Genesis 49 (NIV)
Jacob Blesses His Sons
1.Then Jacob called for his sons and said:"Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.
2."Assemble and listen,sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.
3."Reuben,you are my firstborn,my might,the first sign of my strength,excelling in honor,excelling in power.
4.Turbulent as the waters,you will no longer excel,for you went up onto your father's bed,onto my couch and defiled it.
5."Simeon and Levi are brothers-their swords "are weapons of violence.
6.Let me not enter their council,let me not join their assembly,for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased.
7.Cursed be their anger,so fierce,and their fury,so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.
8."Judah,"your brothers will praise you; your hands will be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down to you.
9.You are a lion's cub,O Judah; you return from the prey,my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down,like a lioness-who dares to rouse him?
10.The scepter will not depart from Judah,nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his.
11.He will tether his donkey to a vine,his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine,his robes in the blood of grapes.
12.His eyes will be darker then wine,his teeth whiter then milk.
13.Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships;his border will extend toward Sidon.
14."Issachar is a rawboned donkey lying down between two saddlebags.
15.When he sees how good is his resting place and how pleasant is his land,he will bend his shoulder to burden and submit to forced labor.
16.Dan will provide justice for his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17.Dan will be serpent by the roadside,a viper along the path,that bites the horse's heels so that its rider tumbles backward.
18."I look for your deliverance,O LORD.
19.Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders,but he will attack them at their heels
20.Asher's food will be rich;he will provide delicaies fit for a king.
Naphtali is a doe set free that bears beautiful fawns.
22.Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring,whose branches climb over a wall.
23.With bitterness archers attacked him; they shot at him with hostility.
24.But his bow remained steady,his strong arms stayed limber.because of the hand of the Mighty One Jacob,because of the Shepherd,the rock of Israel,
25.because of your father's God,who helps you,because of the Almighty,who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above,blessings of the deep that lies below,blessings of the breast and womb.
26.Your fathers blessing are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains,than the bounty of the age-old hills.Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among his brothers.
27.Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey,in the evening he devides the plunder.
28.All these are the twelve tribes of Israel,and this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, giving each the blessing appropriate to him.
The Death of Jacob
29.Then he gave them these instructions:"I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30,the cave in the field of Machpelah,near Mamre in Canaan,which Abrham bought as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite,along with the field.
31. there Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried,there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried,nd there I buried Leah.
32. The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.
33.When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons,he drew his feet up into the bed breathed his last and was gathered to his people
There's alot going on in this chapter. So I'm going to ask 2 questions.
1.Tell us what did you get out of this chapter.
2. What do you think about these blessing and what do you know about these blessing and why Jacob may have given them as he did.(I hope I made this question understandable to all)
Answer the question as you feel I asked,not in any order and feel free to answer in parts if you have to b/c it's a lot to cover if you go blessing to blessing amen.
YSIC Charlie
JACOBS 12 SONS WERE THE ANCESTORS OF THE 12 TRIBES OF ISREAL, ALL ISREALITES CAME FROM THSE 12 MEN, ASIDE FROM THE 5 THAT DID NOT HAVE DESCENDANTS.
JACOB WAS BLESSING, PROPHESING OVER EACH OF HIS SONS, THEIR PAST MISTAKES HAD ALOT TO DO WITH WHAT JACOB SAID ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. EVERYTHING WE DO WILL DETERMINE OUR TOM ORROW IN SOME WAY. REUBEN THE OLDEST WAS A LITTLE WILD IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS AND THIS AFFECTED HIS INHERITANCE, HE SHOULD HAVE RECIEVED DOUBLE FOR THE FIRST BORN SHALL BE BLESSED, BUT SO IT WAS HE WASNT, FOR HE DISHONORED HIS FATHER.
JUDAH WAS THE ONE WHO SOLD JOESPH INTO SLAVERY AND TRIED TO DEFRAUD HIS DAUGHTER IN LAW, BUT NO MATTER JUDAH MADE A CHANGE IN CHAPTER 44:33 & GOD HAD ALREADY CHOOSEN JUDAH TO BE IN THE LINE OF KINGS AND GOD DOESNT CHANGE HIS MIND. FOR OUR VERY OWN JESUS COMES FROM THE LINE OF JUDAH!
AS FOR VERSE 10 SHILOH'S LITTERAL MEANING IS "SENT". (UNTIL THE COMING OF THE ONE TO WHOM IT BELONGS) POSSIBLY MEANING THE MESSIAH.
THEN THERE IS SOME TALK ABOUT TRUST, IT IS EASY TO TRUST IN YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE STRONG OR TALENTED BUT WHEN YOUR WEAK YOU ONLY HAVE GOD.
VERSE 22 HAS ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO BE TRANSLATED AS JOESPH IS A FRUITFUL TREE/FRUITFUL TREE BESIDE A SPRING/ BRANCHES REACH OVER THE WALL, THE MEANING OF THE HEBREW IS REALLY UNCERTAIN.
23-34 TALK ABOUT TIMES GOD RESCUED JOESPH DRAWING JOESPH CLOSER TO GOD.
TIS THE BEST I CAN DO.
You did awesome Dina,I say your on a roll b/c you covered so much in so few days thank you so much,I see you will keep me on my toes(lol)
It's so good to have someone hungry for the word.It also keeps Priscilla and I accountable as well.
YSIC Charlie
Gen.49:23,24
My footnote tell me that These are the verses that celebrate the times God rescued Joseph when his enemies attacked him.
So many times we go through struggles by ourselves,forgetting that God is able to help us fight our battles,whether they are against men with weapons or aganst spiritual forces. Joseph was able to draw closer to God as adversity mounted. To trust God to rescue you shows great faith.
Can you trust him when injury or persecution is directed at you? Such spiritual battles require team work between courageous faithful people and a mighty God.
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