Discuss Genesis 48 Page 2

He's talking to Joseph as he blesses his sons. So, thee would be Joseph.

Verse 19- Jacob knew that the younger of Joseph’s sons would be greater because Jehovah God is able to foretell the future and reveal it to his servants.

In a case that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Cannan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying place. Gen 49:30. There they buried Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah. Jacob was buried there also, Gen 30:13. Rachel was not, she was buried Ephrath the same as Bethlehem.

Abraham, Isaac, Israel, and Joseph were Prophets: the family created and chosen by God to be His own special people above all people of the earth; and through whom He would bless all nations; is the House of the Testimony of Jesus Christ; Rev. 19:10. The race of Israel was created for a sign and wonder to the world for God giving the Saviour of the world; to the Jew first, and also to the Nations.

Verse 11: Israel had an impression that his son Joseph is dead and he can't see his son no more; But God made Israel to see his not only his own son but also his children. This conveys a spiritual meaning that when we think that we have lost everything in our Life, GOD is able to not only to restore the lost one but also HE is able to give more than what we could think.

God does not consender the age or what people will say but He does what He considers best to us us all

Donna, it is not true that the youngest person always get the most blessings. It is God 's providence that determine the person to receive the most blessings because he and only he knows what any person will be or become according to the use of God 's grace. Rom. 9:15 says, "For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion ". God bless us all also in the understanding of his Word. Glory be to Jehovah in the highest through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen!

This is the 2nd time the second born was blessed with more bounty is the younger one the one that gets the more blessing always?

@ Lisa: Just a word of encouragement, I'm a 35 year old man who was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at the age of 5... I've dealt with this for 30 years and I'm very healthy now, in fact, my body hasn't deteriorated and they changed my diagnosis in 2004 to Becker Muscular Dystrophy because it is not as aggressive... I KNOW that God is going to heal my body completely so continue to believe for that miracle you seek and stay in the word of God, He will NEVER steer you wrong... My prayers are with you, Godspeed!!

The boy's were behind Jacob and Joseph just reposition them.
I see God's promise being fulfilled according to the time
He is using another generation to do as he said.
I also see the truth in how each of us have been chosen to serve in regards to family; community; and life.

who is 'thee' in this verse? God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. I can not make any sense of it or find any commentary. Everyone speaks to the order only.

did anyone else notice Israel , Jacob wanted to be buried where Rachel was buried which was , of all places , Bethlehem. Pretty cool .....

@Lisa. I don't know if you'll see this comment, but I also have Spinal Muscle Atrophy. I'm posting this to say: it's not hopeless; I'm an adult and still healthy. Everyone is affected differently. Just don't give up.

Pray for my grandson. He has spinal muscle atrophy. He is 7 months… God remove the bad gene from his little body.

Genesis 48:12 Joseph brought them out between his (Israel's) knees, so to put them in submission so they can be blessed by Jacob.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

Here to the very end we have the ELDERLY blessing what would be the BEST in the terms of today society.

ok i have a question. it says his sons were born before israel came to egypt and that isreal was there 17 years before he died. so why does it say joseph brought them out from between his knees? what does this mean.