISCOURSE: 60 CHRIST THE TRUE SHILOH Genesis 49:10. _The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come: and unto him shall the gathering of the people b...
THE SCEPTRE, &C.— We shall not attempt to enter into the various expositions which have been given of this celebrated passage, but shall content ourselves with laying before the reader a few of those...
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:...
_JUDAH, THOU ART HE WHOM THY BRETHREN SHALL PRAISE: THY HAND SHALL BE IN THE NECK OF THINE ENEMIES; THY FATHER'S CHILDREN SHALL BOW DOWN BEFORE THEE._ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall prais...
49:10 scepter (f-2) Or 'the staff [of the tribe].' lawgiver (g-10) Or 'sceptre' or 'staff of command.' see Numbers 21:18 . obedience (h-24) Many take it as 'gathering.'...
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...
A LAWGIVER] RV 'the ruler's staff.' FROM BETWEEN HIS FEET] This most probably refers to the custom of planting the sceptre or staff of a prince or chieftain in the ground between his feet as he sat. T...
Later, there were many kings in the *tribe of Judah. David and Solomon were two famous ones. Jesus too is a king and he also is a member of the *tribe of Judah....
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...
Before Jacob died, he gave his *blessing as the father of the family. A father’s *blessing was very important. (See Isaac’s *blessing in Genesis 27:26-40.) God told Jacob what he should say. Therefore...
THE SCEPTRE SHALL NOT DEPART FROM JUDAH. — Heb., _a sceptre._ The staff, adorned with carvings, and handed down from father to son, soon became the emblem of authority (see Note on Genesis 38:18). It...
לֹֽא ־יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֨בֶט֙ מִֽ יהוּדָ֔ה וּ מְחֹקֵ
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 FORETELLS THE FUTURE OF HIS SONS Genesis 49:1 Once more Joseph visited his father's dying-bed. This was the third time and the last. He stood as one of twelve strong bearded men, gathered aroun...
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...
The sceptre. Almost every word in this verse has been explained in a different manner. But all the ancient Jews agree with Christians, that it contains a prediction of the Messias, and points out the...
Revelation 5:5 This is the third promise of grace in the Bible. The first is, Genesis 3:15. The second is, Genesis 22:18. And this the third. The first gives assurance of the promised seed, the LORD J...
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...
10._The scepter shall not depart_. Though this passage is obscure, it would not have been very difficult to elicit its genuine sense, if the Jews, with their accustomed malignity, had not endeavored t...
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...
THE SCEPTRE SHALL NOT DEPART FROM JUDAH,.... Which some understand of the tribe, that Judah should not cease from being a tribe, or that it should continue a distinct tribe until the coming of the Mes...
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be]. Ver. 10. _Until Shiloh come._] Shiloh is by so...
Gen. 49:10. "Until Shiloh come." Silenus, so famous among the poets, whom they place in the order of their gods, is derived from hence. Diodorus, lib. 3 says, the first that ruled at Nisa was Silenus,...
_The sceptre_ The dominion or government, which is expressed by this word, because it was an ensign of government. It is true, the word שׁבשׂ, _shebet_, here used, also signifies a _rod_, or _staff_ o...
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...
The Blessing upon Judah...
The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor a lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be. This is one of the most remarkable and inspiring Mess...
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...
8-12 Judah's name signifies praise. God was praised for him, chap. Genesis 29:35, praised by him, and praised in him; therefore his brethren shall praise him. Judah should be a strong and courageous...
THE SECPTRE, i.e. the dominion or government, which is oft expressed by this word, as Numbers 24:17 Psalms 45:6 Isaiah 14:5 Ezekiel 19:11,14
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 49:10 scepter H7626 depart H5493 (H8799) Judah H3063 lawgiver H2710 (H8781) feet H7272 Until H3588 Shiloh
“Judah, your brothers will praise you, Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, Your father's sons will bow down before you. Judah is a lion's whelp, My son, you are gone up from the prey,...
Genesis 49:10 I. Using the word prophecy in its predictive sense, this is the language of unquestionable prophecy. II. This prophecy contains a revelation of Christ. III. This revelation of Christ...
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...
L, 2. _And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last day. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; an...
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...
_The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be_ A REVELATION OF CHRIST: I. Using the word prophe...
_Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise_ THE BLESSING OF JUDAH: I. THAT HE SHOULD WIN THE PRAISE OF HIS BRETHREN. II. THAT HE SHOULD BE THE TYPE OF THE VICTORIOUS HERO. 1. A growing pow...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 49:8 As with the other blessings, Jacob sees the descendants of JUDAH in the light of Judah’s own personal qualities. The nations will bring “tribute” (money or other gifts) an...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 49:8. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise.] An allusion to his name which signifies _praise_ (Genesis 29:35.)—not merely the _praised one_, but he for whom Jeho...
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...
sceptre. Numbers 24:17 Psalms 60:7 Jeremiah 30:21 Hosea 11:12 Ezekiel
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah till Shiloh come — Jacob here foretels, (1.) That the sceptre should come into the tribe of Judah, which was fulfilled in David, on whose family the crown was e...
Who or what is “Shiloh” in this verse? PROBLEM: The word “Shiloh” is often understood to be a reference to Jesus Christ as the coming Messiah. The word appears in a phrase which is part of the prophet...