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Genesis
48:1-22.
JOSEPH'S VISIT TO HIS SICK FATHER.
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Verse 1. one told Joseph, Behold,
thy father is sick--Joseph was hastily sent for, and
on this occasion he took with him his two sons.
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Verse 2. Israel strengthened
himself, and sat upon the bed--In the chamber where
a good man lies, edifying and spiritual discourse may be
expected.
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Verse 3, 4. God Almighty appeared
unto me at Luz--The object of Jacob, in thus
reverting to the memorable vision at Beth-el [Genesis
28:10-15] --one of the great landmarks in his
history--was to point out the splendid promises in
reserve for his posterity--to engage Joseph's interest
and preserve his continued connection with the people of
God, rather than with the Egyptians.
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Verse 4. Behold, I will make thee
fruitful--This is a repetition of the covenant (Genesis
28:13-15; 35:12). Whether these words are to be
viewed in a limited sense, as pointing to the many
centuries during which the Jews were occupiers of the
Holy Land, or whether the words bear a wider meaning and
intimate that the scattered tribes of Israel are to be
reinstated in the land of promise, as their "everlasting
possession," are points that have not yet been
satisfactorily determined.
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Verse 5. thy two sons, Ephraim and
Manasseh--It was the intention of the aged patriarch
to adopt Joseph's sons as his own, thus giving him a
double portion. The reasons for this procedure are
stated (1Ch
5:1, 2).
are
mine--Though their connections might have attached
them to Egypt and opened to them brilliant prospects in
the land of their nativity, they willingly accepted the
adoption (Heb
11:25).
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Verse 9. Bring them, I pray thee,
unto me, and I will bless them--The apostle (Heb
11:21) selected the blessing of Joseph's son as the
chief, because the most comprehensive, instance of the
patriarch's faith which his whole history
furnishes.
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Verse 13. Joseph took them
both--The very act of pronouncing the blessing was
remarkable, showing that Jacob's bosom was animated by
the spirit of prophecy.
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Verse 21. Israel said unto Joseph,
Behold, I die--The patriarch could speak of death
with composure, but he wished to prepare Joseph and the
rest of the family for the shock.
but God shall be with you--Jacob, in all
probability, was not authorized to speak of their
bondage--he dwelt only on the certainty of their
restoration to Canaan.
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Verse 22. moreover I have given to
thee one portion above thy brethren--This was near
Shechem (Genesis
33:18; Joh 4:5; also Jos
16:1; 20:7). And it is probable that the Amorites,
having seized upon it during one of his frequent
absences, the patriarch, with the united forces of his
tribe, recovered it from them by his sword and his
bow.
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Bibliography
Information
Jamieson, Robert,
D.D. "Commentary on Genesis 48". "Commentary Critical and
Explanatory
on the Whole Bible".
<http://www.studylight.org/com/jfb/view.cgi?book=ge&chapter=48>.
1871.
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