Bible Commentaries
Introduction
1 | Joseph with his sons visits his sick father. | 2 | Jacob strengthens himself to bless them. | 3 | He repeats God's promise. | 5 | He takes Ephraim and Manasseh as his own sons. | 7 | He tells Joseph of his mother's grave. | 8 | He blesses Ephraim and Manasseh. | 17 | He prefers the younger before the elder. | 21 | He prophesies their return to Canaan. |
Verse 1
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.
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- thy father
- John 11:3
- his two sons
- 41:50-52; 46:20; 50:23; Job 42:16; Psalms 128:6
Verse 2
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
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- strengthened
- Deuteronomy 3:28; 1 Samuel 23:16; Nehemiah 2:18; Psalms 41:3; Proverbs 23:15; Ephesians 6:10
Verse 3
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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- God
- 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; Exodus 6:3; Revelation 21:11
- appeared
- 28:12-19; 35:6,7,9,11,12; Hosea 12:4
- Luz
- Judges 1:23
Verse 4
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
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- Behold I
- 12:2; 13:15,16; 22:17; 26:4; 28:3,13-15; 32:12; 35:11; 46:3; 47:27; Exodus 1:7,11
- will give
- Deuteronomy 32:8; Amos 9:14,15
- everlasting
- 17:8,13
Verse 5
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.
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- two sons
- 41:50-52; 46:20; Joshua 13:7; 14:4; 16:1-17
- are mine
- Leviticus 20:26; Numbers 1:10,32-35; 26:28-37; Isaiah 43:1; Ezekiel 16:8; Malachi 3:17; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 1:5
- Reuben
- 1 Chronicles 5:1,2; Revelation 7:6,7
Verse 6
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
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- and shall be called
- Joshua 14:4
Verse 7
And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
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- Padan
- 25:20
- Rachel
- 35:9,16-19; 1 Samuel 10:2; Matthew 2:18
- to Ephrath
- Ruth 1:2; 1 Samuel 1:1; 17:12; Micah 5:2
Verse 9
And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.
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- my sons
- 30:2; 33:5; Ruth 4:11-14; 1 Samuel 1:20,27; 2:20,21; 1 Chronicles 25:5; 26:4,5; Psalms 127:3; Isaiah 8:18; 56:3-5
- bless them
- 27:4,28,29,34-40; 28:3,4; 49:28; Deuteronomy 33:1; Hebrews 11:21
Verse 10
Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
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- the eyes
- 27:1; 1 Samuel 3:2; 4:15
- dim
- Heb. heavy.
- Isaiah 6:10; 59:1
- kissed
- 27:27; 31:55; 45:15; 1 Kings 19:20
Verse 11
And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed.
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- I had not
- 37:33,35; 42:36; 45:26
- God
- Ephesians 3:20
Verse 12
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
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- he bowed himself
- Joseph thus shewed that his external greatness did not render him forgetful of the respect due to his father. The Egyptians were remarkable for the reverence paid to old age: "for if a young person meet his senior, he instantly turns aside to make way for him; if an aged person enter an apartment, the youth always rise from their seats;" and Mr. Savary observes, that the same reverence is still paid to old age in Egypt.
- 18:2; 19:1; 23:7; 33:3; 42:6; Exodus 20:12; 34:8; Leviticus 19:3,32; 1 Kings 2:19; 2 Kings 4:37; Proverbs 31:28; Ephesians 6:1
Verse 14
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn.
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- his right hand
- Exodus 15:6; Psalms 110:1; 118:16
- and laid
- Numbers 8:10,18; Deuteronomy 34:9; Matthew 19:13,15; 6:5; 16:18; Luke 4:40; 13:13; Acts 6:6; Acts 8:17-19; 13:3; 1 Timothy 4:14; 5:22
- guiding
- firstborn
- 18; 41:51; 46:20
Verse 15
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
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- blessed
- 16; 27:4; 28:3; 49:28; Deuteronomy 33:1; Hebrews 11:21
- did walk
- 5:22-24; 6:9; 17:1; 24:20; 1 Kings 3:6; Psalms 16:8; Isaiah 30:21; Jeremiah 8:2; Luke 1:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 2 Corinthians 1:12; Colossians 2:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:12
- fed me
- 28:20,22; Psalms 23:1; 37:3; 103:4,5; Ecclesiastes 2:24,25; 5:12,18; 6:7; Isaiah 33:16; Matthew 6:25-34; 1 Timothy 6:6-10
Verse 16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
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- Angel
- 16:7-13; 28:15; 31:11-13; Exodus 3:2-6; 23:20,21; Judges 2:1-4; 6:21-24; Judges 13:21,22; Psalms 34:7,22; 121:7; Isaiah 47:4; 63:9; Hosea 12:4,5; Malachi 3:1; Acts 7:30-35; 1 Corinthians 10:4,9
- redeemed
- Psalms 34:2; Matthew 6:13; John 17:15; Romans 8:23; 2 Timothy 4:18; Titus 2:14
- my name
- 5; 32:28; Deuteronomy 28:10; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 14:9; Amos 9:12; Acts 15:17
- grow into
- Heb. as fishes do increase.
- 1:21,22; Numbers 1:46; 26:34,37; Fish are the most prolific of all animals: a tench lays 1,000; eggs, a carp 20,000, and Leuwenhoek counted in a middling sized cod, 9,384,000.
- a multitude
- 49:22; Exodus 1:7; Numbers 26:28-37; Deuteronomy 33:17; Joshua 17:17
Verse 17
And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head.
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- laid his
- displeased him
- Heb. was evil in his eyes.
- 28:8; 38:10; Numbers 11:1; 22:34; *marg:; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 16:25; 1 Chronicles 21:7; Proverbs 24:18; Romans 9:7,8,11
Verse 18
And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.
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- Not so
- 19:18; Exodus 10:11; Matthew 25:9; Acts 10:14; 11:8
- for this
- 27:15; 29:26; 43:33; 49:3
Verse 19
And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
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- said, I know it
- 14; 17:20,21; 25:28; Numbers 1:33-35; 2:19-21; Deuteronomy 33:17; Isaiah 7:17; Ezekiel 27:10; Revelation 7:6,8
- become
- Deuteronomy 1:10; Ruth 4:11,12
- multitude
- Heb. fulness.
Verse 20
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.
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- Israel bless
- 24:60; 28:3; Ruth 4:11,12
- and he set
- Numbers 2:18-21; 7:48,54; 10:22,23; 13:8,11,16
Verse 21
And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.
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- Behold
- 50:24; 1 Kings 2:2-4; Psalms 146:3,4; Zechariah 1:5,6; Luke 2:29; Acts 13:36; 2 Timothy 4:6; Hebrews 7:3,8,23-25; 2 Peter 1:14
- God
- 15:14; 28:15; 46:4; Deuteronomy 1:1-46; 31:8; Joshua 1:5,9; 3:7; 23:14; 24:1-33; Psalms 18:46
- land
- 12:5; 26:3; 37:1
Verse 22
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
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- given
- 33:19; Deuteronomy 21:17; Joshua 24:32; 1 Chronicles 5:2; Ezekiel 47:13; John 4:5
- Amorite
- 15:16; 34:28; Joshua 17:14-18; Judges 11:23; Amos 2:9
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Bibliography Information Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Genesis 48:4". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/genesis-48.html.
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